Social networks are now being used by some lenders to evaluate whether you’re likely to pay them back. The New York Observer reports that, while this methodology is still a few years away from common use by major banks, smaller institutions such as microlender Lenddo already use an algorithm based on input from a person’s [...]

I was on the phone with a good friend the other day and she told me about yet another Facebook “situation” that was potentially destructive for yet another family. They were at a party when the twenty-something daughter of the hosts came in and announced one of the guests’ sons had just gotten engaged. Naturally [...]

There’s always a new thing in social media. Flash Mobs are so 2 days ago. Now: What about cash mobs?