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Articles:How the social media bubble will burst - by Eric FulwilerWe are in the middle of a social media bubble. Every company is wildly chasing after the promised rewards of social media with very few actually investing and scaling in a sustainable way. Most companies seem to be throwing a grenade of attention, time and money at social media instead of developing an objective, rational battle plan (Added: 4-Sep-2010 Hits: 31 ) Myths Debunked: Is Social Media Measurable? - General News - by na All week we've looked at the pervasive myths about social media that have kept many organizations from immersing themselves fully in this useful (even addictive) communication tool. Today, we conclude by smashing the false assumption that social media isn't measurable. In fact, not only is social media measurable in some interesting and useful ways, it can even be used to predict the future. (Added: 3-Sep-2010 Hits: 33 ) Extinct Social Media Websites(Amazing dumbass post) - by na Did you know Facebook had 16 billion users? That classmates.com is extinct? There's more. Here's a great example why not to trust what's in blogs without verifying. If you don't pay attention, you'd believe much of this swill. (Added: 18-Sep-2010 Hits: 36 ) Posting to social media sites could bring rather unwelcome responses - Scotsman.com News - by Alison Bryce An individual using a social media profile to make untrue and malicious statements about another company or individual may be liable for defamation. This can be the case, even where the publication is merely to designated "friends". There is a lot of evidence to show that false profiles are commonly created on social media sites. In most cases, the potential claimant is usually satisfied with the offending content being removed if they do not have funds to pursue the matter. However, more cases are going to court regarding defamatory content. (Added: 5-Sep-2010 Hits: 42 ) Why Social Media Will Never Replace My Website | Search Engine Journal - by Brad Marcus A couple of weeks ago, Jon Henshaw and I were interviewed on the WebmasterRadio show State of Search. During our interview, we were both asked a question that was posed to the host of the show at a recent conference: Do you think that in a few years websites will cease to exist? (Added: 11-Dec-2010 Hits: 53 ) Students find social media ineffective for job searches | News | Recruiter - by na Eight in 10 students do not find social media useful when looking for a job, according to a report from online job board Freelancestudents.co.uk. The survey shows most respondents (63%) found online job boards to be the most effective when job hunting, while more traditional forms of job hunting, such as networking and referrals, came in second place at 32%. (Added: 20-Mar-2011 Hits: 101 ) Brain scan: The virtual curmudgeon Jaron Lanier, social media critic - by na READ THIS Jaron Lanier, a pioneer of virtual-reality technology, has more recently become an outspoken critic of online social media (Added: 4-Sep-2010 Hits: 44 ) 5 Rules for Better Web Writing - by Josh Caton Perhaps one of the most overlooked aspects of putting together a website or social media campaign is the copy. Many people assume that the same words that work for print campaigns or materials can just be copied and pasted for the web, but that's just not true. The web is an entirely different medium, and copy needs to be treated with the same respect that design and user interface elements get. Text is a very important part of user experience on the web, so it needs and deserves the same sort of design consideration. You must make your text usable in the same manner that you do the rest of your website or social media campaign materials. In short: text is user interface. Here are five rules for writing better for the web. (Added: 1-Dec-2010 Hits: 19 )
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