By Marc PitmanPublished January 11, 2012 Are you thinking of using Google+? This article will explain why Google+ should be considered and show you how to get started. Why Google+? Google+ has quickly become a rival social network to Facebook. People who like Google+ say they like the clean, non-cluttered presentation of their information. They … Continued
4 Ways the New Facebook Insights Can Grow Your Fans
By Andrea VahlPublished January 10, 2012 Facebook recently rolled out some new metrics that give better insight into what your community wants from your page, enabling you to grow your fans and interactions. You know it’s important to measure your social media marketing performance, and the new Facebook Insights will make this easier for you. … Continued
Finalists: Top 10 Social Media Blogs 2012
By Cindy KingPublished January 9, 2012 We received over 570 nominations for our third-annual Top 10 Social Media Blogs contest (the blogosphere’s biggest contest for social media blogs). The list of 20 finalists is pretty impressive! Take a look for yourself below. The Judges: Our judges include Andy Sernovitz (author, Word of Mouth Marketing & … Continued
Google+ Traffic Increases: This Week in Social Media
By Cindy KingPublished January 7, 2012 Welcome to our weekly edition of what’s hot in social media news. To help you stay up-to-date with social media, here are some of the news items that caught our attention. What’s New This Week? Google+ Increases Traffic by 55%: Experian Hitwise shares statistics for Google+ that show a … Continued
Proton promises us $1,000 genome mapping by year end
At CES, scientific-equipment giant Life Technologies unveiled a DNA sequencer designed to decode an entire human genome in a day for $1,000 by the end of 2012. The Ion Proton Sequencer is roughly the size of a laser printer. (Credit: Life Technologies) The Ion Proton Sequencer, priced at $149,000, isn’t your typical hot commodity on … Continued
PET method detects dementia, including Alzheimer’s
by Elizabeth Armstrong Moore January 9, 2012 3:43 PM PST Ah, we are but mere mortals, and scientific research has a way of reminding us precisely how. Not only has one recent study found that humans can experience age-related neurological decline as early as 45, but scientists are also reporting in the Journal of Nuclear … Continued
Patent grants hit all-time high in 2011; IBM leads the way
by Don Reisinger January 11, 2012 8:07 AM PST Patents were a hot-button issue in 2011, so there’s no wonder so many companies were filling their portfolios with new intellectual property all year. According to IFI Claims Patent Services, a company that maintains global patent databases, nearly 224,505 utility patents were awarded in the U.S. … Continued
Adobe renames Carousel to Revel, adds auto-import
by Stephen Shankland January 11, 2012 12:50 AM PST Adobe Carousel, the lightweight app for Macs, iPhones, and iPads that lets people edit photos and share them with contacts, has been renamed Adobe Revel. Adobe announced the change today on its Photoshop blog, hinting that the new name better represents broader plans the company has … Continued









