Jim Tobin is president of Ignite Social Media , where he works work with clients including Microsoft, Intel, Nature Made, The Body Shop, Disney and more implementing social media marketing strategies. He is also author of the book Social Media is a Cocktail... 

If you’re crafty, you can now publish a tweet longer than 140 characters. It’s not a feature but rather a bug of course, so don’t expect it to be possible for much longer. We first read about the bug in the Twitter Development Talk... 

File this under “people with good intentions, a whole lot of commitment and an Internet connection.” A UK worship director has planned to tweet the Christian Bible — or summaries of each chapter, at least — from Genesis to Revelation,... 

It appears the “ You Both Follow ” feature that Twitter started testing back in June is now being rolled out to more (if not all) users. As the name implies, “You Both Follow” shows you the people that you and another Twitter user mutually follow.... 

Facebook, which is already widely used as a platform for distributing live video, is making a play of its own with a new app called Facebook Live. However, unlike services like Ustream and Livestream that offer live video features for Facebook Pages,... 

This post was written by guest contributor Leila Janah , the CEO of the nonprofit outsourced services firm Samasource . Leila continues to argue with me over whether or not pure capitalism can solve what ails us. I tend to take a Randian view of the... 

UPDATE: Batch if tickets is sold out. Check back again next week. We’re releasing another 100 tickets now to our July 30 summer party at August Capital. Act fast if you want one, these things sell out in less than an hour. If you don’t get... 

In a survey conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, an overwhelming majority of technology experts and stakeholders believe that social networking and online sharing is more than just a fad for today’s youth. More than two-thirds... 

SafetyWeb , a service that lets parents monitor their children’s online social activities, has made its first acquisition – Colorado based Odojo . The companies are not disclosing the terms of the deal other than that it is an all cash transaction.... 

I’ve never been quite sure what to make of the upcoming Facebook movie, The Social Network . On one hand, the talent behind the camera is pretty amazing. The screenplay was written by Aaron Sorkin (of West Wing , and A Few Good Men fame). And it’s...