Juror who blurted out verdict on Facebook fined $250, ordered to write essay

Cleveland Plain Dealer

A Detroit-area woman who was removed from a jury for declaring the defendant guilty on Facebook before the trial was over has been ordered to pay $250 and write an essay about the constitutional right to a fair trial.

Hadley Jons of Warren, Mich. told a judge on Thursday that she is "very sorry."

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Social media emerge as digital avenue for emergency response

Federal Computer Week

Many people are now using Facebook postings and Twitter to report emergencies or call for help -- and they expect government response agencies to be paying attention, according to a new survey.

The American Red Cross’ “Social Media and Disasters and Emergencies” survey of 1,058 adults indicates that 18 percent would turn to digital social media if calls to 911 were unsuccessful.

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Facebook’s orbit may start to rival Google’s

San Francisco Business Times

Facebook hitting 500 million members this month, as rumors swirl that Google is readying its own social networking venture, shows how the tech world’s center of gravity is changing.

“Social optimization” is spawning a burst of startups and ancillary services aiming to help companies make money off burgeoning social media web traffic. It’s similar to the universe of companies providing web analytics and search optimization services that emerged over the last decade around the search industry defined by Google.

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Facebook, games eat up third of U.S. Web time

Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal

Social networking on sites like Facebook and playing games reportedly eat up nearly a third of U.S. Web users online time.

A report from The Neilsen Co. on Monday said Americans spend nearly 23 percent of their time online on social networks, up 43 percent from a year ago.

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Two Columbus residents create new Facebook app

MidWestTechBiz

Two friends in the Columbus area, Daryl Kulak and Steve Sarafa, decided that if all these Silicon Valley types could create apps for the new platforms like Facebook, iPhone, Android and Twitter, so could they. They put a little money together, hired a few developers and got busy.

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MTV shares ad revenue with web sites

May 4, 2009

U.S. cable network MTV will share ad revenue with social networking Web sites Twitter and Facebook in a content-sharing deal, a trade publication says.

The advertising industry journal AdAge says the revenue-sharing deal is a first for the Web sites, which in the past have allowed media companies such as CNN and Us Weekly to use their platforms merely to gain "exposure" for their services, The Washington Post reported Saturday...

Technologies like Facebook, Twitter and cellphones affect dating compatibility - washingtonpost.com

Monday, May 4, 2009

The relationship did not end because of Elizabeth Fishkin's boyfriend's text aversion.

On the other hand, it didn't exactly help...

Facebook opens a door, and start-ups rush in - NYTimes.com

Published: May 2, 2009

To understand the counterintuitive business wisdom infecting Silicon Valley these days, consider an imaginary corner supermarket, Joe’s Foods...