Shield Law Passes House

The U.S. House of Representatives today voted on and passed a journalist shield bill which also covers bloggers. While still a long way from a law, this is an important step in the process toward becoming a law.

Facebook Stepping Up AntiPerv Efforts

Three weeks ago, the New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced he was subpoenaing Facebook to learn how the social networking site dealt with users who were reported for sexually soliciting underage users. The notice came after New York conducted an undercover operation posing as teenagers on the site and reporting the illicit advances that adults made on their profiles.

SMX: Social Media Marketing And Evangelism

Most marketers are interested in promoting their products or services, not themselves.  But when dealing with social media marketing, it’s often best if marketers come out and interact with potential customers.

SMX: Social Media Marketing Essentials

Customers interacting with brands — that’s marketing in the 21st century. And SMM is key to fostering brand/customer conversations. This session will orient you to the world of social media. You'll learn the leading sites, the functionality they provide, and best practices for interacting in these virtual places. Moderator: Danny Sullivan, Editor-in-Chief, Search Engine Land Speakers: Rand Fishkin, CEO & Co-founder, SEOmoz Neil Patel, CTO,…

SMX: Marketer’s Guide to Social Bookmarking & Tagging

Consumers are sharing best-of-Web content with bookmarking and tagging sites like Del.icio.us and StumbleUpon. Flickr, YouTube and Technorati tap into "tagging" to categorize material, so people interested in topics can locate community finds. This session is a marketer's guide to using bookmarking and tagging effectively. Moderator: Danny Sullivan, Editor-in-Chief, Search Engine Land