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What can you learn from 2011 to position yourself for 2012? Use this tool to run the numbers

What can you learn from 2011 to position yourself for 2012? Use this tool to run the numbers.

In their haste to seem savvy about social media, some very smart people have done some dumb things. Don't join them

The actor again makes himself look like a jerk on social media. Two simple questions could have saved him

In May, cloud-based enterprise company Salesforce.com acquired

What happens when a teenager tells a governor he “#blowsalot” on Twitter? Here are four lessons on teens, social media, and politics from the Emma Sullivan affair.

SAN FRANCISCO How will ubiquitous connectivity and social media change everything? That, in short, was what a number of luminaries in the tech world addressed yesterday at the GigaOM roadmap conference

Seven (somewhat snarky) new rules for public speaking in the social media era. It was painful to watch. Jon Bond, the former ad giant turned social media honcho, was actually getting heckled at the Pivot Conference

What worked well for your company yesterday may not be the best today. Make sure you're getting the best results by putting various parts of your business to the test. You go into a dressing room with 10 pairs of jeans to try on, even though you just need one.

What worked well for your company yesterday may not be the best today. Make sure you're getting the best results by putting various parts of your business to the test.

This post is one in a series introducing my new book, The End of Business as Usual . The state of social media is no insignificant affair. Nor is it a conversation relegated to a niche contingent of experts and gurus

I confidently believe that increasing the use of social media for outreach by scientists will positively affect how the public views and understands science . I stand by my statement that part of our job is to improve science communication, and as the world turns to the internet, social media is vital to that cause . So let’s get selfish for a moment here: I’m telling you that you should take the extra time to add social media to your schedule ( see my post on having time, too ).

Can social media drive social change? 25-year-old Tammy Tibbetts is trying to figure that out through She's The First, a non-profit dedicated to helping girls around the world to become the first in their family to graduate

What small business owners want out of retirement, how employees feel about work-life balance, what countries are driving global e-commerce sales, and other intriguing statistics. Retirement Share of small-business owners who plan to retire before 65: 25% Portion who don't plan to ever retire: 17% After retirement, small-business owners would like to: Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute Work-Life Balance Portion of employees who say they would lose their jobs if they adopted more flexible work schedules: 16% (down from 28% in 2006) When conflicts arise between work and family, employees typically blame: 2011 Work+Life Fit Survey; Elizabeth Poposki, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Global E-commerce Portion of the world's Internet users who are Americans...

If you're ready to throw in the towel on Twitter, take a closer look at what you'll be missing out on. The other day a friend who is trying to establish herself on Twitter told me that she was giving up. She just doesn’t get it and doesn’t know what to say, she told me