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Top five: social networks are cleaning up their acts

Sherrilynne Starkie

Top five: social networks are cleaning up their acts. In this week's top 5 must-know social media news, we see major social networks rolling out initiatives to protect privacy and increase transparency. It provides information from publishers' Wikipedia entries, related articles, engagement metrics and more.

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Journalism and Wikipedia – Wanky Balls

Laurel Papworth

From TheBitterWallet : It won’t surprise you that Big Chill was never called Wanky Balls, Sweaty Nads, Greasy Schlong or anything else for that matter because you see, the bone idle newsrag decided to believe something that was written on a Wikipedia page about the event ( screengrab here ). From Wikipedia so may or may not be true.

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Study shows social media drives sales

Sherrilynne Starkie

Research released today by LoyaltyOne and two leading North American academic institutions provides the long-awaited proof that social media interaction between a customer and a brand drives immediate and long-term sales increases. Photo credit: Wikipedia). Social media in call centres. Wikipedia rules the waves.

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Wikipedia’s New Code Of Conduct Gets One Thing Right; Another Will Be A Struggle

Forbes Social Media

Wikipedia isn’t just any social network, and its new rulebook stands apart from the terms of service handed down by commercial social platforms like Facebook and Twitter.

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Gartner: fake social media reviews

Sherrilynne Starkie

Photo credit: Wikipedia). Gartner believes that although consumer trust in social media is currently low, consumer perception of tightened government regulation and increased media exposure of fake social media ratings and reviews will ultimately increase consumer trust in new and existing social media ratings and reviews.

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Customer Satisfaction: Social Media Websites Rank Among The Worst

The Realtime Report

Pinterest has emerged as the new favorite social network for consumers, increasing 6% to an ACSI score of 76. Improved features and search capabilities have launched the site to the top of the social media category for the very first time. Social Networking Stats: Active Usage Drops For Facebook and Twitter, #RLTM Scoreboard.

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Pinterest updates terms of service

Sherrilynne Starkie

Red Pinterest logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia). The new terms go into effect on April 6, 2012 and should go some way to addressing the network’s critics. Social networking: the most popular online activity worldwide. This morning, Pinterest has announced. Related posts: Content marketing is king. Related articles.

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