Pew Study: Adults and Social Network Websites

http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/Adults-and-Social-Network-Websites.aspx

LinkedIn Flying High With 50 Million Business Users

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/14/linkedin-flying-high-with-50-million-business-users/

LinkedIn Surpasses 50 Million Users

http://mashable.com/2009/10/14/linkedin-50-millon/

50 million business professionals who have “opted in” to connect, share and network with other business users!

Dave Hatter interview on Fox 19 (WXIX), October 13th, 7:50am – Social Media Scams

I’ll be interviewed again on Fox 19 (WXIX) on October 13th around 7:50am on the topic of social media scams. This an important and ever changing issue because the large number of people using social media (~300 million on Facebook and ~47 million on LinkedIn) provide a target rich environment and hackers apply their evil genuis in creative new ways. Tune in and tell your friends and collegues who use social media to watch!

Here’s an example of what I’ll be talking about:

CIO Magazine: Facebook Warns Members About Rise in ‘419′ Scam

I’ll add the links we talk about during the interview here and will also add the interview to my library of interviews on my YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/davidlhatter.

Here’s a link to the Fox 19 web site to watch the interview:
http://www.fox19.com/global/Category.asp?C=151146&clipId=&topVideoCatNo=15048&topVideoCatNoB=109491&topVideoCatNoC=104760&topVideoCatNoD=141804&topVideoCatNoE=142722&autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=4208037&flvUri=&thirdpartymrssurl=

It’s also available on my YouTube channel.

Facebook Is the Most Valuable Source of (web site) Traffic [Stats]

http://mashable.com/2009/10/06/study-traffic-sources/

Good article if you want to learn more about how social media can drive traffic to your web site, which of course is a very worthwhile goal and major benefit of social media!

Mashable: More Than Half of Employers Now Block Twitter, Facebook, MySpace

http://mashable.com/2009/10/06/employers-block-twitter/

This is a MUST READ article, if for no other reason than to see what is possibly the best example EVER of what not to do on social media platforms like Facebook and LinkedIn. Please share this story!

Mashable: 5 Advanced Social Media Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses

http://mashable.com/2009/09/30/small-business-strategies/

Mashable: Gather Feedback With Social Media

http://mashable.com/2009/09/28/social-media-feedback/

Fortune 500 Series: FedEx delivers success through social media

http://blogs.zdnet.com/feeds/?p=1685

ZDNet: Social media policies critical for reducing legal, business risks

http://blogs.zdnet.com/feeds/?p=1449