NEW DELHI — The mass exodus from southern cities by thousands of panicked Indians returning to their homes in the country’s northeast in recent days has underscored deep social fissures in the country, the power of social media and the peril of weak …Find out more from Los Angeles Times

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The Social Media Recruitment Survival Guide

At least 90% of recruiters are already using social media to find, source and connect with talented candidates. With Facebook at 901 million members and Twitter with 500 million accounts, an increasing number of employment-eligible people spend a good …Find out more from Mashable

Social media … a fast medium encourages hasty judgments. Photo: AFP

A telltale sign in the media coverage of the ”Target tramp social media firestorm” in the past week was the lack of pictures or other evidence of Target’s alleged slutty kids’ range; the only image I saw was a pair of leopard-skin print shorts. These …Find out more from Sydney Morning Herald

Social network users urged to plan before they log off for good

In May, the US Government updated its official advice on preparing a will to recommend including online profiles and appointing a “social media executor” to deal with their accounts when they die. Herald Sun Digital Pass. Users are advised to provide …Find out more from Herald Sun

IS THE BLOOM OFF THE ROSE IN SOCIAL MEDIA? Facebook shares close …

(NATIONAL) — It appears investors are no longer gah-gah about social media stocks with many of them heading for the doors as though another tech bubble was about to burst. Facebook shares closed Friday at just over half their offering price in May and …Find out more from Sky Valley Chronicle

Mobile games walk a fine line with social media integration

Jo Lammert, studio director of White Whale Games, said the integration of social media can be a fun way to share the excitement of a game. “For example, I was playing ‘Zombies, Run!’ on my iPhone for a while and a couple times I thought it’d be kind of …Find out more from Austin American-Statesman

Social networking turns photography into ‘convenient art’

The advent of social media has provided a new dimension to the practice of preserving images and sharing them. These amateur photographers of the city have been gathering online fans for the pictures they have posted in the past few months or years.Find out more from Times of India

Talking Social Media With Gumuchian Online Guru Romy Schreiber

Jewelers Circular Keystone Online (blog) Since then, I’ve been a follower of the company’s social media networks, and I’ve been impressed with the innovative approaches it has taken to promote its jewelry on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest. Romy Schreiber, the company’s social media and …Find out more from See all stories on this topic:

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20 Tips to Tame the Wild Social Media Beast | Social Media Today

You are not alone if you feel that your social media program has gotten a bit unruly. You may or may not have adaquate team coverage to stay on top of everything. Or it could be you simply didn’t know what you were getting yourself into when …More By PamMoore

Learn, Accept, and Enforce Social SEO with … – Social Media Today

I define Social SEO as the ability social media has to help your SEO efforts by creating shareable, optimized, high quality content. Social Media and SEO need more things that tie them together. I can’t think of one better than this.The fellas at …More By socialmarvels

Tips for Writing An Awesome Social Media And Communications …

The American Red Cross recently updated their Social Media and Online Communications Guide for their staff and it’s packed with some great tips that any organization can adapt. Check out some of their great suggestions below.More By Allyson Kapin

How much do travellers love social media? They cannot get enough …

Perhaps some parts of the industry continue to struggle with how to monetise all this social media malarkey, but that doesn’t stop consumers from embracing it.More By Kevin May

Facebook Pushing News Feed Ads; Mountain … – Ignite Social Media

2011 marked the second year in which many social networks started to wane as social network saturation kicked in. The questions remains, how many social networks can you actively stay up to date on? As Facebook became the mainstay for …More By Jim Tobin