QOTD: And the Buyer’s Remorse Lingers On

Look out Facebook! Hours spent participating per member dropping seriously. First really bad sign as seen by crappy MySpace years ago.

Rupert Murdoch, still steamed about that whole MySpace thing, tweets a warning to Facebook

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Social Media Pose New Riddle for CIA

Effective spycraft has long called for cover — a job, family or routine that would keep a government agent from drawing undue attention. Now, that calculation extends to spies’ use of social media.

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The Data-Driven Enterprise Marketing Revolution

Big vendors are duking it out for ownership of consumer data.
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Netflix Cues Up Facebook, Twitter for Disclosure

Netflix Inc. is making it official: It “likes” social media.

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Small Firms Say LinkedIn Works, Twitter Doesn’t

Six out of 10 small-business owners say they believe social-media tools are valuable to their company’s growth — but most aren’t impressed by Twitter Inc.

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Top Five Social Media Predictions for 2013

Brands will need to optimize for mobile and measure ROI.

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China Tightens Rules for Internet Users

China enacted new rules on Friday that beef up disclosure requirements for Internet users, in Beijing’s latest move to get a tighter grip on its voluble and increasingly restive online community.

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China Poised for Crackdown on Internet

China appears to be gearing up for a crackdown on its domestic Internet after a series of online exposés of corruption underscored the growing power of social media there.

We’re Cool

Instragram (sic) reverts to their old terms of service. Translation: Fuck it, we’re cool with just the billion.

Dave Pell, via Twitter

Yep, Done for Now

If your Twitter “uptime” is over one year, I strongly encourage you to try taking an extended break, just to reimagine what your life looks like without it.

Adam Brault, in a blog post entitled “I quit Twitter for a month and it completely changed my thinking about mostly everything”

Investors Cool on Foursquare

Tweets Spawn Ad Campaigns

Email Turns 30

Firms Take Online Reviews to Heart

Watching How China Censors