Want to send a message to your friends on Facebook, but don't know how? Here are simple steps to help you send messages through your Facebook Inbox and other helpful tips for sending messages in Facebook.

* Type the person's name into the Search box at the upper right of any Pag… Continue

Given that the venture capital market decreased so much in 2009 (-30% in deal volume, -37% in US dollar value to $17.7 billion) and that more angel investors are steering away from seed-stage investments, stories like this are inspiring about startups raising capital using social media tools like LinkedIn.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2010/0122/1224262838183.html

Getting aid to Haiti right away to save lives is the first goal of the fund-raising initiative headed by George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, the two former U.S. presidents say.
In a pre-recorded interview broadcast Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union," Bush and Clinton said the new fund created by President Barack Obama also seeks to ensure that money keeps coming in after the news media mo… Continue

I couldn't resist pouring a little more orange gasoline on Kiffin's bonfire of the vanities in my latest post at Knoxify.com.

Google has unveiled plans today to allow Google Docs to store any type of files, and revealed a new tool from Memeo to enable users to access, migrate, and synchronize files between their desktop and Google Docs. These announcements signify a broader strategy by Google to help business customers bridge the gap between the desktop and the cloud.
Google has been aggressively vyi… Continue

With complaints about its online-only support for the new Nexus One smartphone piling up, Google said it is moving as quickly as possible to address customer dissatisfaction.
The company's support forum is loaded with complaints about spotty 3G coverage from carrier partner T-Mobile, a lack of information on delivery status after a phone is purchased and getti… Continue

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina loaned $2.5 million of her own money to her campaign for the U.S. Senate, an indication she's willing to invest significant personal resources to unseat Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer.
Fiorina also raised nearly $1.1 million in donations during her first two months in the race. After expenses, that gives her about $2.7 million going into 2010… Continue

We were sitting one evening trying to discern a simple descriptive term that would in a phrase or a word convey to anyone who had not yet experienced what exactly it is that Bruce Bogartz contributes to the world, and it came to me like as if in a dream...
Gathered 'round the bar, like emissaries from far and exotic places such as Andersonville, Norris, Sevierville, Colombia, New York, New Orleans and the like- we bandied about our takes on just how to put words to the treasures Mr. Bogartz coax… Continue

As Thanksgiving approaches, I'm so grateful for our men and women in uniform. Bless our troops and their families this Holiday Season and always! http://bit.ly/4p6mOt

Hope to see some KSMA members at Social Media Club Knoxville's Winter Panel: Social Media Liability, Ethics & Policy.

As social media continues to evolve, more and more legal and ethical issues do as well. With new FTC guidelines and court cases involving Twitter and Face… Continue