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  • Two-thirds of online American adults use Facebook, making it the top social network in the US; but, among those users, 61% say they have at some point voluntarily taken a break from using Facebook for several weeks or more.

  • Some common questions arise as you begin to implement a content marketing program: How often do I need to update my content? How often should I be publishing? What is too much? How do you find the time to publish?

  • Some 400 million Tweets are posted on Twitter every day, and that vast flow of information is beginning to offer public health researchers new and timely insights into the patterns of disease and influenza, according to new research led by Mark Dredze of The Human Language Technology Center of Excellence and Department of Computer Science at The Johns Hopkins University.

  • Super Bowl XLVII could be called the "Super Bowl of the Third Screen." Viewers turned to their laptops, smartphones, and tablets to comment via social media on ads, the half-time show, and the blackout. The following two infographics break down the social media buzz during the Super Bowl.

  • Like a good how-to lesson? We know we do, and this week in social media is packed with piles of 'em. It's all here, and then some. Skim for experience!

  • This year's Super Bowl advertisers' near total failure to engage viewers beyond the TV screen led me to distill seven marketing lessons for any marketer looking to get more ROI from marketing investments.

  • David B. Thomas, senior director of content and community for Salesforce Marketing Cloud and author of The Executive's Guide to Enterprise Social Media Strategy, discusses social media policies.

  • Video has become one of the primary ways people consume information and companies market products. Clearly, marketers need to create engaging, fun videos as part of their marketing efforts. But where to start?

  • Social media still accounts for less than 5% of total leads to B2B websites, according to Optify's 2012 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report. Among social media, Twitter is the primary driver of leads, outperforming both LinkedIn and Facebook.

  • Brands that use Facebook are responding to more inquiries from their fans, and they're doing it in record time, according to new data from Socialbakers. On average, brands answered 55% of the questions posed by their Facebook fans in the fourth quarter of 2012, up from 48% in 3Q12 and 30% in 2Q12.

  • I run a liquor store in a small town, and I've always dealt with instant communication among customers. An unhappy customer, can go down to the coffee shop and spread the word all over town. Now every business faces that same pressure online.

  • In 2012, roughly 2.4 billion people worldwide used the Web, recording some 2.7 billion Facebook likes and 175 million tweets per day, according to a report by Pingdom, which compiled a year of data on the Internet, email, and social media.

  • If you need some help with your online presence (think social media, blogs, local listings, and more...) here's a list of 10 do's and 10 don'ts to keep your marketing on the right track in 2013.

  • This week: How brands are already using Vine. And useful tools--for memes, for tracking analytics by phone, for funner presentations, for better gauging the usefulness of Pinterest, and for improving your company culture. Plus the usual grab bag of B2B-relevant news, stats, how-tos and buzzworthy campaigns.

  • Most digital news consumers find news information from Web-native sources such as The Huffington Post and Yahoo, but they rely on more traditional news outlets such as the New York Times and CNN for breaking news stories and for news consumed via mobile devices, according to a report by The New York Times's Customer Insight Group.

  • Facebook closed out 2012 with good news on the mobile front: Ranked by audience size, Facebook captured the No. 1 spot from Google Maps as the top US mobile app as of December 2012, according to data from the comScore Mobile Metrix.

  • Some 45% of online adults worldwide say they regularly check out brands' social networking pages, such as on Facebook; however, that proportion varies dramatically across geographic regions, according to a new survey from Ipsos OTX and Ipsos Global @dvisor.

  • This week's #SocialSkim is especially insight-rich. Swipp gauges user sentiment for products and places; Groupon's launched an insight tool; Foursquare's mapped all its check-ins; and we have tips on LinkedIn campaigns, your social media policy, and more. Skim for smarts!

  • Often, the best way to reach a huge goal is to break it down into small, less intimidating goals. To help businesses tackle the daunting task of developing a social media presence (without feeling overwhelmed), Intuit has created this "Path to Social Success in 2013" infographic.

  • In Part 1 of "10 Personal Branding Trends for 2013," I shared five important personal branding trends for the New Year. In this second installment, I have five more trends for you to include in your personal branding strategy to make you stand out and achieve your goals.