The song in this informative video is by Fatboy Slim and called "Right Here, Right Now", which could not be more accurate. Sure, there is an ongoing argument about whether social media is an evolution or revolution. You can argue what you like, but know this. It is a GAME-CHANGER, and it is "Right Here, Right Now". "Get busy living, or get busy dying", thats the kidney shot heard 'round the world right into your business. Social engagement cannot be avoided; only embraced. How will you r... Read Full Story

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In preparation for a presentation next week to cover the social media landscape I figured it would be more fun to create a social media buzzword poem, rather than dully list hundreds of terms and sites out there.  In the spirit of collaborative community, feel free to add on some stanzas yourself! Social Buzzword Potpourri Twitter me this, Wiki me that, Should I really care about a lolcat Why’d I get poked on my Facebook Should I blog on my netbook? Has YouTube killed the vi... Read Full Story

Announcing AtlantaUserGroups.com A resource for Atlantans to find and promote quality educational events that occur in the metro atlanta area. Serving my second term now as president for the Atlanta Cold Fusion User Group I have recognized that it was not just my group but other Adobe groups and actually just other groups in Atlanta that tend to struggle with some of the same key obstacles. With the help of other user group organizers, we are building a social community resource at Atlanta U... Read Full Story

What are some of the social media trends in health care today? A brief look at these statistics and trends in health care on the social web should help organizations understand the impact of engaging with social media tools to help in spreading their message. It does not matter if you are a pharma company trying to connect with patients, or if you are a medical education provider looking for ways to utilize social bookmarking. Social media may have its roots in the trendy tweener population... Read Full Story

Creating her account on MohawksRock.com, the social network for mohawks, Leanne Piatt became the 2,000th person to join the city of mohawks. She is a bonafide mohawk rocker with her mohawk and easy-to-spot fantastically, wild hair colors. Leanne, 18, who also says you can call her "LeNn" hails from Plymouth Massachusetts and will be attending a school for cosmetology in the fall. Judging by her personal style, spiked hair and lively colors, she'll be a great addition for that sc... Read Full Story

I first heard the below story on the Neal Boortz show this morning and it really brought up some great points and thoughts about our public schools. I grew up in a public school system and I think I did fine, but as Mr. Gatto talks about schools being set up to teach conformity vs. education it really highlights some stuff that I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts upon. Jonese showed me the picture above this morning which, after hearing the article, seemed like a great picture to si... Read Full Story

In late Feb 09' there will be new chatroom features, but the good news is all the great features you have on chat today, such as private chats will still feature in the next version: Chat will be persistent on every page of your social network. With this new release, chat will become a bar across the bottom of every page of your social network (see screenshots after the jump). It will start in “bar mode” and will expand into “window mode”. It will have a simple, consistent look across th... Read Full Story

If you enjoyed Monty Pythons Quest for the Holy Grail then you should probably enjoy this gatorade spoof with Kevin Garnett, Derek Jeter, Usain Bolt and others. Read Full Story

Just read this the other day at http://www.successful-blog.com/1/7584/. The article drifted some but this particular quote struck at home. The next time you sit down for “just five minutes” in social media, make a point to lift up another person. You don’t need to attempt profound conversations on deep subjects at every turn. Just try to stay open to the signals we all give when discouragement, loneliness, and fatigue set in. Think about it as you jump on Mohawks Rock from time to time, eve... Read Full Story