Wow – what a wide range of stories this week! All the usual suspects are mentioned this week (which might be a first!) We have stories from Facebook (surprise surprise), Twitter, YouTube, Foursquare and Google ! (Sorry, no Linkedin this week).
So as always, in the world of Social – quite a busy week, mainly due to South by South West (SXSW) was held this week, and there were plenty of other social based services and offerings cropping up.
So, let’s dive right in!
12th March
Austin’s Homeless Become Wi-Fi Hotspots During SXSW [VIDEO]
Thirteen homeless from Austin’s Front Steps shelter were turned into 4G hotspots during SXSW, offering a Wi-Fi connection for a donation. … Austin’s Homeless Become Controversial Wi-Fi Hotspots During SXSW [VIDEO] …
Facebook redesigns mobile feed to make liking, commenting easier
Facebook updated the mobile version of News Feed this weekend so users can like and comment on posts with one tap instead of two. Previously, users of Facebook’s iOS app, Android app and mobile touch site had to tap a …
Facebook surveys users about Timeline, duplicate profiles, more
Some Facebook users are being prompted to take a 16-question survey about their experience with the social network. The survey includes questions about Timeline and whether users have duplicate profiles, in addition to …
13th March
Pinterest to Release New Profile Pages This Week
Pinterest is planning to release redesigned profiles this week, according to CEO and co-founder Ben Silbermann. “I’m so excited about it,” said Silbermann (pictured, left), who spoke at the South By Southwest conference in …
Facebook to Fight Back in Yahoo Suit
At Gigaom.com, Om Malik is preparing to get the inside scoop on the Yahoo v. Facebook suit. According to Malik, Facebook is getting ready to fight Yahoo back, citing “sources close to Facebook.” While the response isn’t fully …
Student Threatens School Shooting Spree on Reddit, Gets Arrested …
A University at Maryland student was arrested this week after posting anonymous threats to various social networks, including Reddit. … Student Threatens School Shooting Spree on Reddit, Gets Arrested [VIDEO]…
Ted Baker London Launches In-Store Portrait Service With Instagram
To draw customers in to shop its painterly spring collection, UK fashion label Ted Baker is launching a digital portrait service at its stores in the UK, New York and Dublin. Consumers are invited to stop by Ted Baker’s stores in …
Posterous Acquisition Drives WordPress Migration Surge …
Posterous Acquisition Drives WordPress Migration Surge. Yesterday we brought you news that Twitter had acquired mobile blogging platform Posterous for an undisclosed amount of money. The two companies announced …
14th March
ALERT: Facebook Urged To Police Sick Baby Scams
A second open letter to Facebook urged the social network to take action on a scam involving the use of photos of sick babies to collect money for nonexistent charities.
Facebook adds recommendations box to Timeline pages associated …
Pages that switch to the new Timeline format will now display user recommendations in a box beneath friend activity and include a prompt for people to write their own recommendations...This was a feature on the old version of pages, but when Facebook first released the redesign…
YouTube Gets Google Synchronization
YouTube Gets Google Synchronization. The Google consolidation era is continuing with full force as their latest announcement sees a marriage of Google accounts with YouTube. While it’s not quite a synchronization …
Cadbury Makes Its Google Page Out of Chocolate
Cadbury UK has created a chocolate version of its Google page to celebrate a recent milestone: 500000th “circlers,” or fans.
8M pages switch to Timeline; Facebook offers education tools to …
More than 8 million pages have adopted the new Timeline format ahead of the March 30 deadline when all pages will be converted automatically, Facebook says. There were more than 37 million pages with 10 or more Likes …
Facebook Events Getting New Features
Do you use Facebook Events to plan your birthday party or that ill advised sweater party from last year that nobody came to even though you invited everybody on your friends list? If so, there are some changes coming that will …
Tibetans to Facebook: Give Us Back Our Hometown
The non-profit network Tibettruth has launched an online campaign to make Facebook specify Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, as a part of Tibet — rather than China. Tibettruth calls itself an advocate for justice, human rights and …
15th March
Facebook platform update: page tabs, payments, fan gates, more
Facebook shared a number of updates on its developer blog today, including new features, API changes and bug fixes. New link makes apps easier to add – Tab application pages now include an “Add App to Page” option to …
WARNING: Facebook Events Can Link To Viruses!
This morning, I was made admin of an event called “New Apple iPhone5 Testers” by someone I don’t know — but hey, I have 2800 friends and 4500 subscribers, so that doesn’t mean much. I went to check out the event, and …
YouTube Alters Suggested Videos Algorithm
YouTube has altered its suggested videos algorithm to favor videos that are watched for the longest periods of time. … YouTube ‘Suggested Videos‘ Now Favor Longest-Watched…
Signup For a New YouTube Channel With Your Google Name
Google users without a YouTube channel can now create one with their Google information and photo.
McDonald’s New #Shamrocking Campaign Shows They Never Learn
McDonald’s New #Shamrocking Campaign Shows They Never Learn. McDonald’s just can’t seem to learn their lesson after two botched Twitter campaigns. In recap, the restaurant launched a Twitter hashtag campaign in …
16th March
KONY 2012: How Social Media Fueled the Most Viral Video of All Time
The Pew Internet and American Life Project investigated how KONY 2012 became the most viral video of all time.
Foursquare Returns To Roots To Grow Ads
Foursquare got its start at the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) just as many of the great social media entities did that we enjoy today. Things are a little better than they were back in 2009 when Foursquare first appeared at …
Facebook Advertisers, Get Ready For Timeline
With more brands integrating social strategies into marketing plans, it’s crucial that businesses take note of and adapt to Facebook’s changes. If you haven’t noticed the timeline format on Facebook, you must have been …
Facebook reaches 10M in Japan, doubles users in 6 months
This figure indicates Facebook has about 10 percent penetration among Japanese Internet users and is quickly gaining on Mixi, Japan’s most popular social network. Mixi reported in February that it has 15.2 million monthly …
18th March
Twitter Is The Perfect Drug
Twitter Is The Perfect Drug. We all have our addictions. Some people are addicted to smoking, whereas others are addicted to cartoons about miniature ponies. It turns out that social networking can be just as addictive, especially Twitter.
In Closing…
So what do you think of the recent updates to YouTube? With account integration, do you think that will increase usage and engagement on Google ? Do you think it’s better for YouTube to show videos with more engagement rather than pure view numbers?
Are you pleased with the small but numerous Facebook changes? Have you got onto Timeline yet or are you clinging on until you are migrated anyway? Are you a fan of Timeline for pages?
Get it all off your chests in the comments below!
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