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:
Apple Addressed iPhone 4 Reception Issues:
Those who are lucky enough to have the iPhone 4 and unlucky enough to have reception problems along with it may soon have a solution…sort of. Apple has admitted that the formula they use to calculate signal strength is “totally wrong.” Basically, this issue could cause a person to see 4 bars on their phone when they are actually in a poor service area. Apple is now going to follow AT&T’s recommended formula and will offer a free software update within a few weeks that incorporates the corrected formula. This new software will be available for free for the new iPhone, as well as the iPhone 3Gs and 3G.
Hulu Plus:
The online television website Hulu is now offering a paid subscription for additional episodes. The subscription will cost $9.99 a month, and will offer more episodes of shows to viewers. The tagline for this new service, called Hulu Plus, touts “More wherever. More whenever. Than ever.” Recent episodes from ABC, NBC, Fox & other network shows that were always free will still be of no charge to viewers.
New Facebook Stats:
Facebook has released some new interesting stats, the most astounding being that Facebook users spend 16 billion minutes on Facebook every day. A cumulative 16 billion minutes every day. Other stats include that 50% of active users log on to Facebook every day, about 70% of Facebook users are outside the United States, and more than 100 million active users currently accessing Facebook through their mobile devices (and these users are twice as active.)
New Facebook Photo Feature:
Facebook is testing a new photo feature this week. This feature uses facial detection technology to make the photo tagging process easier and faster. Facebook also mentioned that there will be more photo features to come. View the official Facebook blog here: http://bit.ly/9j3kdh
Google’s News for You:
Google has revamped Google news by making it more customizable and sharable. This new feature, called News for You, tries to make the Google News homepage relevant to each user. You can go to the news homepage and edit personalization options to customize what subjects you want on your homepage – such as business, health, entertainment, or any subject you want to add. This new feature also makes it easier you to share stories on social networks.
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Anna’s Social Media Picks of the Week (10/15/10)
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. 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:
Facebook & Skype:
Facebook has been busy this week with partnerships. On Thursday, Facebook and Skype officially announced a new partnership. Facebook’s newsfeed will now be integrated into skype, and Facebook friends will be included into the Skype phonebook. The press release stated that “the Facebook Phonebook in Skype allows users to call and SMS their Facebook friends directly on their mobile phones and landlines.”
Bing & Facebook:
Another partnership emerged this week, when Facebook announced a new partnership with Bing. As Facebook’s official blog explained,
The Bing partnership also makes it easier to find people to friend on Facebook.
New Twitter for Everyone:
On Wednesday, Twitter announced that new Twitter was available for all 160 million users. Twitter wrote “while we still (and will always) have plenty of work to do, we’re pleased with the positive reaction so far.” So while we may see some minor tweaks, it appears the new Twitter design is here to stay.
Gap’s Original Logo Is Back:
This week Gap announced on their Facebook Page that they have reverted back to their original logo. The logo change, which came about last week, was not well received by people, and they took to social media to criticize. People are still having fun with Gap’s attempted logo change, with http://craplogo.me and @GapLogo on Twitter, which has over 5,000 fans.
Qworthy:
My final pick is Richmond Virginia centric. It is a website, called Qworthy, which pulls the best items off popular streaming services. Created by Richmond local Tony Scida, @tonyskyday, qworthy includes the best of Hulu, Hulu Plus, Netflix, and more.
-Anna (@alucas9)