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Social media has overtaken porn as the number one activity on the web. If Facebook were a country, it would be the world’s fourth largest, with over 350 million users.

It took radio 38 years to reach 50 million people; TV 13 years; the internet four years; and the iPod three years. It took Facebook only 9 months to reach 100 million users. (mashable.com)

According to trendsspotting.com, 96 percent of Generation Ys (who now outnumber the baby boomers) have joined an online social network.

A revolution in people power is going on as we speak and for the first time in modern history, we can choose our news instead of having it fed to us by a third party. This has huge implications for creating the kinds of grassroots movements needed to spark widespread social change. Read the rest of this entry »

Perry Belcher explains in cool simple terms how he uses social media services like MySpace, Facebook, YouTube and others to meet and share with people.

His approach is simple and sensible and reminds us that social networking is about making friends and if you have something to “Sell” it should come up casually and naturally rather than being a obsession that turns people off.

Perry Belcher demonstrates how YOU can use social media in business without being a jerk. Read the rest of this entry »

People ask me quite often, “How do I edit or add links and images to MySpace or Facebook pages?”

So here it is. An accessible way to create links, display inline images and formatted text in MySpace or any page that accepts HTML. Read the rest of this entry »