A small plot of land near the World Trade Center in New York City has been thrown into the spotlight recently. A Muslim organization called The Cordoba Initiative set out to build a mosque and community center in the space, which has gotten them wrapped up in a national political battle of epic proportions. Numerous...Read More

As more companies introduce social media campaigns, there’s often a real lack of understanding when deciding which numbers really matter,  so the default action is often to watch everything. On the one hand, keeping track of every tweet, post and comment is good practice. However, when it comes to actually interpreting the piles of data,...Read More

Can Microsoft go where others have failed in social media? This week, the software giant launched a social media aggregator. Also, Bing has created a new social shopping tool. If Microsoft can figure out how to tame and collect the social web, it may just have a killer app on its hands. But that is...Read More

As individuals become increasingly comfortable sharing information online, they are also ceding their privacy in new — and sometimes dangerous — ways. According to a Consumer Reports survey released today, over half (52%) of social network users are oversharing online. And cybercriminals are taking note. The information shared on social networks is particularly susceptible to...Read More

In the third episode of our new web TV channel for small businesses, www.smallbusinessadvice.tv, we turn our attention to the world of social networking. On the show this week were joined by two experts Robin Grant, Managing Director of We Are Social and Jamie Martin, CEO of Bid Media. Also on the show is a...Read More