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According to a review of the newest Pew Internet report, average ages of the top social media sites are shifting and converging. Social media, it seems, is becoming common. “Today, Twitter is now the second-youngest of the top four social networking sites. Its median age is 31. MySpace’s is 26, LinkedIn is 39, and Facebook [...]

It appears that Students wouldn’t want to give up emailing and texting. Looking at some interesting stats from eMarketeer that shows that more American students would miss their Social Networking sites more than visiting other websites. This goes to show how far the Social Web has come in such a short time but the survey [...]

Seeking increased customer engagement It’s not news to online retailers that social media adoption is on the rise. Three-quarters of US Web retailers surveyed by the e-tailing group and PowerReviews in August–September 2009 for their “Community and Social Media Study” said they thought brands were accelerating their use of, and commitment to, social media. More [...]

Delicious was once one of the hottest social sites on the Internet. That’s why Yahoo bought it in 2005. But it’s weird now to even think about it as a social site, I get more of the utilitarian vibe from it these days. People still use it, but it’s more of a repository. Or, to [...]

Brought to my attention this afternoon by Gawker, is the possibility that Twitter is testing an ingenious new ad system. It’s unclear whether this is Twitter itself or a separate entity, but what is certain is that the ad system NY Times journalist Saul Hansell was testing has serious potential…I would even go as far [...]