NJ Principal Tries To Hold Back The Tide, Will Fail by Erik Sass

The social media backlash is in full effect. Unsurprisingly, the push to stem the social networking tide is beginning in schools, where teachers and administrators can witness the ill effects of online bullying firsthand. Needless to say, these efforts will fail utterly. The real question: is there a more effective way to deal with cyber-bullying? Can it be dealt with, at all? ...Read the whole story

  • Coca-Cola, Facebook, Microsoft, YouTube On Social Party Line by Laurie Sullivan

    Facebook Fans are important, but Mich Mathews, chief marketing officer at Microsoft, told attendees at the exclusive 40-exec invitation-only PTTOW event in Dana Point, Calif. that when brands play in social, it's just as important to follow the writing on the wall, whether it's positive or nagative. ...Read the whole story

  • LivingSocial Raises $14M Financing Round by Gavin O'Malley

    Amid a flurry of interest in social buying startups, LivingSocial on Thursday announced the completion of a Series C financing round worth $14 million. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, along with participation from U.S. Venture Partners, Grotech Ventures, and Steve Case's Revolution, LLC. ...Read the whole story

Social Networks? Size Doesn't Always Matter by dave.b , Max Kalehoff

With so much business, money and ego surging into social media, there's an inherent race to become the biggest -- and fast. Being fat has its place, but being fat is not the only way. Skinny is important, too. My friend Jeff Sass and I came to that conclusion a few weeks ago. While most people focus on scale, we participate in a micro-community that delivers transformative value -- value that simply can't be compared to any large social network. ...More