Social media update: 15/10/2011

Afternoon All,

As we all know, Facebook like to cause a bit of a stir and this week their new ‘People Talking About’ metric is becoming a lot clearer.  Take a look and find out what this means for your brands, along with new social media campaigns launched this week and entertaining videos!

Happy reading 🙂

IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK…

General news	Leave a voicemail and find out how to stop broadcasting what your reading on Facebook! No more Weetabix child ambassador as a result of new guidelines. Read more here. Walmart & Facebook offer local ads – when will this come to the UK? Barcardi on Facebook – Bombay Sapphire to reach global audience. Ebay & Facebook bring you a ‘more social’ shopping experience! The new ‘People Talking About’ metric – is your Facebook Page doing well or not? Following on from the last point – this is how brands are ranked and re-ranked! It’s not all just about Facebook – what about video? So who has a Blackberry? Anyone experience problems? Twitter has lost market shares in the UK – what does this mean?
One to watch…	Get your Golden Ticket from Lipsy on Facebook! (Sorry guys, this one’s for the ladies..) Have a go at Audi’s first interactive YouTube driving video!
This week’s awesome case study	Brilliant examples of multichannel innovation. Take a look here.
This week’s must bookmark site	Kern me! That’s what this site is all about…
Quote of the week	Your corporate convenience is not the prism through which you should be gazing upon social business.” Jay Baer, social media consultant, writing at Convince & Convert

Social media update: 23/09/2011 & 7/10/2011

Evening All,

Here is last week’s  and this weeks social media update!

Find out what’s new with Facebook, take a look at the latest digital campaigns and find out more about Google+!

Happy reading 🙂

IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK…

General news	No need to worry – Facebook will not be charging for you to use it! We all want to know how Facebook Timeline will change brands. Find out here. Privacy infographic Google+ vs. Facebook! Just in case you missed it – find out what’s changed on Facebook. Do you remember Blippar? It may well be the QR code killer! You can share your Google+ Circles with others – find out how. Top tips for launching a product on Facebook 🙂 Are Facebook watching you? Carlsberg biker cinema stunt YouTube video – what would you do?
One to watch…	Nokia uses Foursquare to give you a gift for checking in! Strange digital masks – to make you look like Brad Pitt or Paris Hilton!
This week’s awesome case study	How Burberry won London Fashion week!
This week’s must bookmark site	Want a new Facebook cover to go with your new Timeline?
Quote of the week	We’re moving beyond the lonely click.” Dan Greenberg, writing in MediaPost Communications’ Video Insider blog

And this week…

There have been many changes in social media this week which include Facebook introducing new metrics, Snoop Dogg’s social media success and the new iPhone4S! Take a look and find out what has been happening.

Happy reading 🙂

IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK…

General news	What do you think about iPhone4S new voice assistant – Siri? Privacy on Facebook vs Google+ – another infographic! Very important change to FB: A new metric for Facebook called ‘People talking about’ and new in-line translation tool! Spotify have gained 1 million views – find out why! It was only a matter a time before the e-book experience became social. Facebook know what you’re doing even when you’re not logged in! Do you feel like “Sexy Chicken” tonight? How to triple your Facebook conversions… The new age swear box! Snoop Dogg talks social media! Find out more here. There’s s steady increase in the number of Smartphones. Steve Jobs dead: Twitter reacts to Apple’s announcement Google Wallet – what does this mean for brands?
One to watch…	Interesting use of QR and AG for CD covers! Australia’s name Coke bottles and cans…
This week’s awesome case study	Five brands which are very good at social media – who is your fave? Kraft’s success on Twitter!
This week’s must bookmark site	Make your Facebook look like MySpace…
Quote of the week	Remember, the objective is not to be good at Twitter, the objective is to be good at business because of Twitter.” Jay Baer, writing at Convince & Convert