Foursquare is a leader in location based social networking. Users "check-in" a various venues using their mobile phones or logging in through a website. They earn points at various locations and can earn badges as well. Those who have the most "check-ins" at a particular venue can earn the title of Mayor
eMarketer reports that US marketers will spend over $3 billion to advertise on social networks in 2011. That's an over 50% increase from last year. Marketers will spend almost $6 billion on social networks worldwide in 2011. It is predicted that $4 billion of that $6 billion will end up on Facebook.
Nielsen has released updated date about consumer behavior (I know....do consumers behave?) and the artists at visualeconomics have parsed this data into a great infographic. Some highlights of the data include: The average American spends more than 60 hours a month online Social networking takes up 22 percent of that time email,
We've all heard the stories of those who have lost jobs due to their posts or rants on Facebook. We've heard the stories of divorces from spouses being contacted by former boyfriends or girlfriends. We've also heard or read of the horrific murders related to Facebook posts. This is not a
