Social Media and Social Good

Sharing has become an essential activity for most people online especially now that social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter has made the social sharing even much easier and faster. The number of content being shared continues to increase as 44% of online sharing occurs through Facebook with 30 billion pieces of content being shared on the said social networking platform monthly. Most Shared Articles on Facebook in 2011 Perhaps you can’t help but…

Just a little over a year ago Google announced the death of for real time communication and collaboration, the Google Wave. What was once predicted to be the e-mail killer was eventually killed but came to resurrection through the Apache. However, a year after the said death and resurrection, Google has come to the decision of finally putting an end to the said product. In a letter which Google Wave…

Facebook Business Protection There had been no official announcements from Facebook Marketing, Facebook + Commerce and even Facebook Pages about their Facebook Business protection and listing features. However, today as I was updating the Facebook Page for the foodie community that I’m managing, I noticed something new at the bottom of the page. Just above the Add to My Page’s Favorites, I saw this Protect Your Page option. When I clicked on…

Britney Spears has just recently beat the Google CEO, Larry Page, as the 2nd most popular person on Google Plus. Spears currently has 739,370 followers to her account on Google Plus while Page has 739,241 followers. It looks like Google Plus is no longer just for geeks since celebrities are becoming more interested in communicating with their fans through the said platform. It has also helped that they launched verified accounts to help…

Everyday we try to keep up with the changes that happen so fast. Every refresh on my email browser and blink of an eye, another exciting discovery and tech update appears. Therefore, I thought of compiling some of the most interesting and exciting social media and tech updates this week in a single post. 1. Khan Academy Snags $5 Million To Blow Up Education Khan Academy, a site that hosts thousands…