Happy Social Media Day June 30, 2012! 453 Cities and communities have officially recognized June 30 as Social Media Day.  Victoria, British Columbia, Canada was the first city to recognize Social Media Day when it started in 2010 by Mashable.com When Pete Cashmore of Mashable started this two years ago, …

Facebook Messenger Takes Over Your Desktop   Facebook is attempting to take over.  Take over all your devices from desktop to mobile.  The upside is more Facebook. The downside is more devices equals more distraction.  Messenger is a new app that brings Facebook to your desktop. Join the multi-taskers and …

Why Crowded Coffee Shops Fire Up Your Creativity New research shows that the moderate noise level in busy cafés also perks up your creative cognition. And, yes, caffeine helps. PROBLEM: To optimize creativity, how quiet or noisy should your workspace be? METHODOLOGY: Researchers led by Ravi Mehta conducted five experiments …

Likes UP: Facebook Now Lets You Edit Comments Google Plus as always let you edit comments.  Immediately or weeks later. That has been a big plus for Google+. Now Facebook lets you edit comments and it is big news. You could edit Facebook posts with photos before today.  You could …

Likes UP: Facebook Post Scheduler and Admin Roles on Pages The latest up dates on Facebook Pages is the addition of scheduled posts and 5 admin roles. Facebook now has a way to SCHEDULE posts directly on your Facebook fan page.  Hootsuite and other social media tools have been used …