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This Week in Social Media – 6/12/2013

Social Media Marketing

Could Facebook be working on its own RSS reader ? With Google Reader preparing to sunset on July 1, it''s a possibility. Hashtags are now part of the Facebook experience , making it possible to track public conversations about topics. Google acquired the social mapping and travel app Waze for $1 billion.

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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Into the Mind

Kikolani

How to Use Google Reader to Find & Share Content - Learn how to use Google Reader to find the best content to share. Also, be sure to follow him on Twitter @jasonphines or Google+ ! Also includes an extensive list of blogs to subscribe to. He recently gave a TED Talk on how to find and do work that you love.

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Choice of Form: Two Legal Seminars As Social Media

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Then the comments come in, and a conversation takes place. The admin (Professor Macdonald) / moderator (students teaching the class on a given day) create categories of conversation, which are analogous to deciding on forum names/topics and sticky threads. (In Non-sticky threads can be pushed down by threads with newer comments.)

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With 4 Days Before Blogger Social, I Bring You the 4×4 Meme

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I’ve traveled more than ever before. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca The idea of this meme is somewhat like previous memes , but it’s four times full of fun. Here’s why: Just over three years ago, I got married to a wonderful guy named Brian.

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17 Digital Marketing Experts Share Their Top Tips, Tricks, and Tools

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

It gives you a good sense of how far your message traveled on Twitter — I get that this isn’t always the best metric, but if you have breaking news, it’s nice to be able to equate how far and fast news traveled on Twitter in a way that most executives recognize: number of tweets, top twitterers and impressions!

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7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Videos that have a completely unplanned “wow&# element to them definitely travel far in social circles. There you have it: seven viral video characteristics that start the conversations and get the wheels turning. Do you mean conversions? Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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When is Brand Evangelism a Crime? Exploring the Royal Caribbean.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Perhaps this is a “take heed&# call to community participants who engage on the social web, but while ExpertCruiser warns its readers that this is a scummy practice, in reality, scouring social sites for mentions of your product, service, and even your competitors is nothing new. Doubt the whiners will change their tune, though.

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