Society Highlights

On May 11, 43-year old Allen Kephart died after being tasered multiple times by three San Bernardino, California sheriff's deputies during a routine traffic stop. Kephart, a quiet and well-liked member of the tight-knit mountain community around Lake Arrowhead, allegedly ran a stop sign and became combative during the stop. But local residents say this claim is wildly out of character for Kephart, who had no police record and no history of aggravation.

The Spark with Amanda Diva talks with Ben Vereen about about his singing and acting career and why he is so multifaceted. They also talk about how the black community feel they have a lack of possibility when they should feel the possibility is limitless.

On this Year-End Episode of This Week in Social Media, It's time to look back at the biggest stories of 2011! Robert is joined by Sam Osborn, the show's producer, as they talk Social Media IPO's, Viral Social Unrest, to include Arab Spring and the Occupy Movement, SOPA, and the emergence of real competition to Facebook. Also, Robert delivers his predictions for the most important trends of the coming year.

Kate Bussmann (@katebussmann), author of "A Twitter Year: 365 Days in 140 Characters" and personal branding expert Dan Schawbel (@danschawbel) talk Google's changes, the evolving nature of Twitter, and how to integrate social media to create a strong personal brand in 2012.