Do you have time to search the web everyday to find the newest social media tools? If the answer is no, then you have come to the right place. I have searched the World Wide Web for social media information all week, and stumbled upon a few favorites along the way. Here are my picks of the week:
The New Twitter:
This week, Twitter began rolling out a redesign. The “new” Twitter moves the search box up, has more relevant and customized search results, and has added filtering options. Filtering options include showing only tweets with links near your current location.
Social Media Stats:
A stat from last Saturday that is worth mentioning: The Pew Research Center did a recent study which indicated that people over age 50 now account for 42% of social networking users. Specifically,
“Some 47% of internet users ages 50-64 and 26% of users are 65 and older now use social networking sites . People aged over 50 now account for 42% of all social networking users, up from 22% a year ago.”
University Foursquare:
This week, Foursquare made it easier for universities to join their geo-location check-in service. Debuting Foursquare for Universities, colleges now have a page where they can apply to open their own branded profiles on Foursquare. Learn more about how universities are using Foursquare here.
Celebrity Twitter Auction:
If you want a celebrity or musician like Shaq (@therealshaq) or Eva Longoria (@evalongoria) to follow you on Twitter, you may be in luck. Twitchange is hosting the first ever celebrity Twitter auction (now through September 25th), where you can donate to ahomeinhaiti.org for a chance to have a celebrity follow, mention, or retweet you. Have Bieber fever? As Mashable expained, you’re not the only one:
The Justin Bieber Mega Package, described thusly, “Justin Bieber will follow you on Twitter for a minimum of 90 days, will retweet one of your tweets and will send out a tweet including your @twitterhandle,” is already up to $2,325.00 and 62 bids.
Facebook Places, UK:
Facebook places is now live in the UK… and just in time for our arrival. @Feedbackagency crew @alucas9 and @ideaman are working internationally for the next week, starting in London, England and ending in Paris, France. You can keep up with our travels by following us on Twitter; and if you’re in the UK, check-in on Places!
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European Social Media Picks of the Week (10/01/10)
by FeedbackMy social media picks this week were inspired by a recent work related trip to Europe. While traveling, fellow Feedbacker Jeff Thompson (@ideaman) and I learned about how different cultures interact within social media. Here’s the insights I have to share, in the form of a quirky, fun video. In this video we share photos and video taken abroad (with our iPhone 4G’s) and share the social media insights we learned:
One thing we learned from several agencies we met with, and what was confirmed by a recent study compiled by LIONBRIDGE, was that French companies are more reluctant to use social media tools to push out information. Companies in France mostly use social media to push out information without losing control of the conversation. In general, the French typically use social media to keep in touch with friends.
Paris, France
Another interesting thing we were told on our travels was that people in Belgium have not embraced social media very much, whereas people in the Netherlands, where the same language is typically spoken (Dutch), have embraced social media in a big way. In a Global Web Index Survey, stats showed that people in the Netherlands use social media most as a tool to stay up to date with current news and events.
Bruges, Belgium
Finally, as one would expect, many European countries don’t only use Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. They use their own social media platforms. For example, in France, Skyrock is also popular. In Italy, Netlog and Badoo are used, and in the UK Bebo is used. Learn more here.
Cambridge, England
And as always, this is Anna of Feedback, and those were my social media picks of the week. Keep a look out for next weeks picks, which will be filmed from Las Vegas, NV.
-Anna (@alucas9)