After recreating my online social network ( largely based on blogs from early 2000) in Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, and Quora, G+ was a chore. What has Twitter and Facebook done for me? Put another way, Twitter/Facebook/G+ are secondary media. Google+ was a bit of a breaking point for me. Washington faces a debt crisis. MORE >>

The article begins: Federal securities regulators are weighing demands to make it easier for fast-growing companies to use social networks such as Facebook and Twitter to raise money by tapping thousands of investors for very small amounts of shares. This is significant. On Wednesday US SEC Chairman Mary Shapiro sent a letter to Rep. MORE >>

blog, facebook and tweet daily, and love all of the additional resources and tools. Most parents have experienced concern about the amount of time their kids have spent on say, Facebook and Twitter, when they claim to have been studying or doing assignments. Social media – I’m a fan. It can be hard to keep up. MORE >>

An article in published in Science on Thursday, securely locked behind a paywall , paints a mixed picture of science in the age of social media. For example, I’m moving (infinitesimally, granted) this article by Brossard and Scheufele through the Web because I think some of my friends and readers will find it interesting. 13–43. MORE >>

At the conference I wrote about the case study of Queensland Police , which is a great example of government bodies creating value through social media. Barriers to engagement include loss of control, staff performance, ROI, brand reputation, security, and poor understanding. Here are a few live notes from the event. . Enterprise 2.0 MORE >>