Article: HOW TO: Use Facebook for Professional Networking
Author: Boris Epstein
Post date: August 14th, 2009

Facebook has 250 million active users compared to about 44 million for LinkedIn, and even though the atmosphere is clearly not as focused on business, there are still a ton of opportunities for professional networking that business users would be remiss to pass up. Once you look beyond the obvious social features like sharing pictures and poking friends, there are plenty of ways to tap into the professional community on the world’s largest social network... [Read the full article by following the link above via mashable.com.]

July 19th, 2009 | by Ben Parr

Social media was all over the map this week, but there was one theme that ran through many of this week’s stories: security. From Twitter’s meltdown to a gaping vulnerability Firefox 3.5, users saw the importance of security first-hand. Security’s also a huge issue with Internet Explorer 6, which we highlight in this week’s most popular story.

There were a lot of useful resources published this week as well. Funny viral videos, social media business models, and iPhone apps that can save lives are just a few of the great things this week’s stories taught us. Here are most popular social media stories of the week.

1. IE6 Must Die for the Web to Move On

2. Twitter’s Security Meltdown

6. 5 Business Models for Social Media Startups

7. Top 15 Web Hoaxes of All Time

8. MySpace: No Longer King of Entertainment

9. Highly Critical Security Vulnerability Found in Firefox 3.5

10. 10 Ways Universities Share Information Using Social Media