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04 May 2012
News: Is Facebook use in the enterprise too risky to allow?

With an outright ban on social sites nearly impossible, companies need a strong security regime and staff training, say experts
News: Gartner says half of enterprises are wasting money on social media

Getting a positive return on investment from a social media campaign is about more than tracking the number of your Facebook fans and Twitter followers. It's about linking the social strategy to measurable business objectives, according to Gartner, which says most businesses aren't doing this.
News: LinkedIn tp buy SlideShare for $119M

LinkedIn is acquiring SlideShare, which allows its users to share presentations online, for US$118.75 million as it tries to find new ways to make its site more useful, the company said on Thursday.
How-Tos: How to Stop Your Social Networks From Distracting You

Facebook, Google+, Twitter, and other social networks help you stay connected with friends and family, but it's easy to overdo the connecting and end up distracted and unproductive. Worse, many social networks notify you every time someone tries to interact with you, making it even harder to concentrate on productive tasks. Turning these helpful reminders off can be tricky in some instances, but setting up a way to tune out mobile and e-mail notifications is well worthwhile. Here's how to stop your social networks from distracting you, so you can get your working life back on track. And don't worry--you can still peek at your Twitter page once in a while.
03 May 2012
News: Facebook's valuation for IPO will be lower than initially expected

Facebook will be valued at US$85 billion to $95 billion, rather than the $100 billion that had been widely rumored, The Wall Street Journal reported reported Thursday.
News: VMware ups its collaboration offering with Lithium integration

VMware Thursday announced that its SocialCast sharing tool will now work with Lithium Technologies tools to capture and integrate external customer data.
News: Report: Facebook's valuation for IPO will be lower than initially expected

Facebook will be valued at US$85 billion to $95 billion, rather than the $100 billion that had been widely rumored, The Wall Street Journal reported reported Thursday.
How-Tos: Get started with Tumblr

There are scores of free blogging tools and websites, so it can be tricky to work out which is best. Here we explain how to get to grips with a relative newcomer: Tumblr
News: Facebook Unveils 'Action Links' to Make App Interaction Smarter

Facebook just made interacting with timelines, news feeds and tickers a little easier, thanks to a new feature the company is calling "Action Links." The links appear beside the "Like" and "Comment" areas at the base of each update and basically operate as context-sensitive ways of triggering an action that's unique per the app referenced by the update.
News: Microsoft opens New York research lab, hires mainly Yahoo researchers

Microsoft is opening Thursday a research lab in New York city that aims to benefit from interaction with the academic and tech communities in the metropolitan area, as well as attract new talent to Microsoft, the company said.
02 May 2012
News: Facebook will enable custom 'action links' for reacting to shared content

Facebook will add a set of "action links" to its social networking service that give users a third way to react to posts in their news feeds, in addition to liking or sharing them, the company said Wednesday.
News: Collaboration vendor Jive aims for app adoption without pestering IT

In a move to expand functionality and allow for simpler adoption of its market-leading enterprise social collaboration offerings, Jive Software has released a series of new updates that go live Wednesday.
Opinion: Twitter Tools: 11 Free Apps and Services You Need Now

Twitter is all about keeping things brief. It is, after all, a microblogging service, one that limits you to 140 characters per post. But while Twitter promotes a less-is-more approach, the same can't be said of the market for Twitter apps and services. You can barely turn a corner on the Web these days without finding one, whether it's a desktop program aimed at organizing your social media life or a search engine claiming to offer the next best way to cull the tweets you want to read. Of course, not all of those apps are equal--but we've found 11 free tools and services that mostly improve on the Twitter experience.
01 May 2012
News: 5 LinkedIn Features You May Not (But Should) Know About

If you're job hunting or looking to expand your professional network, many people turn to LinkedIn and its portfolio of features and tools to browse job listings, connect with colleagues, ask questions, join groups and more.
Opinion: Facebook Adds Organ Donor Status To Timeline

Facebook is hoping to use peer pressure to convince users of the social network to become registered organ donors. Starting Tuesday, Facebook users living in the U.S. and U.K. can add an organ donor status to their Facebook profile and post it publicly to their Timeline. Users living in the two countries that want to become donors can use the new feature to sign-up with their respective organ donor registries. Facebook's announcement follows reports from late Monday that the social network was getting ready to release a new life-saving tool.
News: Facebook begins organ donor initiative

Facebook on Tuesday announced an initiative to inspire members of the social network to post their organ donor status, offering a new Health and Wellness section.
30 April 2012
News: Cargo Firm's Social Network Speeds Up Problem Resolution

By using Tibbr, this Hong Kong-based logistics company is able to share short messages to resolve exceptions, reschedule deliveries and keep customers happier.
News: CIOs: Will You Be Relevant in 2017?

Columnist Adam Hartung says CIOs are in danger of becoming irrelevant if they focus on old technologies and practices. He advises that you forget what worked in the past and focus on technologies that will delight employees and customers in the future.
Opinion: Facebook To Release Tool To 'Save Lives'

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will make an appearance on network television Tuesday to flog a new tool his company is introducing that it says "has the power to save lives."
29 April 2012
News: Facebook 'Likes' Could Get You Fired, and Legal Options are a Challenge

Facebook "likes" can possibly get you fired, and if you take your employer to court over the punishment you may have an uphill legal battle.