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This Week in Social Media – 5/8/2013

Social Media Marketing

Salesforce has unveiled a Communities solution for the enterprise , which leverages its Chatter platform and other products to create portals that will allow external conversations to be brought into the company more seamlessly. In the automotive space, online reviews are just as influential as professional opinions for buyers.

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Search Engine Statistics:: Google's share dips

The Marketing Blog

Sector wise trends : If we look at vertical searches, all is not lost for Google as they continue to rise in Automotive, Shopping and travel verticals. Google’s percentage of upstream traffic grew for the Automotive, Shopping and Travel categories. Search saw gains in the Automotive category.

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Social Media the One Bright Spot for PR Hiring

Proactive Report

Courtesy of Dean Meyers Flickr. You need to be able to use blogs, microblogs, social networks, RSS feeds and other tools to connect internal stakeholders as well as reach out to, and build a community with, your customers and other external audiences. 98% of U.S. companies say they plan to award base salary pay increases in 2011.

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10 Community Manager Responsibilities that Don't Involve Twitter.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Every time I tell someone I’m a Community Manager , I get a varied response. &# That last one might be the most honest of the three, since asking a Community Manager whether they tweet for a living is like asking a construction worker if they cat-call for a living, or a doctor if he asks people to say “ah!&# for a living.