In a first-of-its kind lawsuit, an IT staffing firm has accused one of its former employees of violating the terms of her non-compete agreements through her conduct on LinkedIn. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Minnesota by TEKsystems Inc., charges former employee Brelyn Hammernik of soliciting TEKSystems' employees and clients using LinkedIn. The lawsuit alleges that after Hammernik More>>

On a recent day at LinkedIn’s headquarters, Chief Executive Jeff Weiner had just finished an all-important task: installing a “High-Five Zone” in front of his office. The energetic executive More>>

Whether you just created your first blog, or you are considered one of the top bloggers in the world like Darren Rowse, Chris Brogan, or Tim Ferriss, you are always looking for ways to generate more traffic Continue>>

Have you ever wondered how many of Twitter’s users are women? Or men? What about Facebook, MySpace, Digg, LinkedIn, and other sites in the social media sphere? We have tracked down this information More»

LinkedIn, the social networking site for professionals, appears to be moving more rapidly than Facebook to address the unique social computing needs of its users. The new data comes from research by Olney, More»

As a baseball fan, reality is incomplete until it is quantified. That’s why reading Nielsen’s report of Twitter’s 2008 growth is fascinating, despite the fact that everyday we read about who or what More»