Social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter, are not just for teens anymore. For anyone who’s ever felt like a number when it comes to a customer service issue, social network platforms are increasingly becoming a powerful way to broadcast bad business.

We’ve all been there – trying to fix a problem and getting nowhere. One Newark resident finally vented his frustration over an outrageous water bill increase right into the Twitter universe, where thousands of other voters could see. That got Mayor Cory Booker’s quick attention. …Read More

A newcomer to the crowded ranks of the capital’s social media arrives this week: after establishing themselves in a number of large American cities, Foursquare launches in London today.

A “location-based social networking site wrapped in a social-gaming paper“, Foursquare allows users to ‘check-in’ at various points around the city using a mobile device, updating friends and contacts of their whereabouts, and slowly build up points and ‘badges’. At its essence, it allows you to build up a real-time itinerary, listing all the places you’ve been across town, and share that information with friends. Wondering if that gallery opening is worth going to? You can use Foursquare to see if any of your mates have been, and get the low-down from them. …Read more

Facebook, Twitter, MySpace are three of the most well-known social networking websites that have captured the attention of millions of persons all around the world.

Many persons tend to view their social networking activity as a leisure or a hobby that has no direct link to their jobs or careers.

The reality is, however, that social media has become the latest job seeking and recruitment tool.

Unfortunately, this means that it has also become the latest way for people to get reprimanded or embarrassed at work or, worse, fired…

Today, many employers especially those overseas, use the Internet – including search engine Google – to research potential or current employees….Read More