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This Week: Social Media News You Need to Know

(February 4, 2012 by Jennifer Beese)

While you’ve been busy updating your company’s Facebook page, keeping your customers up to date through Twitter and posting the latest corporate video on YouTube, we’ve been reporting on the latest in social media news for businesses large and small.

In case you’ve missed any of it, here’s a recap of this week’s breaking stories. We’ve arranged them by category to help you quickly find the news you’re looking for.

Facebook Facebook Begins Testing New Photo Layout Facebook Tests Games-Only Activity Feed Continue Reading…

After the IPO: 5 Facebook News Updates You Should Know

(February 3, 2012 by Samuel Axon)

It’s Facebook Friday — each week we’ll offer one tip for leveraging Facebook to increase customer awareness of and engagement with your brand or business. This week, we’re reviewing a dramatic week in Facebook news, from the company’s IPO to some of its telling feature pushes.

Exactly what the social networks $5 billion initial public offering means for businesses and consumers isn’t yet clear, but we can look at this eventful week of Facebook updates and revelations for some clues about what’s Continue Reading…

Promote Important Posts With Tumblr Highlights

(February 3, 2012 by Jennifer Beese)

Tumblr is switching its focus to monetization and has introduced a new feature that offers bloggers the ability to showcase a post on the Tumblr Dashboard. The catch? It only costs $1.

“Every now and then, a post comes along that’s meant for big things,” explained David Karp, Tumblr’s founder and CEO, in today’s blog post. “It could be pulling the wraps off your new project, promoting your next show, raising awareness for a cause, or just sharing a truly incredible photo.”

Now when you’re creating a Continue Reading…

Facebook Accounts for 20 Percent of U.S. Pageviews

(February 3, 2012 by Jennifer Beese) 1

This was an important week for Facebook as the company announced its intention to sell shares to the public. The IPO document revealed some substantial stats about the social network. Experian Hitwise dug a little deeper and found additional details about the site’s online influence.

The web analytics company examined the social network’s performance online and found that one out of every 11 visits and one out of five pageviews online takes place on Facebook.com. That means Facebook accounts for 20 percent of pageviews Continue Reading…

Publish Videos Directly From iOS to Your WordPress Blog

(February 3, 2012 by Jennifer Beese)

WordPress.com has announced that iOS users can now upload and embed videos onto blogs thanks to VideoPress’ latest update.

VideoPress is a WordPress plugin that converts original video into formats suitable for viewing on the web – whether from your desktop or mobile devices.

Bloggers with iPhones or iPads can now upload videos directly from their mobile devices. It doesn’t matter if videos are shot vertically or horizontally, VideoPress will rotate it before publishing.

To Continue Reading…

20 Google+ Terms and Definitions You Need to Know

(February 3, 2012 by Susan Gunelius) 1

20 Google+ Definitions You Should KnowEven though it’s been less than a year since the launch of Google+, there are already 90 million people who have joined this emerging social network.

Some analysts predict that by the end of 2012, the Google+ community will surpass 400 million people. That may be far behind Facebook’s 800 million members, but it still represents an impressive growth rate.

To make things easier for people who are still getting up to speed Continue Reading…

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