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Every few months I take a serious look at my chosen profession and wonder if it’s really a tool for good or if it’s real “use” is to promote the negative in the world. There are many examples of good happening through social media whether through revolutions that weren’t possible a few years ago from oppressive regimes or the simple connection of people with others who they need to meet. I normally come to the same conclusion every time: Social media is neutral Most who use it are... Read Full Story

These days hysteria about social media has reached fever pitch. All signs are pointing to social media being the printing press of the 21st century. And like Gutenberg’s 15th century printing press, social media is a revolutionary tool will thousands of applications, many of which we probably haven’t even discovered yet. They often say that an innovation’s best uses are discovered accidentally. One can only imagine where this implication will lead us in the decades ahead. Whether you’re... Read Full Story

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To any of our readers who are into social gaming, please do not take this as an insult. It’s definitely not intended that way. I’m not a social gamer. It’s not that I don’t like games – I do. It’s not that I don’t like social media – I do (obviously). At this point, I haven’t found a true social game that appeals to me. It will come, but I am somewhat still put off by them simply based upon the endless invites I once got (thank you Facebook and Twitter for fixing this) and the bias has yet... Read Full Story

As more of the world puts cameras on their “don’t need” list and starts taking all of their pictures and videos with their smartphones, the need for better tools to enhance the media and the experience grows. Photo-sharing apps come and go, but one is making a splash that is, for the first time in a long time, deserved. Storie combines the ease and availability of the iPhone with the social sharing functions of Facebook to allow users to create relevant albums. It’s not just for images that... Read Full Story

Every year many people perform the loose ritual of making promises to themselves to improve something or another in their life. Many say they will strive to be healthier. Others set more ethereal goals such as “I will live life with no limits in 2012.” In the past, I’ve always addressed the concept with a whatever-floats-your-boat mentality. In other words, I took a cynical approach to it all believing that most people will not be inspired or disciplined enough to complete their mission and... Read Full Story

Early signs of the mass exodus from GoDaddy are already starting to show up and the unofficial Leave GoDaddy Day is still later this week. First, they supported SOPA, the evil bill that would weaken the internet as we know it today. Then, due to a mass uprising by prominent GoDaddy users and attacks coming from prominent social media sites like Reddit , they dropped their support of SOPA and did what they could on Twitter to get the word out. Everything’s better now, right? Nope. In an... Read Full Story

This is going to be a make or break year for Digg.com . After the debacle of 2010′s V4 launch , many in the industry thought that the site would die a quick death in 2011. As the year comes to a close, Digg is far from dead and is poised for a rebound in 2012. Here’s what we expect (hope) to see from the social news giant: Nothing else will have any meaning if Digg doesn’t turn a profit by the middle of the year. They are on the path towards profitability with a high-click advertising... Read Full Story

Since the last decade, social media has become a major source in promoting health awareness. Many newspaper articles, magazines, blogs, websites and social networking sites help in spreading awareness about many diseases. They provide knowledge about how to prevent and overcome from these diseases. Following are some of the largely used Social Medias which help promote health awareness: Newspaper Articles: Many newspapers provide different health articles from renowned doctors and... Read Full Story