There seems to be a secret formula for the most successful and creative people out there. The ability to rise above the rest and make something amazing takes plenty of strength,...

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The Open Data movement has received a significant boost today with the announcement of the European Commission's Open Data Strategy for Europe. The move, which follows success with opening up...

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Blogging is a core component of a B2B company's approach to social media. Not only does it show how the people at a company think and what is important to them, but it provides regularly updated, keyword-rich content that search engines like. Expanding reach by building followings on social media networks is important, but it [...]

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This guest post is by Michael Schuermann of Easy Hiker. English is the language of the Internet. If you are the monoglot citizen of a country like Denmark, you are—through no fault of your own—restricted to an audience the size of metropolitan San Francisco. Even for the native speakers of a major European language such [...]

Read More: 7 Golden Rules: Blogging in English for Non-Native Speakers

Have you wondered about U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) disclosure regulations? Wondering whether you've been compliant? Keep reading for a detailed understanding of FTC rules and regulations on endorsements and testimonials in social media. Some background… Any time the US Government implements new regulations, there is discussion, debate, information and plenty of misinformation. Nearly 2 [...]

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content-rules_3d_web_med.jpg As you may know by now, Social Media Club officially launched a monthly book club last month. The new Social Media Book Club will feature social media's most innovative thought leaders, who have written books that can help our gloabl community learn, improve and share.  We have selected several titles we will be introducing to you at the beginning of the month and have asked several of our Professional [...]

Read More: Social Media Book Club April Selection: Content Rules by Ann Handley & C.C. Chapman

In the light of existing or pending Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigations against Twitter, Facebook and Google, a new petition from regulatory watchdog Center for Regulatory Effectiveness (CRE) seeks to better protect US-based Internet companies from unnecessary investigations by calling for clearly defined acts or practices which are considered unacceptable.The CRE specifies that as the FTC has the authority to ban acts or practices that cause "substantial injury to consumers which is n [...]

Read More: CRE petitions FTC to form competition rules for Facebook, Twitter and Google

On the radio yesterday, they did an interview with Daniel Kibblesmith, a 27-year-old comedy writer for Groupon. Rumor has it he's one of Chicago's most eligible bachelors. And, apparently last night, he was the guy date on The Millionaire Matchmaker. I've never seen the show, but I've heard the guys who are typically on there are [...]

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In social media, traffic is everything. While most use sites like Facebook and Twitter for socializing, there is a growing number of people who use them and other social sites for content and news discovery. StumbleUpon has been able to capitalize on this trend beautifully because of their affinity to bring us what we didn't [...]

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