Social media update: 26/06/2011

Afternoon All

It’s that time of week again  – social media update time! This week email celebrates it’s 40^th birthday, grandparents do use social media and get yourself some free food from Domino’s by checking in!

Happy reading!

IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK…

General news	According to LinkedIn – men are more savvy networkers than women! Agreed? We’ve had 40 years of email – woohoo! Domino’s offers you free food when you check-in – you can try this out yourself J 10 million users on Foursquare?! Are you on there too? Is your granny on Facebook? Amazing – you can go on Facebook and appear to be in Excel! Where are all the social network users? We’ve heard it all now – a man updates Facebook status during police standoff! Get rewarded for your Klout on Facebook – Audi USA have used it, find out more. Competitors for Facebook and Twitter – is this what’s next?
One to watch…	Heard about Rockmelt? It’s an alternative web browser. Go on, give it a go.. You can see your face in a music video! What’s next?
This week’s awesome case study	Expedia reaches more than 1million Facebook fans. Find out how here. Jay Z decoded – do you remember this?
This week’s must bookmark site	A new social media monitoring platform – Buzz Engage. Some very cool infographics – which is your favourite?
Quote of the week	Why spend millions on advertising, promotions and product placements when the most effective marketing can come from consumers themselves through word of mouth?” –Malcolm Faulds, senior vice president of marketing at BzzAgent, writing in Advertising Age

Social media update: 10/06/2011 & 17/06/2011

Afternoon All

This week we have two lots of social media updates including last weeks.

In last week’s social media update Facebook caused a stir with their new facial recognition technology, Twitter finally implemented an auto link shortening feature and take a look at some top tips for Facebook by myself and other professionals.

IN THE NEWS LAST WEEK…

General news	How do you feel about Facebook’s facial recognition feature? Google to let you know how late your bus is. We want to know when this is coming to the UK! If you’re looking for inspiration for a tattoo – why not use your FB friends? A bit late on this one – but Twitter now offer link shortening onTwitter.com! Some great tips on how to be a successful brand on Twitter. The Sims are coming to Facebook. Will you be playing? LinkedIn has a game to play – it’s Tetris! You can win tickets to watch ‘Super 8’ on Foursquare – happy days. A Facebook app for if you die. Anything’s possible… Top tips for using Facebook by yours truly and other professionals 🙂 Check out this very cool True Blood Facebook app – amazing!
One to watch…	This will transform your CV into an infographic… no, seriously!
This week’s awesome case study	Six great examples of social media campaigns to learn from.
This week’s must bookmark site	You can now create your own album with this site!
Quote of the week	If you want your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad to become an instantly social device, use Twitter, so sayeth the almighty Apple. Never before has Twitter’s value proposition sounded so simple.” Jennifer Van Grove, writing at Mashable

In this week’s social media update M&S bring something special to Facebook for Father’s day, Duncan Bannatyne has been having a hard time and Lady Gaga and 50 cent bring you bre.ad!

IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK…

General news	Duncan Bannatyne has been going through a hard time and Tweeting all about it. Just in case you haven’t heard about it already – this is how it could go all wrong with a single tweet! Don’t forget- it’s Father’s day this Sunday! M&S have set up a store especially on Facebook. Oh dear – this is a great guide on what not to do on social media. Is this true for you? Do you not know 7% of your FB friends? You’ll be able to transfer info from one device to another by taking a pic! Facebook explains all as to why their UK & US user stats are falling. You can now search on Google by voice! Klout is not available on LinkedIn! If 91% of brand conversations are offline, then when is the social? Everloop – the children’s social network. Do you think this will get as big as Facebook?
One to watch…	There’s a great new iPhone app called Photogram which lets you send through mobile photos like a postcard! Bre.ad. Take a look at how you can make ‘toast’.
This week’s awesome case study	Here are a whole range of social media policies for you – enjoy!
This week’s must bookmark site	If you love to shop, this is one to watch – take a look at people making live transactions online!
Quote of the week	Followers can detect in a heartbeat when you’re not genuine.” Heidi Cohen, principal at Riverside Marketing Strategies, writing inSmartBrief’s SmartBlog on Social Media

If you have any other suggestions on would like to make any comments, please feel free to do so!

Thanks

Social media update: 3/06/2011

Afternoon All

There’s plenty to keep you entertained in this week’s social media update. We have a milktastic game, a tweeting fridge and some infographics!

Happy reading! 🙂

IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK…

General news	First Twitter acquired TweetDeck and now they have launched their own photo sharing service – what’s next? Messi’s Facebook page reaches 7 million in 7 hours! Upload your audition to Strepsils Facebook campaign. Men’s Health and Women’s Health are looking for the fittest bodies onFacebook! Infographic time! Does Facebook hurt relationships? 700 million worldwide users on Facebook! Twitter has a follow button to make it easier for you to follow. Just in case you missed this one – it’s all about you. Here’s a way to get people to read! Linkedin are also launching a new button – a job application button!
One to watch…	Another Tipp-ex style advert… in another language – what do you think about this? (Try football!) A tweeting fridge?.. Digital life: today and tomorrow J
This week’s awesome case study	Here are some examples of how brands have rewarded their Facebook fans.
This week’s must bookmark site	For those of you who haven’t had a go at this milktastic Green Lantern game – check this out!
Quote of the week	A commercial or ad without the Twitter logo looks conspicuous these days as compared to just a year ago where only the ‘cool kids’ were showing off their social media chops.” Frank Reed, writing at Marketing Pilgrim

Have a great weekend!

Abhi