When people discuss all this “social stuff” it sounds like a different language to a lot of other people. The virtual world has a language all of its own. Learning a new language takes time, practice and understanding. Business leaders don’t typically have a lot of extra time to practice and understand a new language. [...]

A BBC story offers some surprising statistics.  According to their article, 3/4 of survey respondants claimed to have checked a blog for information before shopping. 
"Consumers are tired of marketing gloss and so the interest in blogs is not surprising," said Paul Halfpenny, product manager at survey sponsor Hostway.
"We all want impartial advice and information, [...]

Friday and Monday will see loads of iPods sold. 
Consumer electronics sites had a 142 week-over-week traffic jump, and computer hardware/software sites doubled their traffic, with around 102 percent week-over-week growth.
You couldn’t find a better time to be podcasting.  Consumers are demanding podcasts but there are just not enough quality podcasts out there to quench [...]