This Week in Social Media (April 1-5, 2013)

Posted on the 06 April 2013 by Cendrinemedia @cendrinemedia
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In social media, there is never a dull moment! Check out the list of headlines for April 1-5, 2013.

Facebook

Facebook Addresses Android Issues, Dislike Button, Groups In Reddit AMA (AllFacebook)

Ads Manager: Making it Easier to Track Campaign Performance (Facebook Studio)

A Tour Of Facebook’s Home On Android (AllFacebook)

Answering Your Questions on Home and Privacy (Facebook Newsroom)

Facebook Allows Mobile Users To Add Media That They ‘Want To’ Experience (AllFacebook)

New APIs for Comment Replies (Facebook Developers Blog)

Judge Not Impressed With Facebook’s Argument In ‘Timeline’ Lawsuit (AllFacebook)

Proposed Amendment To Password Protection Act Would Allow Employers To Demand Facebook Passwords During Company Investigations (AllFacebook)

Google

More Ways to Add Google+ Sign-In to your Apps and Sites (The Google+ Developers Blog)

Quickoffice on your Android and iPhone is here (Official Google Enterprise Blog)

Fill out forms faster, from anywhere (Google Chrome Blog)

New Abilities Added to the Google+ Android App (Google Plus Daily)

Chrome 27 Beta: A Speedier Web and New HTML5 Forms (Chromium Blog)

Improved Gmail search for Google Apps customers (Official Google Enterprise Blog)

Microsoft

Outlook.com Calendar Gets a New Look (The Official Microsoft Blog)

Twitter

Twitter Cooperates With Vladimir Putin To Block Access To Blacklisted Content In Russia (AllTwitter)

Vizible for iOS lets you view photos shared on Twitter nearby (The Next Web)

Share Your Travels In Real-Time With “Tweeted Trips” App (AllTwitter)

North Korea’s Official Twitter Profile Gets Hacked By Anonymous (AllTwitter)

The Power Of Twitter: The Tweet That Found Missing Alzheimer’s Woman (AllTwitter)

WordPress

Greater Security with Two Step Authentication (WordPress.com Blog)

Studies

75% Of Social Media Users Now Use Hashtags (AllTwitter)

SMBs Spend Twice As Much On Email Marketing Than On Social Media (AllTwitter)

In South Korea, Facebook Is Companies’ Social Network of Choice (eMarketer)

Just How Popular Is YouTube? (eMarketer)

Social Media Advertising Statistics And Trends To Get Your Company Off Its Duff And Online [INFOGRAPHIC] (AllTwitter)

Miscellaneous

Weekly social media roundup: Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Twitter, Yahoo (Examiner.com)

Social media celebrates April Fools’ Day 2013! (Creative Ramblings)

Saudi Arabia to track Twitter, ban Skype (The Daily Dot)

SEC: Social Networks Are Safe Place to Make Corporate Disclosures (Social Times)

Get notifications from across the web with Chime (Tool-terrific)

Want your good old Facebook wall? OldTimeline.com to the rescue! (Tool-terrific)

A ‘like’ for linguistics: Can social media save Mexico’s unwritten languages? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Zynga starts real money gambling games April 3 (CNET)

Amazon Brings File Syncing To Cloud Drive, But Lacks Mobile Functionality (CMS Wire)

Adobe Reveals Adobe Anywhere for Video, Collaborative Video Editor in the Cloud (CMS Wire)

Brands Favor Social Shares Over Likes (AdWeek)

Everyone’s a Critic: Prison Reviews on Yelp (Bloomberg Businessweek)

Twitter, Weather Channel Ink Deal to Create Custom Content (Mashable)

Holy Crap, Is This Mark Zuckerberg’s Embarrassing Childhood Angelfire Website? (Gizmodo)

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