• Reid Hoffman, Co-founder of LinkedIn, Has a Suggestion On How to Make Social Media Nicer

    Reid Hoffman, Co-founder of LinkedIn, Has a Suggestion On How to Make Social Media Nicer

    We all know that the internet is filled with hateful people.  People who just want to spew off their opinions and they don’t care who they hurt or even what they are saying in some cases.  Social media is maybe the worst for this.  The big question we have to ask is whether or not…

  • Bloomberg Will Launch 24 Hour Social News Network on Twitter

    Bloomberg Will Launch 24 Hour Social News Network on Twitter

    Bloomberg’s new Twitter network is expected to launch on December 18.  Included with the launch are six founding partners: Goldman Sachs, Infiniti, TD Ameritrade, CA Technologies, AT&T and CME Group.  More are expected to join.  The average price point of these partnerships is anywhere from $1.5 million to $3 million.  Which gives Bloomberg an eight-figure…

  • Will a Social Media Cleanse Make You Feel Better?

    Will a Social Media Cleanse Make You Feel Better?

    In my previous post, I talked about my reasons for deactivating Facebook.  It’s been a year, and I haven’t looked back.  I mentioned some of the negativity I felt about being online.  But are there bigger affects that social media can be having on our lives?  In order to answer that question, I think we…