Nielsen’s state of social 2012 report: more social, more mobile, more minutes, more TV, and more ads

There's more of just about everything in Nielsens' 2012 state of the social union report ... all except the poor old PC.

Highly-paid, well-educated, and employed people use Twitter for constant, background job hunting (Jobvite poll)

A company's best, most educated, and highest-paid staff are continually trolling on Twitter for a better job. They're not actively looking for a new job, just keeping an ear to the ground in case one comes up.

ThingLink: This is how brands are driving 100% more Twitter engagement

Imagine you could post a tweet which your followers view, engage with, watch video in, listen to audio in, and get detailed information about five or six related details ... all without leaving Twitter.

No top Internet company is more mobile than Pandora, but Twitter is a solid #2

The most mobile-centric properties in the world are two you probably wouldn't immediately expect: Pandora and Twitter.

Sexism is alive and well in the game industry, #1reasonwhy tweets show us (Update)

Women in the gaming world are expressing through Tweets why there are so few females in the industry.

If you think Facebook is driving you crazy, you may not be crazy

Social networks are a huge part of our lives. Unfortunately for some people, maybe too huge.

The legendary pivot: How Twitter flipped from failure to success [video]

From Odeo and podcasts to a hackathon and the first seeds of what would become a globe-spanning social network, the Twitter creation story is perhaps the best-known example of the now-legendary startup pivot, the change that makes all the difference.

Twitter: A rule is a rule is a rule is a rule (except when we don’t want it to be)

But it's not the written rules that are the problem. It's the unwritten ones.

Twitter introduces new ‘tweemail’ feature (no, this has nothing to do with ‘Survivor’)

So you want to share that tweet, but don't want to retweet. And you don't want to copy, paste, and email, or take a screenshot and send it. Twitter will soon have a solution for you.

Israel’s new gamified war blog: Here are the badges you can earn for sharing death

The Israeli Defense Force has, in the most egregious display of death-worshipping idiocy I've ever seen, gamified its war blog, giving visitors badges and points for tweeting, sharing, and otherwise spreading the word about Israel's war on terror.

Banjo brings friends on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram together, by location (and it’s awesome)

Most new social-local apps are a bore, frankly. But most don't have a CEO who did a couple of tours of duty in Desert Storm, was a chief mechanic for a NASCAR team, and then, after selling a startup, went back to study at MIT.

Twitter seeks more TV time with media hire Ben Grossman

Twitter's dreams of Hollywood fame and fortune continue today with the just-announced hire of Ben Grossman as head of global operations for Twitter's media department.

Nielsen buys SocialGuide to help advertisers understand link between Twitter and TV ratings

Nieslen has acquired SocialGuide in a move to broaden its media research capabilities and connect the dots between Twitter and TV ratings.

Obama wins, has most retweeted tweet ever (and over a million likes on Facebook)

Obama, whose mastery of social media has certainly played a huge role in his victory, tweeted simply this: Four more years.

Track Obama/Romney sentiment live on Twitter’s political index

Topsy has partnered with Twitter to provide live, real-time sentiment analysis of the U.S. presidential election. And after trailing Obama for much of the year, Romney appears to be in the lead.

New Twitter policy for offending tweets: “withhold” instead of remove

This is in addition to Twitter's already-existing policies of posting takedowns at Chilling Effects and per-country censorship of locally offensive content.

Over half of the world’s top 100 brands now on Instagram

54 percent of the world's biggest 100 brands are now connecting with fans and customers on Instagram, and brand adoption on Instagram is growing faster than Google+ and Pinterest.

Small business loves Facebook and Twitter, ignores LinkedIn, Google+, and Pinterest (infographic)

90 percent of small businesses are Facebook, and 70 percent are on Twitter. LinkedIn, Google+, and Pinterest? Not so much.