
Twitter’s New Music App Launches Friday
Can it do for music what Vine did for… um… well let’s hope it’s got more oomph for the mainstream than that…
And the site is live, albeit currently is more of a placeholder.
Chat Multi-Tasking is How Facebook Home Could Rattle Apple And Google
So now that we’ve had a weekend to think about it, we agree with this article that the real meat of Home is how they handle chat.
Brands Favor Social Shares Over Likes
Surprise! Engagement matters more than random Likes!
More Facebook news: Facebook Rolling Out Emoticons, Actions In Status Updates To More Users
FourSquare’s iOS Update Brings Search to the Forefront
Interesting… Foursquare as more about search than check-in?
Twitter Now Rivals Facebook as Teens’ Most Important Social Network
Experience tells us it isn’t always reliable to use teens as a barometer for future trends but there will be many youth brands who might sit up and review their plans with this shift gathering momentum.
And remember kids – mileage may vary based on how your target regions actually use Twitter!
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Feedback’s Greatest Hits 2013, Vol 16
by FeedbackHere’s the social media news that caught our eye for the week ending on May 3, 2013!
Instagram Now Lets Anyone Tag You [Or Brands] In Photos, Adds Them To “Photos Of You” Profile Section
UK.Gov passes Instagram Act: all your pics are belong to everyone now
This may very well be a case of the Government is trying to free up businesses and enterprise by reducing legislation – but we also don’t want to underestimate the Internet’s ability to freak out… something to watch as it progresses to Parliament and the House of Lords.
Chat apps have overtaken SMS by message volume, but how big a disaster is that for carriers?
Another trend that has snuck by many watching the social and digital space.
Retwact: A Tool for Fixing twitter’s Misinformation Problem
Nielsen: Facebook Declining In U.S. And On Desktop
So — grain of sale time.
The switch to mobile makes sense. The 10 million “lost” from Facebook user numbers… is an awkward statement. Consider that there’s an average of 3 million people who die each year, another 3 million who emigrate from the US (who could still be on Facebook, just not using it IN the US), not to mention Facebook cracking down on users who are underage, fake and spam accounts — and are we talking about a certain amount of activity here? It’s hard to tell since Nielsen can’t confirm these “lost” people actually went anywhere — if they defected to other networks or… um… just died.
Point being — take any decline under 20 million with a grain of slat when we’re talking about a user base of over a billion…
Bud Light Offers Proof That Facebook Ads Work
Now we might not always recommend a case of Bud Light, but as a case study, it’s worth a look…
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