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Top Five: social networks push new shopping features

Sherrilynne Starkie

Top Five: social networks push new shopping features. This week's top five must-know social media news come from LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Google and Pinterest. And once you've asked for one and applied for the job, you're 4X more likely to hear back from a recruiter at that company. Sherrilynne Starkie.

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Top Five: Social networks invest in quality news

Sherrilynne Starkie

This week’s must-know social media news for marketing and communications professionals includes headlines about Facebook’s attempt to clean up, support for journalism from Twitter and Google, the continuing importance of links in SEO and some new, clever features from LinkedIn. 2 LinkedIn’s new ways to track companies.

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49 Noteworthy Social Networking Stats and Facts

Webbiquity SMM

Though new social networks continue to be launched (e.g. But there are no guarantees that leadership will last, and the social networking landscape is constantly evolving. Image credit: Social Media Examiner. In addition, 96% of all B2C and 88% of B2B companies use Facebook for marketing. Pew Research ).

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You star in this Google ad

Sherrilynne Starkie

You might be unwittingly embarking on one right now thanks to Google. Recently the search company announced a change to its terms of service that will see the name and photographs of some users in advertising. The change automatically affects Google+ users who are over 18 years of age, although users can opt out.

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The 2012 Social Networking Privacy Policy

Webbiquity SMM

If you were to do a Google search for some of the top social networking sites , you’ll almost certainly stumble across a news story concerning privacy issues with user data. Since the backlash with Instagram, other social networks have been tip-toeing in their approach to changes in terms of service.

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Google Settles with FTC over Deceptive Privacy Practices Related to Google Buzz Social Network

Bill Hartzer

Google today has officially agreed to settle charges by the United States Federal Trade Commission that Google used “deceptive tactics&# and “violated its own privacy promises to consumers&# when Google launched their social network called Google Buzz , in 2010.

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A digital media framework for smart marketing communications

Sherrilynne Starkie

The fourth most-popular social network for Canadians is Instagram. Forty per cent of Canadians is on Pinterest, an image-based social network and a third of those use it daily. Today Owned Media includes digital content, and the central hub is usually the company website. Most employees have social media accounts.

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