Social Media in the News June 18th 2011

Joseph Vangieri ] have lost a third of their value since the professional social network went public in May. Livingsocial, the group discount site that hocks those ... http://lnkd.in/NzxSAy

Social Media Sites Are Big—But Not at Making Money cnbc.com

So much for the next hot area of the market; shares of Pandora and LinkedIn have plunged recently as more investors grow skeptical of profiting from social networking. 

Joseph Vangieri What is social media anyway? Social media, social networking, groupware — call it whatever you want. Nobody knows, except that a ... http://lnkd.in/zxhxTV

Social-media IPOs aside, it’s not a bubble marketwatch.com

OK, so the recent crop of offerings was inflated, but nobody really knows how far any of these social-networking companies can go, writes John C. Dvorak. 

Joseph Vangieri But lobbing accusations on social networking sites can devolve too easily into a form of online vigilantism, and investigations like this one are still ... http://lnkd.in/ntnnrK 

 

Joseph Vangieri But some don't know that employers are reciprocating, utilizing social media to vet prospective job candidates. Plenty of companies are using popular social ... http://lnkd.in/kzAice

How To Use Social Media Sites To Land An Internship blogs.forbes.com

Internship seekers frequently use social networking sites to make professional connections and search for employment opportunities, among other things.  But some don’t know that employers are reciprocating, utilizing social... 

A tale of two riots: the role of social media‎ http://lnkd.in/gtipzN

A tale of two riots: the role of social media theglobeandmail.com

Sites such as Facebook and Twitter can facilitate antisocial behaviour - and aid in the apprehension of those who engage in it 

Social media brings out the snitch in all of us‎ http://lnkd.in/rUs675

Social media brings out the snitch in all of us gigaom.com

Twitter and Facebook are great tools for reporting on world events -- but what happens when we turn those tools on one another? We got a glimpse of that in Vancouver on Wednesday night, and it was a glimpse of a future that... 

Social Media Isn't Free to Entrepreneurs or Anyone‎ http://lnkd.in/bsvWzu

Social Media Isn’t Free to Entrepreneurs or Anyone blogs.forbes.com

If you are an entrepreneur today, and not using social media to promote your business, you are missing out on a huge opportunity. But, contrary to what most people preach, it isn’t entirely free. Most social media outlets don’t... 

Here at Holliston Patch, we take social media pretty seriously. The platform is one way we look to interact with you, answer your questions and get to see ... http://lnkd.in/VT5qGP

This Week in Social Media: June 11 — 17 holliston.patch.com

Welcome to our weekly column, which highlights trends, thoughts, and news from Facebook and Twitter.