Don’ believe everything you read

updated 12:03 a.m. ET, Mon., Sep. 20, 2010Facebook denies plans to build its own phone Facebook MobileFacebook says it is working on projects to improve mobile phone integration but isn’t planning to build its own phone.Alex DobuzinskisReutersSocial networking website Facebook said on Sunday it is pushing deeper into the mobile phone sector but denied an [...]

Social Media Information: Warn Your Teens About The Dangers Of Using Social Networking Websites

Social Media Information: Warn Your Teens About The Dangers Of Using Social Networking Websites. Warn Your Teens About The Dangers Of Using Social Networking Websites Are you the parent of a teenager? If so, there is a good chance that you are wondering about their safety online, as you should be. Although the internet has [...]

Facebook Burnout

Online gaming site Roiworld surveyed 600 teens ages 13 to 17 in late April and found that teens spend two hours per day online on average, 80% of which is spent using a social network. These same teens are, however, showing signs of “Facebook Fatigue.” Nearly one in five (19%) who have an account no [...]

A New Facebook Feature to Ponder

Facebook Introduces Community Pages Posted by Adam Ostrow on Thursday Apr 1st at 4:25pm Think the distinction between Facebook profiles, Pages and Groups is confusing? Add a new wrinkle to the mix: the Facebook Community Page. The new feature looks a whole lot like the Facebook Pages businesses and brands create, but there’s one key [...]

Social media and its stance

15 Essential Social Media Resources You May Have Missed Posted by Matt Silverman on Saturday Mar 27th at 1:15pm It’s happened again. Another week, jam-packed with expert insights, has flown by. You’ve probably caught a few of the week’s essential resources, but there’s always that chance you missed something that could transform your social media [...]

The truth be told

Health Literacy Training for Health Professionals: Free Continuing Education To help public health professionals respond to limited health literacy, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched a free, online training program: “Health Literacy for Public Health Professionals.” Limited health literacy affects nine out of ten adults and impacts their capacity to fully [...]

Know your privacy before you click

It is your job to know your rights. In keeping with a new tradition, Facebook is ready to alter its Privacy Policy and Statement of Rights yet again, but it’s asking for user feedback before making the changes permanent. The proposed changes encompass an array of things, including location (another sign of things to come), [...]

Growing literacy.

Twestival, a global fundraising event organized via Twitter, takes place in more than 175 cities tonight. At the time of writing, the campaign has raised $262,000 for Concern Worldwide, helping to build schools for children without access to education. Why does Twestival matter? And what’s Twitter’s role in coordinating such campaigns? That’s the topic of [...]

Think before you click

Two Twitter users are learning the hard way that threats against the President of the United States are taken very seriously, even when they’re just a tweet. Following last night’s passage of the healthcare reform bill, @THHEE_JAY and @Solly_Forrel expressed their frustration with the President by publishing tweets reading “ASSASSINATION! America, we survived the Assassinations [...]

Socail media is changing literacy

How Social Media Has Changed Us Mike Laurie | Jan 7, 2010 Mike Laurie works at London agency Made by Many where he helps design social digital stuff. You follow him on Twitter @mikelaurie. Over the last 10 years, we’ve seen social media galvanize thousands over politics, create as many industries as it has destroyed, [...]