In the News: Exploring New Media in 2012

Will social networking still be a huge hit for 2012?  The question now is: Which social networking site will be next year’s prime destination for us all?  Keep on tweetin’, we’d say, but make sure you own your twitter account!  Did you know that 20% of your online activity is devoted to social networking?  We may see an increase on this number as more people hop in.  Just ask millenial moms on how they’ve shared the good news on the Social Web.  Is it all about free speech these days?

5 Social Network Predictions for 2012
( Source: CNET )

Facebook is the power hitter in social networking today, and is likely to drive the most activity and a fair share of the innovation in social networking in 2012… READ MORE

Experts: Twitter Account Case May Blaze New Trails in Social Media Law
( Source: CNN )

Who, exactly, owns your Twitter account? It’s a potentially complicated question when an account is used both professionally and personally. Now a case regarding whether a Twitter account belongs to a company or… READ MORE

Social Networking is Now Top Online Activity
( Source: Multichannel )

New data from comScore shows that it is indeed a “social world” with social networking accounting for one in every five minutes spent online by users around the world, making it the most popular online activity.  The new… READ MORE

Social Media Giving Birth to New Generation of Parents-to-Be
( Source: Chicago Tribune )

You’re in labor. Is there an app for that? There ought to be, based on the information gleaned through a new survey of more than 1,000 pregnant women conducted by American Baby magazine… READ MORE

How Firefly Fans and Neil Gaiman Used Social Media to Save Free Speech
( Source: Forbes )

Firefly fans and the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education helped protect free speech, and a university professor’s job, with a little help from author Neil Gaiman and Twitter… READ MORE