The second public beta of RockMelt — a web browser with built-in social features –  has been released, with a raft of improvements, including better chat and Twitter apps. The new View Later functionality is baked into the browser UI. The browser also gets a redesigned Twitter app. How Will We Access the Next-Gen Web? MORE >>

Tweet Here are some of the things I learned via Twitter this past week. QUOTES. “ Progress is man’s ability to complicate simplicity. &# ~Thor-Heyerdahl – via @tedcoine. rebelbrown. marciamarcia – “Just overheard at #closym, ‘ there is nothing human or resourceful about HR. ‘&#. What is the social business? MORE >>

Craig Walker of the Denver Post took what may be the best photo of the year, as he covered the Colorado legislature's rejection of a civil-unions bill for us queers. Dear Bill Roach of Castle Rock: If you don't like seeing a girl touch her partner's leg, don't look.  . personal stuff MORE >>

Here is the monthly listing of my Fast Forward blog posts. find it helps me with an archive and hopefully is also useful to you. There is a separate category for these summaries in my right side column on this blog. There will be more in April. Social Media Usage Pervasive in Major US Charities, Ahead of Other Sectors.   MORE >>