Do you have time to search the web everyday to find the newest and coolest social media tools? If the answer is no, then you have come to the right place. (& if the answer is yes, leave a comment with your favorites). 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:
YouTube Redesign Rollout:
On Wednesday, YouTube rolled out a major redesign. The actual interface was revealed two months ago, & this week, the redesign was rolled out to millions of YouTube video viewers. Mashable describes the new YouTube as leaner and less cluttered with simplified navigation.
Facebook- Fans to Like:
This week, Facebook announced that they will be changing the way they ask users to connect with a page by replacing the word fan with like. So, instead of becoming a fan of a Page, you will be able to like a Page. This was announced on Monday by alerting Facebook advertisers that “fan” buttons will be replaced with “like” buttons on ads.
Twitter Homepage Change:
Twitter has completely changed their homepage. So now, Along with the search box and sign in or sign up information, Twitter’s homepage shows a sample of who’s on Twitter, what they’re tweeting about, and what big topics are being discussed.
Facebook Community Pages:
This week, Facebook has added an option for users to create Community Pages. A page falls into this category if it is an unofficial page, i.e. not for a company, brand, or public figure. So for example, if you want to create a Facebook Page for records or old radios, you’d use a Community Page. If the Community Page you create gets enough fans, it will be adopted and maintained by the Facebook community.
iPad Coming this Saturday:
For those of you eagerly awaiting the iPad, you may be in luck this weekend. On April 3, the iPad hits Apple stores. Wi-Fi only iPads go on sale this Saturday in Apple stores and select Best Buy stores. & As one would expect, iPad apps are now live on iTunes. The Wi-Fi & 3G capable iPads will be available later this month.
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Anna’s Social Media Picks of the Week (04/23/10)
by FeedbackDo 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. (& if the answer is yes, leave a comment with your favorites). 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:
Foursquare Hits a Million:
This week, Foursquare has hit the 1 million mark. Yep, there is now over 1 million Foursquare users. On Thursday, Foursquare tweeted about their anticipation of this milestone, saying, “We’re closing in on 1 million users! Current count is 969,775. Looks like that’s we may have something to toast during Friday Happy Hour :).”
Social Plugins:
Facebook announced five social plugins at f8 that can be embedded into websites -which you will then be able to interact with. Here’s what I took away from the article What the Facebook F8 Annoucements Mean for You:
Open Graph:
Another announcement at f8 was Open Graph. Open Graph essentially shares things you “like” with other websites (unless you opt out). As Giganom states, “If you indicate you like an article, a band, a restaurant — anything, really — a site using Facebook’s open graph protocol can create a persistent relationship with you around that content.” Microsoft Docs, Pandora, and Yelp are initial partners for Open Graph, so these sites will have the ability to personalize your experience using your public Facebook information.
Other Facebook News:
Other changes to Facebook this week include that fans have official been changed to like on pages. Also, Facebook is now prompting users to link their hobbies to pages around the web by automatically pulling in choices they think are correct. Facebook also introduced Graph API at f8, which in a nutshell, just makes it easier for developers to utilize the facebook platform.
The Lost iPhone:
A big news topic this week was that an iPhone 4G was accidentally left at a bar, resulting in someone else taking it home & discovering it was the next iPhone. Although Apple security shut off the phone, Gizmodo got the shell for $5,000. Here’s the photos of the iPhone 4G: http://bit.ly/cSJgYb
-Anna (@alucas9)