Despite the rise in social media and all the buzz around Twitter, a new study from SocialTwist shows email is still king when it comes to sharing content online.

Forthcoming Plenary Assembly of the European Episcopal Commission for Media, taking place from Nov. 12 to Nov. 15 in the Vatican, will gather together representatives from social media and bishops from all over the world.

From Mobsters to Sorority Life, Playdom games are ruling Facebook. The company credits Facebook as helping them to become one of the fastest growing social gaming companies on the planet.

Gaming giant Electronics Arts is jumping into the social gaming world. EA is said to be paying up to $400 million for Playfish, a social gaming company.

ShesConnected, a social network for women, recently published a report on the power of social networking for women. As social networking weaves its way into all aspects of society, marketers are looking at women in a new light, a powerful force to pursue.

Social media is the buzz word these days. One network that has sprung up is ShesConnected.com and it's aimed at the busy woman. The site was officially launched at the National Women's Show this past Friday in Toronto.

Companies spend a lot of money to get visible but in today's hyper-connected world, it's increasingly not enough to stand out. As we move to a more social Web, it's becoming more important to replace traditional PR tactics with online conversations.

How often do you check your Facebook? What about Twitter? Are you on Friendfeed more times in a day than you talk to your colleagues at work? You're not alone. According to a new study, people under the age of 35 are highly addicted to social media.

Do you follow celebs on Twitter? If you do you can be more up to date than the gossip rags on who is fighting with who. Celebs have taken to the social media network site like ducks to water.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is launching “CPSC 2.0,” their social networking initiative. The site is designed to better inform the public about food safety issues.

Social networking website Facebook is making enough money to cover expenses and on track to surpass the $500-million mark in 2009 revenue.

Charities are using social media networking as a way to get their causes out. Using Twitter some charities are seeing a new source of fund raising that is making a difference.

The news about the Obama plan to spy on social networking sites has conservatives in a dither. But is it true? Just to give insight into this issue, here's more information about it.

The National Legal and Policy Center claims to have uncovered a secret White House plan to collect data from private citizen's social networking websites.

With the H1N1 swine flu virus spreading rapidly through college campuses throughout the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention taps into social media to alert target demographics on the threats.

Chris Brogan, the president of New Marketing Labs and a leader in social media thought, explains why Twitter is the new "commons" and how people can make a living through social media.

The HBO show True Blood is using social media to gain viewers and entertain their fans online between shows. This past Sunday it was the top scripted television show last week with adults 18 to 49. Could their social media plan be their winning edge?

The Internet is full of positive social programs that show the good of this world. While it is easy to focus on the negative areas of the medium, positive aspects are often overlooked.

Twitter is the big deal when it comes to social networking, are you using it to your best advantage. In the business world being on the cutting edge is important as long as you do it in the right way.

For the first time since Social Security automatic increases were adopted in 1975, millions of American seniors and others will see no increase in their Social Security checks next year.