Google’s new privacy policy doesn’t bother me because I’ve found a way to have my Google and beat it, too.

Topics: New Media

Klout was in a situation — too many people’s scores were getting too high too fast as they figured ways to game the system, as humans are wont to do. So Klout recalibrated everybody and those of us who came on later and rose rapidly were treated to a fall.

Topics: New Media

If you are looking for a full-featured, robust Twitter and Facebook dashboard, MarketMeSuit is certainly worth a look.

Tagged as: social media monitoring, social media tools

Topics: New Media

A group of scientists has started up a new social network called MyMicrobes, aimed at bringing together people who have similar intestinal flora makeups.

Topics: New Media

When it comes to assessing Twitter analytics, it’s a good idea to be skeptical of first impressions.

Topics: New Media

I had signed up for the beta version of Storify several months ago when I first read about it. But I never got around to doing anything with it until now, after it’s been broadly released.

Topics: New Media

I admit to being more than a little bored with the whole social media thing, especially Facebook. I’ve got a couple hundred friends, some of whom I actually know.

Topics: New Media

Adam Vincenzini demonstrates how to set up a social media monitoring system on your computer that you can monitor in just a few minutes a day. Oh, and the screenr tool he used to create the demo is way cool, too.

Tagged as: social media monitoring

Topics: New Media

With the rise of Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites, it might be tempting to rethink the time, energy and resources you devote to your corporate blog.

Tagged as: report, study

Topics: Blogging, New Media

To tweet or not to tweet? That is no longer the question at the New York Times.

Topics: New Media