April 16th, 2012 
Guest Authors 
The days of tweeting on autopilot are coming to screeching halt. Twitter filed suit this past Thursday against five of the most aggressive tweet automation programs in an attempt to rinse itself of the platform-clogging spam the software routinely creates. The site’s operators are fed up with marketers and webmasters abusing the medium in the name of self-promotion, and the suit appears to mark the beginning of a new era for social media marketing. (more…)
April 15th, 2012 Guest Authors 
In today’s college classrooms the sound of furious note-scribbling has been replaced by clacking on keyboards and tapping on tablets. Thanks to the ubiquity of WiFi on campuses, it’s not just note-taking that’s been given a 21st-century update. Professors and students alike are constantly online, both inside and out of lecture halls around the globe, and rather than this being simply a distraction, the Internet is being put to good use as the incredibly powerful online learning tool it should be.
April 13th, 2012 Social Guy 
New Chicago-based startup, Unmetric, that is the first social media benchmarking company that helps brands understand and analyze their competitors’ social media strategy, has raised $3.2 million in Series A financing led by Nexus Venture Partners.
April 11th, 2012 Guest Authors 
How do you plan to celebrate National Poetry Month this year? If you’re in need of some ideas, just want to read some great poetry, or want a little poetic inspiration, Twitter is the place to be. Head to the iconic social media site to find a wealth of poetry-related tweets from poets, publishers, poetry promoting organizations, and more.
April 9th, 2012 Guest Authors 
Politics and education frequently walk hand-in-hand on the beach at sunset when they aren’t arguing with one another over pretty much everything. And for good reason: the school system, on local, state, and federal levels, needs some serious reworking if it genuinely wishes to offer equal opportunities to all American kids and adults.
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