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Could Your Social Media Profiles Cost You a Job?

Shauna Wright — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:11:28 +0000

A new CareerBuilder survey of 2,300 hiring managers and human resource professionals shores up the warnings many experts give job-seekers about social media — namely, what you post could wind up costing you a position.

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Twitter Is Selling Your Tweets and You Don't Get a Dime

Kathy Landin — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:45:29 +0000

You may not be able to search for your own Tweets on Twitter after a week, but a marketing research company in the UK can now search all the Tweets Tweeted since January of 2010. This is possible because Twitter just sold Datasift the right to sort through them.

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The Pope Gives Facebook and Twitter a 'Like'

Kathy Landin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:47:49 +0000

No one can accuse Pope Benedict XVI of being old-fashioned, even if his beliefs on doctrine are strictly traditionalist. The Pontiff proved he holds his traditional views in a very modern social landscape by praising the usefulness of social media communication.

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Twitter Helps Shy Students Take Part in Classroom Discussions Without Saying a Word

Shauna Wright — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:03:35 +0000

Twitter isn’t just a place for news or idle chatter. In fact, a new study reveals the microblogging service could be a powerful tool for educators, too.

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Is Happiness on the Decline? Let's Look to Twitter — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:47:26 +0000

Whether you love or hate Twitter, the microblogging site has revolutionized online communication and some scientists are even using it to ascertain worldwide mood. Though, what they’ve found is kind of a bummer.

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Facebook Friends Dumping You? It's Probably Something You Said [INFOGRAPHIC]

Shauna Wright — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:10:35 +0000

If you recently lost a slew of Facebook friends, it probably wasn’t a glitch. Go back and look at your timeline because the chances are good it’s your own fault.

That’s what a new study from Nielsen seems to indicate anyway. The group surveyed about 2,000 adults to learn why Facebook users add and remove friends, and the results may surprise you.

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Facebook and Twitter Are Harming Our Kids, Says Majority — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:57:27 +0000

Facebook, Twitter and all the other social media sites have changed the way young people interact with each other, but according to a survey from Poll Position, the majority of Americans don’t think this has been a change for the better.

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