Social media’s popularity continues to grow, connecting people with just about everything they watch and buy.The latest Nielsen insights provide some answers on exactly how powerful this influence is on consumer behavior, both online and off.

Using behavioral cues and emotion displays to detect deception in interpersonal communication. Very interesting presentation by dberglu

John Seely Brown discusses creativity in this Curiosity video

Interesting thoughts by HubSpot Internet Marketing

Psychologist Philip Zimbardo asks, “Why are boys struggling?” He shares some stats (lower graduation rates, greater worries about intimacy and relationships) and suggests a few reasons — and he asks for your help! Watch his talk, then take his short 10-question survey: http://on.ted.com/PZSurvey

Frog CMO Tim Leberecht discusses Smart Brands at the Futurist CMO Conference in Gurgaon. Interesting thoughts to say the least