Social Media Buzz

Facebook is testing a new feature called Close Friends, which lets you know every action the people you add to the list take on the social network.

As Facebook becomes a public company Friday, trading at $42 per share and valued at $116.6 billion, new data suggests the company’s social media dominance may be in decline.

Do people share their true aspirations on the social web, or are they only tweeting and Facebooking the "now?" Here's a comparison.

The National Food Industry depicts how technology is changed the food industry and what technology customers hope to see at eateries.

Check out how recruiting technology has changed over the years -- and how it can be updated for the social world.

Facebook is testing a smaller, less invasive version of the "Trending Articles" insert that began appearing in some users' Newsfeeds earlier this month.

According to one report, Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom made $400 million out of Instagram's sale to Facebook.

THE 2012 SXSW Interactive Award Winners include a variety of unique sites, apps and services.

A survey by SquareTrade says the iPad 2 is far more likely to break than the original iPad. Will the new iPad be any different?

Although it is required by law for Facebook users to be at least 13 to join Facebook, some believe the age limit should be higher.

Pinterest has blown up this year, and sorry guys – its not for you. With women dominating the populous at almost 70% of registered users the content is mostly made up of clothes, food and motivational typography. For now Pinterest is growing extremely fast without much help from the male demographic and maybe they won’t need guns and videogames for a while.

Grockit's latest product re-configures online content such as YouTube videos, Wikipedia entries and ebooks into ordered lesson plans.

Facebook posts by brands live longer on Timeline than they did prior to the social network’s massive overhaul, according to a study released Monday.

Are you connected to your child on social media, and how do you navigate that relationship? This study and infographic looks at the trend.

Exactly how much are you worth to Facebook in terms of advertising dollars? A new quiz will help you find out.

Bing has been reinvented, offering enhanced search results that tap into the power of social media.

The button enables website operators to more easily encourage visitors to spread content among connections on the Google social network.

Foursquare is getting ready to release a new Facebook integration that puts a checkin scorecard on your Timeline.

Celebs, brands and homeless hotspots. Find out what people were buzzing about online on the last day of SXSWi.

How many referrals does Pinterest generate? Are those visits valuable? Try these four ways to measure Pinterest using Google Analytics.

The SXSW season is upon us. For college kids, it is the season of RSVP-ing to every free event possible hoping for free beer. It is the season of lines, shows and drunken-ness.