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Anna’s Social Media Picks of the Week (01/14/11)

Friday, January 14th, 2011

The following stories topped my list as the most important social media news of the week:

Verizon iPhone Announced:

Many AT&T haters/iPhone lovers have been hoping, speculating, and anxiously waiting for the Verizon iPhone announcement. At a Verizon press event on Tuesday, the Verizon iPhone was finally announced. The details:

The iPhone 4 will be available through Verizon on February 10, 2010 (available for preorder online on or around February 3rd)
The iPhone 4 will cost $199.99 for the 16GB model, and $299.99 for the 32GB model with a new two-year service contract.
A feature AT&T doesn’t offer: The Verizon iPhone 4 will support personal hotspot services, allowing up to five devices to share the iPhone’s 3G data connection.
For those who can wait: The Verizon iPhone 5 is expected to be released in July.

Foursquare Launches New Business Pages:

Foursquare has created a new area on their site called Foursquare for Business. Foursquare for Business is dedicated to teaching business users how to get started, claim a venue, and make the most of Foursquare. This section also encourages businesses to offer specials for users and/or mayors. On Thursday, Foursquare launched an Ambassador Card Program to recruit more businesses.

Jeff (@JeffKelleyRVA) and Dean (@Dbrowell) got to take a tour of the new Tumblr office.

Tumblr Opens Up Shop in RVA:

This week, popular blog platform Tumblr opened the doors to their new office in Richmond, Virginia. Headquartered in NYC, Tumblr chose Richmond for their second office location. President John Maloney and Creator/Product Director David Karp came to town for the opening. Last night, Tumblr hosted a meet and greet close to their new digs at Legend Brewing Company. The event was packed full of people welcoming Tumblr to town.

MySpace Downsizes:

MySpace downsized by 47% this week. 500 some jobs out the door. As USA Today explained,

“The rapid rise and fall of MySpace underscores a classic cautionary tale in the tech industry: The high-flying startup that comes crashing down to Earth when the next big thing — in this case, Facebook — comes along.”

It appears that parent company NewsCorp may be looking to sell. MySpace CEO Mike Jones put out a statement, which included “Today’s tough but necessary changes were taken in order to provide the company with a clear path for sustained growth and profitability.”

NewsIe In Beta Testing:

A new social media platform, NewsIe, launched (for beta testing only) this week. The concept: social news. Social news on Twitter and Facebook normally involves friends sharing news and blogs they’re interested in. With NewsIe, you choose the people you’re interested in and get news and blogs about them. You start by importing your Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn friends and selecting famous actors, musicians, politicians, and business people you’d like to follow. Then, NewsIe will provide real time news and blogs mentioning those people.

-Anna (@alucas9)

Tags: #rva, 47 perce t, foursquare business, legend brewing company, myspace downsize, NewsIe, Richmond, social news, tumblr, tumblr new offices, Veriphone, verizon iPhone, Virginia
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Anna’s Social Media Picks of the Week (12/10/10)

Friday, December 10th, 2010

Do you have time to search the web everyday to find the newest social media tools and trends? If the answer is no, then you have come to the right place. I have searched the internets for social media information all week, and stumbled upon a few favorites along the way. Here are my picks of the week:

New Facebook Profiles:

Facebook profiles got a makeover this week. Profiles now include a snapshot with a brief summary of who you are and recent photos. You also now have the option to highlight your interests, give a more complete picture of how you spend your time, as well as highlight your closest Facebook friends. For more information, click here.

Tumblr Took a Tumble:

This week, Tumblr went down for over 24 hours. Planned maintenance on Sunday unintentionally brought the entire network down. A very apologetic blog post from Tumblr staff stated “Frankly, keeping up with growth has presented more work than our small team was prepared for — with traffic now climbing more than 500M pageviews each month. But we are determined and focused on bringing our infrastructure well ahead of capacity as quickly as possible.”

Google’s Most Searched of 2010:

This week, Google released their Search Zeitgeist for 2010, which highlighted the most popular search terms during the year. So what did the world Google? As Mashable explained,

“Chatroulette, the iPad and Justin Bieber were the three fastest-rising search terms in 2010; Twitter and Facebook also made the list, at numbers eight and 10, respectively.”

New search terms that made the list were Haiti, Chile, “earthquake”, Lady Gaga and the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. Other top searches included world cup, iPhone 4, and Olympics. For a full list, go here.

World Map of Social Networks – December 2010:

Vincenzo Cosenza’s latest world map of social networks is out. Trends for web traffic data from Alexa and Google during the month were mapped out. The map shows that Facebook is ever increasing in their dominance. Other social networks on the rise include LinkedIn and Twitter.

Meme of the Week:

(Note: I am including this because I am a geek about my town and who knows when the next viral video will come from #RVA.) What started as a local YouTube video has turned into a national viral video. Last weekend at a Christmas parade in Richmond, Virginia, a Rudolph float went down after being punctured by a stoplight. It is hilarious.. er.. I mean tragic. The video now has over 500,000 views, and has been featured on The Today Show, Jimmey Kimmel, Tosh.0, Perez Hilton, Metro, and more.

-Anna (@alucas9)

Tags: 2010, december, Facebook, fb, google search, gulf oil spill, haiti, highlight facebook friends, iPad, iPhone4, justin beiber, Lady Gaga, new profile, parade, profile snapshot, Richmond, rudolph, Virginia, world map of social networks, zeitgeist
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Anna’s Social Media Picks of the Week (10/15/10)

Friday, October 15th, 2010

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:

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,

“When you search for something on Bing or in web results on Facebook (powered by Bing), you’ll be able to see your friends’ faces next to web pages they’ve liked. So, you can lean on friends to figure out the best websites for your search.”

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)

Tags: @gaplogo, Bing, crap logo, Facebook, gap logo, hulu, hulu plus, netflix, new twitter, qworthy, Richmond, skype, social media, VA, Virginia
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Anna’s Social Media Picks of the Week (05/21/10)

Saturday, May 22nd, 2010

The Official Twitter iPhone App:

Last month, Twitter acquired Tweetie, and this week, they launched The Official Twitter iPhone App. The iPhone app, (called “Twitter” but essentially Tweetie 3.0), is now available, and it’s free. It allows users who aren’t on Twitter to easily browse content and sign up, and makes it easier for users to search and Retweet.

Pakistan Bans YouTube & Facebook:

In world social media news, Pakistan banned Facebook and YouTube. On Wednesday, Pakistan banned the use of Facebook due to an offensive group gaining popularity called “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!” On Thursday, Pakistan also banned YouTube, due to growing sacrilegious content.

Google TV:

On Thursday, Google unveiled Google TV. Google is partnering with Sony and Logitech for Google TV. Google does not want to replace your TV, but work alongside it. They want you to be able to search the web for content and be able to watch it on your TV. YouTube has also announced a customizable version of their site, called YouTube Leanback, which you will be able to access of Google TV.

Google Wave Updates:

Google has also updated Google Wave and released it to the public. This announcement came about on Google’s I/O Conference. The public version of Wave is said to be “much faster and much more stable than when we began the preview, and we have worked hard to make Wave easier to use.”

Facebook & Privacy:
Facebook has been taking a lot of heat for their lowered privacy settings lately, and today, another issue has unfolded. The Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook, MySpace, and several other social networking sites have been sending data to advertisers despite promises that they don’t share information without consent. After The Wall Street Journal contacted them, Facebook and MySpace moved to make changes.

-Anna (@alucas9)

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