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The folks at RecordSetter have put together this extremely interesting infographic looking at 2011 World Records for social media.  It looks at various networks including Facebook and Tumblr, and also has some statistics on games.  Take a look below.

Infographics about sharing run rampant on the web, but every year the folks at clearspring, the makers of the popular “AddThis” widget, tally up all the shares they’ve seen over the last year and give the world some interesting statistics about what’s working and what’s not.   This year’s infographic has a lot of interesting [...]

This week, YouBeauty.com is hiring a social media and community manager, while Ocean Media is looking for a social media specialist. F+W Media is in need of an online content development manager, and THQ is on the hunt for a social games producer. Get all the details on these gigs and more below, and check [...]

All of you Tyra Banks fans out there know she’s the type to always try new things, and today’s she trying something very cool, very ahead of the curve.  She’s going to be part of a live Google Plus “Hangout”, which means she’ll be available by video and voice, and Googlers from all around the [...]

Our colleague Jackie Cohen over at AllFacebook has just posted some insight on the potential of a Facebook IPO in the next year.  So far, nobody at Facebook has made any speculation about the IPO.  Jackie reports that the recent ‘news’ about an impending IPO may just be rumors.  Read more about the news at [...]

Teenager Emma Sullivan pokes fun at Kansas Governor on Twitter and HE ends up apologizing… wait—what?

The #Occupy movement may have been ousted from parks, universities and churchyards, but it’s certainly taking up its share of digital space. All over the wireless airwaves, citizens are testing out their political voices on social mediums. We’ve gathered eight of the best tweet-sized statements from #OWS. If you have better ones, send them to @Amanda Cosco [...]

“Social Network” screenwriter Aaron Sorkin may write Steve Jobs movie.

What’s the biggest advantage to using social media as a police agency? It isn’t sharing information; it is connecting with communities.

This week, Florida police officers used Facebook as a tool for crisis intervention, preventing what could have been a deadly situation.