There are some things to think about before spilling the relationship details.
Who knew 140 characters could send them running?
There is such a thing as proper etiquette for exiting a relationship. Do you follow it? Or do your relationships end in a messy manner?
(Wall Street Journal) — Apple: Coming off a highly successful 2010, in which it introduced a new category of portable computer—the multitouch tablet—and sold millions of the product, Apple will have to withstand an onslaught of competitors by wowing consumers again with the second version of the iPad. At the same time, it will have […]
(Time) — After a blizzard started blanketing the Northeast on Dec. 26, an event that earned the Twitter hashtag #snowpocalypse, Booker turned the microblogging site into a public-service tool. Residents of the city, which has a population of around 280,000, swarmed Booker’s account (@CoryBooker) with requests for help, and the mayor responded. He and his […]
(Newsweek) — The age group that has seen the fastest growth in social network use between 2008 and 2010 was the 55 to 64 crowd, according to a new survey from Pew Research. Two years ago, just 9% of this demographic said they used social networks, but by 2010, that amount has skyrocketed to 43%. Meanwhile, […]
(Wall Street Journal) — These days, small businesses are increasingly tapping online communities to save time and money on product development. Some are turning to crowdsourcing sites such as Eyeka, Hypios and Jovoto to quickly generate ideas from freelancers, often through contests, for low fees. Others are using free platforms like Facebook and Twitter, or […]
(Wall Street Journal) — Imprisoned former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has a lot on his mind—civil disobedience, Detroit’s woes, the day he proposed to his wife—and he’s sharing his thoughts with the world. Not even prison bars, it turns out, stand in the way of Twitter. Mr. Kilpatrick is serving up to five years in a […]
(The Grio) — For the past two months a man dubbed the “”Kensington Strangler”:http://www.thegrio.com/news/is-there-a-serial-strangler-in-kensington.php” has terrorized the Kensington section of Philadelphia and after three murders and at least three other violent assaults, the people of Kensington are trying to fight back to make their neighborhood safe. One way concerned residents are coming together is Facebook. […]
(eurweb.com) — Like they say, nothing stays the same but change. And in yet another sign that social games are emerging as a promotional platform of potential significance, Dr. Dre has partnered with game developer Zynga to develop a variety of branded experiences within the popular game Mafia Wars. The partnership includes streaming the music […]