Social media has changed the way we buy and sell. According to Dan Pink, author of To Sell is Human, what customers have little of in the past is information. Determining the fair price of a product in itself is quite difficult to achieve before, and the sales persons would even make it hard for you to gain valuable

Not all online users fancy using Facebook, but most people acknowledge the importance of social networking sites.
In a survey, the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project asked those who stopped using Facebook about what triggered them to do so.
The respondents answered similar reasons to those who still use the social network but took a Facebook vacation in the past, although the number of those who responded to this question was rather small for specific percentages, said …

Social networking sites can blow up self-esteem, as positive feedbacks – Facebook likes, retweets, plausive comments, etc. – shape user behavior, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Columbia Business School.
The paper entitled “Are Close Friends the Enemy? Online Social Networks, Self-Esteem, and Self-Control” shows that social network users tend to boost self-esteem and reduce self-discipline (both online and offline) after receiving favorable feedback; …

Facebook, the world’s largest social network in terms of registered members, has topped the lists of popular social networks in 127 countries, says the latest research from Italian social media expert Vincenzo Cosenza.
The social media analyst is famous for his biannual World Map of Social Networks, and the diagrammatic representation of the earth’s surface in December 2012 shows an intercontinental blue color for Facebook.
Faceook, CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg’s brainchild, is now …

Imagine being one of the first businesses on Facebook, with no other pages competing for your clientele’s attention. Or being the only restaurant in your city on Yelp. Or the first one to sell adorable tea cozys on Etsy. The power of being first on a social network is immense.
The term for this in the business world is “first-mover advantage,” but it’s the equivilant of tagging “First!” in the comments on this page. It’s a claim to fame, and a great way …

Google has revealed that users of social networking service will have the ability to add a custom URL to Google+.
The catch? You must at least be a prominent personality or brand name since the search giant will make it an exclusive feature for popular brands and celebrities with verified Google+ accounts. All the same, the new feature will shortly roll out to all Google+ users and allow them to customize and shorten URLs on the social network.
The new feature will show usernames with …

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has wrapped up its Facebook privacy probe after the world’s largest social network agreed to stiffen its privacy functions.
The investigation revolved on charges that Facebook was dishonest to users when it promised to keep their data confidential while it also allowed the same information to be publicly available.
Terms of the resolution will have Facebook ensure that users understand clearly about sharing of their personal data, and get their explicit …

MoxTree has launched a social media platform that aims to help moms connect based on their interests and stages.
Founded by 33-year-old  mother-of-two Victoria Oldridge, the new social media platform gives the ability to moms to form groups with other moms who are on the MoxTree platform.
The site aims to provide a place for moms to connect with their peers who have common interests, hobbies, careers, goals, philosophy, stage of motherhood and more.

MoxTree, social network for moms, founder …

Facebook scans private chatting sessions and posts to catch users who violate its terms or foray into criminal activities.
The world’s largest social networking site immediately calls law enforcement agencies after it finds and flags users who use their accounts for potential criminal activities, reveals Jeffrey Duncan, special agent supervisor for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, in an interview with Reuters.
“A man in his early 30s was chatting about sex with a 13-year-old …

A recent survey conducted in Britain has revealed that about one-third of UK companies don’t like their employees accessing social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter in office and are therefore blocking access to such sites, reports ANI.
The survey was conducted by Clearswitf, a security firm. According to findings of the survey, the percentage of British companies banning the social networking sites in offices increased from 9 per cent in 2010 to 32 per cent in 2011. The survey also …