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To combat rioting, the Indian government has cracked down on social media sites and is even considering legislation. Is there another way?
Join the growtoonists each Friday for a humorous take on marketing, social media, and current business events.
Are you stuck in a social media rut? Here are five ideas to find new connections and marketing inspiration.

Recent riots in India were fueled by social media rumors and the government is cracking down. Are social media-fueled panics inevitable? Social media sowing the seeds of panic

Kred wants to close the gap with Klout by offering social influence tools for smaller businesses
There are two colliding factors that are slowly killing your marketing strategy. Here is a plan to fight back.
Twitter announced changes that may inhibit or destroy innovation surrounding its product.

Join the growtoonists each Friday for a humorous take on marketing, social media, and current business events.
Are you being authentic on the social web? Why would you want to be?
Do the best companies make you think or feel? The author suggests feeling is what makes things happen.
Klout overhauls its business model, but does it answer its critics?
Nearly every corporate social media strategy starts with a drive for “likes,” but that may be precisely the wrong thing to do for long-term success.
Join the growtoonists each Friday for a humorous take on marketing, social media, and current business events.
If a grocery chain built a business based on trust, can’t your marketing communications department?
What would happen if a great creative mind of the past surveyed the state of art of social media?