Story provided by The L.A. Times – On April 3, 1988, the Los Angeles Times Magazine published a 25-year look ahead to 2013. This year, USC professor Jerry Lockenour is using the series of articles in a graduate engineering class he teaches. Check out the original article here. Continue reading
![Consumers Trust Social Media Recommendations (And Facebook Most Of All) [INFOGRAPHIC]](https://theinformationage13.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/12-23-13-social-media-recommendations.jpg?w=281&h=252&crop=1 "Consumers Trust Social Media Recommendations (And Facebook Most Of All) [INFOGRAPHIC]")
Story provided by Mediabistro – People trust product and brand recommendations from other people more than they trust traditional media or advertising channels, and friends and family recommendations on social media channels, particularly Facebook, are trusted most of all. The average consumer mentions specific brands over 90 times per week in conversations with friends, … Continue reading