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If you are lucky enough to have a job right now, make sure you use social media responsibly. You might find yourself among the unemployed -- all because you used Twitter, Facebook or some other form of social media to inform your "friends" how much your job sucks. Read More

M.O.G (Men of God) will launch their new album “Someday” and a new clothing line this Saturday at the Mavuno Dome in Nairobi. While they had at their disposal an array of media through which to advertise the event, they settled for the medium of the hour— Facebook. They publicized their event by having Kanji Mbugua, one of Kenya's leading go Read More

Almost all U.S. youths ages 18-24 participate in social media at least once a month, according to a report released this week. The data, from Forrester Research, shows that only 3% of online young people are classified as inactive on social media. The study broke down online social activity among all age groups across the United States and Europe Read More

Finally some good news from the world wide web: social media is greying. US analytics group Forrester Research issued a report on Tuesday which revealed that engagement in social networks by people aged between 35 and 54 shot up 60% last year. While web research firm comScore reports that only 11% of Twitter users are between 12 and 17 - the tradit Read More

Esra'a Al Shafei put it all in perspective Saturday. Speaking via Skype from her home in Bahrain, the founder and Executive Director of MideastYouth.com, showed the crowd gathered at Social South the true power of social media, the internet and the idea of freedom. Read More

Using social media to promote yourself seems to be becoming more and more important for web worker, but figuring out the best was to do can be difficult. Chis Guillebeau and Gwen Bell have brought together a guide that demystifies the process: “The Unconventional Guide to the Social Web.” Read More

Vancouver-HQ'd local search firm Canpages is acquiring online social media platform GigPark today. The platform allows users to find local businesses and services through recommendations from friends, and to make recommendations themselves. Read More

Don't think there's a Web savvy small business owner that doesn't know about Yelp. It's one of the most powerful and authoritative review sites on the Web. However, I was curious to know if SMB owners were really taking full advantage ... Read More

In social media, the vehicles are pretty apparent to everyone. We have Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Flickr, YouTube, blogs, etc. How hard can it be? They are all free and are all tempting you to use them to reach out to customers. If you are responsible for the marketing of your organization, the subject has been broached by now, “What Read More

If you are starting up a new company that primarily goes from business to consumer, without a big budget in marketing or PR, your best chance for getting your message across will be via social media. Most start-ups or major corporations which adopt social media tools to market and engage their customers in Southeast Asia, are essentially in the IT, Read More