CNN in talks to buy social media news site Mashable: source

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    Tue Mar 13, 2012 9:01am EDT (Reuters) – CNN is in talks to buy social media news site Mashable for more than $200 million, according to a source familiar with the discussion.   Reuters’ blogger Felix Salmon said the deal could be announced as soon as Tuesday, although another person familiar with the [...]

Social media helping to counter health myths

Researchers have recently used social media to track the spread of diseases such as influenza, and now they are attempting to use such technologies to tackle a different public health issue: the spread of misinformation. There is widespread acknowledgement that myths and bad information about public health won’t be going away. At the same time, [...]

Weird Search Terms From Yesterday

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Wordless Wednesday – Night Creatures Video

Wordless Wednesday – Night Creatures Video

Sponsored Tweetups Gain Traction For Exposure

Are you a top tweeter in your local area? Do you like to network with your fellow tweeps in real life? If so you might just be the right person to host a Sponsored Tweetup in your town. They supply some cash for drinks or food, you supply the people, tweets, photos and fun. How [...]

In Search Of The Butt-Ugly Sweaters

Butt Ugly Sweaters

Image via Wikipedia That’s right, I was inspired today to find, buy, and acost the most butt-ugly sweater that I could find. Oh you of un-faltering gaffs of fashionable sense and appeal. i am in search of you. The Butt-Ugly Sweaters rally is on. Ugly Christmas sweater season may be over, but Brandie’s antics keep on going [...]

Social Media’s Tagalongs

Buddy Media CEO Michael Lazerow founded the company with his wife, Kass Lazerow, in the fall of 2007, after recognizing the substantial implications Facebook had for businesses that wish to use it to promote their brands and interact with consumers. The company’s social-media management tool lets companies streamline the way they use Facebook to attract [...]