Presenter: Brian Murray Communications Designer Occupy Chicago Press Committee Volunteer Brian has seen a bit of everything in more than a decade working in all aspects of communications design. His varied experiences have been centered around buildi...

Foursquare Day is held every year on April 16th. The mobile application was first introduced at the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference in Austin, TX in March…

We're catching up on all the social-media shitstorms today. The major one this week involved ChapStick—a brand whose marketing I don't recall ever making any sort of impact. Until now. Here's the play-by-play: ChapStick posts...

By now we all know about Bank of America’s U-turn on its prior decision to start charging monthly debit card fees. After the uproar on Facebook, Twitter, and sites such as Change.org, big banks got a big wake-up call (or at...

If you’re the leader of a manufacturing company and you haven’t made the leap into social media for your business as of yet, you’re not alone. According to a Forrester Research study done in March 2011, 30% of manufacturers...

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Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, post links and videos, and learn...

Small businesses often have limited resources, so they’re looking for more cost-effective ways to build awareness, expand market share, and improve customer loyalty. Although the actual dollars to use social media may be lower...

Rating: Checking in on Foursquare finally pays off In celebration of Social Media Week 2011, Nokia has created the 'Nokia Gift Machine' to make Foursquare check ins more rewarding. The machine is currently installed at Social...

As a small business owner or leader, you’ve probably wondered if you can possibly be heard above all of the “noise” in social media.   To address that question, I’ve come across a couple of interesting quotes from people who...

Mike Boehler and Michele Rempel will interview Jim Treleaven of the ViaStrategy Group LLC VSG. VSG is a management consulting firm that works with senior exec Aug...