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Welcome to our weekly edition of what's hot in social media news. To help you stay up-to-date with social media, here are some of the news items that caught our attention.
What's New This Week?
Twitter Ads for Small Businesses: Twitter ads used to only be for the exclusive large advertisers, but not for much longer. Twitter has “partnered with American Express to make it easy for small business owners to advertise on Twitter. American Express Cardmembers and merchants based in the U.S. will be invited to try this new advertising solution before anyone else, and American Express will give $100 in free advertising to the first 10,000 eligible businesses to sign up.”
Facebook to Release Timeline for Business Pages This Month: Social media marketers will want to keep their ears open for this news expected on February 29.
Facebook Launches Verified Accounts and Pseudonyms: Facebook, a service built on real names and real identities, starts “allowing prominent public figures to verify their accounts and display a preferred pseudonym instead of their birth name.”
New Updates to YouTube for Google TV: This update improves your YouTube experience on Google TV, making it faster and easier to find great content, adding YouTube channel pages and giving you more control over your experience.
Google+ Circles Get a Cleaner Look and Feel: You'll notice that Circles are nicer to look at and much easier to use, including: a new left-hand navigation menu, quick access to your email address book(s) and Circles that shrink in size on smaller screens.
Secure Twitter Browsing Is on by Default for All Users: “Now, HTTPS will be on by default for all users whenever you sign into Twitter.com. If you prefer not use it, you can turn it off on your Account Settings page.”
Read more about how to keep your account secure here: support.twitter.com/articles/76036…
— Safety (@safety) October 18, 2011
HootSuite Push Notifications for iPhone and iPad in Beta Release: The first 10,000 users who download the latest version of the iOS app will be able to join and HootSuite will release it to everyone in the near future.
Here's a social media tool worth noting:
JobsMiner: A tool for job search on social media.
Here are a few interesting social media infographics:
Are CMOs Ready for the Digital Marketing Era?
What social media news caught your interest this week? Please share your comments below.
