Hangouts On Air Is Now Available
Users of When Google+ introduced Hangouts, it was a major win for Google's social networking service. It was the major defining feature for a lot of people and set Google+ apart from the competition.

Date: 2012-05-07

Google+ Introduces SMS Feature!
Users of Google+ can now post their updates as well as keep track of their news stream via SMS.

Date: 2012-04-23

Instagram Acquired By Facebook
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today that his company is buying Instagram, the popular photo-sharing app. Zuckerberg posted on his timeline:

Date: 2012-04-09

Legal Concerns Around Pinterest
A few weeks ago, I was at an event that focused on, you guessed it, Pinterest. Great, I thought. We'll hopefully hear about some of legal issues swirling around Pinterest for brands right now. It was just that week before that legal concerns had broke–and one attorney/photog had taken down her Pinterest board as a result. But, unfortunately, we didn't get to discuss those legal concerns at this event–even though their was an attorney at the event who just so happened to specialize in social media.

Date: 2012-03-26

Cross-Platform Local Search Now Activated by Google
You can now search the history of your computer right from your smartphone – Android or iPhone. This access will mean that users who have Web History enabled and are logged in can conduct the local search details on their phone, from the PC.

Date: 2012-03-12

Now Facebook Pages Have The Timeline Too
Your brand page on Facebook can now have a Timeline with the exciting design elements and moderation features, which allow you to share better.

Date: 2012-03-01

All You Wanted To Know About Pintereste
The online bulletin board – Pinterest has users pinning their interests really fast. Recent stats announce it to be the fastest growing web sites of all time.

Date: 2012-02-31

Shifts in 2011 Inc. 500 Social Media Usage
I have been writing about the work of Nora Ganim Barnes and her colleagues at the Center for Marketing Research at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth for some time.

Date: 2012-01-31

Twitter Not Happy About Search Plus Your World
Barely a few hours after Google unveiled 'Search Plus Your World' micro-blogging site, Twitter, voiced its disapproval publicly saying that these changes were "bad" for both consumers and web publishers.

Date: 2012-01-16

SOPA Supporter Responds To Critics
Unless you reside in the state he represents — Texas — probably the only reason you've heard the name of Lamar Smith in the past month or so...

Date: 2012-01-03