Link Post for January 31st

This is the A2SM Link Post for January 31st. To see more of the bookmarks we’ve found, check out our Delicious Feed

How To Get Free Bagels On Facebook – Einstein Bros Bagels just introduced an interesting marketing scheme: Give Bagels away to every person who signs up as a Fan on Facebook! I encourage you to become a fan today and get yourself a free breakfast. Since January 24th, the fan page has grown from 41,278 Fans to 343,169 fans: That is 301,000 new fans, and 301,000 Bagels.
Baby Boomers Renew Their Connections With Facebook – Almost half of the online Baby Boomer generation (born between 1946 and 1964) update their Facebook or other social networks regularly. According to eMarketer Online senior Analyst Lisa E. Philips, “About 47% of online boomers maintain a profile on at least one social network, according to several sources. Their contacts include family, friends and co-workers of all ages.” The report goes on to discuss Boomers’ favorite networks and methods of buying online. Of the networks included as “social networks” in the study, 73% of the group maintained a Facebook profile.
Scam Facebook Groups Continue To Proliferate –
Stephen Colbert Shows Off iPad at The Grammys [VIDEO] – Just when you thought the iPad hype may be winding down, Stephen Colbert opened up The Grammys by pulling out the new Apple device instead of an envelope to present the show’s award for “Song of the Year.”
Facebook for Business? Most Workers Use Social Networking for Jobs – Messaging and Collaboration news from Channel Insider – Sure, Facebook and Twitter may be popular as a way for friends to keep in touch, but is social networking technology also a business tool? Increasingly so, says IDC, pointing to a new survey that says most workers use Web 2.0 technology for their jobs. And that trend leads to new opportunities for technology solution providers.
Google Labs Adds Search Icon To ‘Compose Mail’ Window In Gmail – Google has quietly added a new icon in the ‘Compose Mail’ window of its free webmail service Gmail, enabling users to run search queries from within the interface and insert results and URLs straight into drafted e-mails or open chat conversations.
On eBay, Twitter Followers Are Worth Less Than A Penny Each –