Facebook redecorates yet again, changing-among other things-the name of Live Feed and News Feed to the equally confusing Top News and Most Recent. Expect tons of complaining and bellyaching, over a service that is both free, useful, and completely optional to use. If demographic information was determined by resistance to change, then Facebook’s age would skew decidedly higher.

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Adevertising Age just published a list of “The Most Social Brands of 2008″ according to social media marketers Virtue. Among the top 50 are the usual suspects, for example, iPhone, CNN, Apple, Disney, and Xbox top the list as the most-mentioned brands according to Virtue’s survey.

But I was surprised to see Lincoln clocking in at 28, just above NBA and Pepsi. Really? Is that Lincoln the car company or Lincoln, the Abe? Do more people talk about Town Cars than the NBA on social sites?

via The Most Social Brands of 2008 – Advertising Age – DigitalNext.

All those interested in Social Media–and by that I mean anyone even slightly involved with marketing, advertising, web development, or what their kids are up to–should check in now and then with The Social Times, a blog that is “covering all that’s Social.” Written by AllFacebook.com editor Nick O’Neill, The Social Times seems to be aspiring to cover the day-to-day developments of social networks, social media, and the hilarity that ensues when people, technology, and marketers wake up in bed together. Concise, knowledgable posts break down this phenomenon that is literally sweeping through all levels of our culture. Promising “events, mixers, and conferences” around the country, it looks like O’Neill is planning to take this into the real world for some real-time socializing.

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