While its still working out a few post-release kinks in functionality, Twitter’s @anywhere feature is slowly trying to find its place through its “for the tweeters, by the tweeters” approach.

Here’s something to dip into your morning’s cup-o-joe. Dunkin’ Donuts just crowdsourced their way to 12 new doughnut varieties. And the head of research and development? You.

…it would be a pretty dull one. That’s the observation we draw from the latest updated Twitter infographic, courtesy of Gerardo Obieta, a graphic designer in Minneapolis. Obieta points out that for every 100 Tweets, just eight are “good,” or re-tweet worthy.

If you want to win new friends, then be good to the friends you’ve got. This axiom pretty much sums up new research into the effectiveness of Facebook advertising campaigns, as conducted by the measurement experts at Nielsen.

Is Facebook on a collision course with privacy watchdogs? There have been isolated complaints in the U.S. and in Europe to rein in the rapidly growing social network and how it handles user data, but …

There’s a funny thing about investing time and effort in social/disruptive media….it can be pretty disruptive to your business. That realisation was brought home with a thump today on hearing the news that Ning, the “build your own social network for free” platform is no longer, um, free.

What do your biggest detractors and fans on Twitter think of you at this moment? Until now, it’s been a tricky question to answer.

Tiger Woods has a bit of a history when it comes to YouTube videos – remember the smart Electronic Arts’ response to the blogger criticism of his PGA Tour video game that showed Tiger walking on water to play a shot?

We’re curious to get your thoughts on Twitter’s new “Promoted Tweets” ad platform. What do you think? Should brands pay for preferable placement of their tweets? Or, will it just cause a backlash among the Twitter faithful? Let us know on this poll.

One year ago, Dave Cleaver, owner of Inspired Bicycles, a very small specialist bike frame manufacturer in Hull, UK uploaded a promotional video showing one of his sponsored riders turning street trial tricks in Edinburgh.