This Week in Social Media (March 18-22, 2013)

Posted on the 23 March 2013 by Cendrinemedia @cendrinemedia

In social media, there is never a dull moment! Check out the list of headlines for March 4-8, 2013.

Facebook

Facebook releases new targeting tool for marketers (Examiner.com)

Facebook Pushes Privacy Education For Updated News Feed Users (AllFacebook)

Facebook Hires Co-Founders Of Trustworthiness Verification Startup Legit (TechCrunch)

Akimbo Card Deals Out New Ways To Send Money Via Facebook (AllFacebook)

foursquare

It’s the first day of spring! Time for parks, biergartens, and brunch on the patio (foursquare Blog)

Google

Reply and search faster with the Gmail app for Android (Official Gmail Blog)

Google undeletes RSS extension for Chrome browser (CNET)

Turn your Google Analytics metrics into an infographic with Visual.ly (Plenty of Awesomeness)

Google looks to unify chat services under ‘Babble’ (CNET)

Microsoft

Personalize Your Music with Pandora for Windows Phone (The Official Microsoft Blog)

Pinterest

Pinterest officially rolls out new design (Examiner.com)

Latest Mobile App Updates (Pinterest Blog)

Pinterest acquires local recommendation app Livestar (GigaOM)

Twitter

Twitter scores a patent for Twitter (CNET)

Studies

How People Use Social Networks Around The World (bitly Blog)

Companies slow to use Twitter, Facebook for customer service (MercuryNews.com)

Social Media 2013: User Demographics For Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest And Instagram [INFOGRAPHIC] (AllFacebook)

You Are What You Tweet: The Science Behind Twitter “Tribes” (AllTwitter)

U.S. Moms More Active On Twitter, Facebook Than Generation Xers (AllTwitter)

Pew Research Center publishes report on the state of the media (Digital Journal)

Looking At Old Facebook Posts Makes You Feel Happier (AllFacebook)

Twitter tied to ratings growth, finds new Nielsen-Social Guide study (AllTwitter)

Browser wars revisited (Royal Pingdom)

New research: music piracy should not be a “concern for copyright holders” (Ars Technica)

Miscellaneous

Weekly social media roundup: Facebook, Google, Klout, Quora, Twitter, WordPress (Examiner.com)

Interview with Red Fabbri, co-founder and COO of prollie (Digital Journal)

Interview with Chris Hartpence, founder of Play the Planet, Save the World (Social Media 4 Good)

Amazon launches “Send to Kindle” button for web publishers and WordPress blogs (paidContent)

Ears-On With Spotify Social, The New “Follow” Feature Now Available To Everyone (TechCrunch)

Reddit Adopts New Ad System, Adzerk, Allowing Users to Up and Downvote Sidebar Ads (Betabeat)

Skype for Windows Phone 8 adds HD video support (CNET)

Verizon launches cross-platform SMS, letting you text from your PC or tablet (GigaOM)

An easy recipe to share your Scoop.it newsletter with Twitter and Facebook (Scoop.it Blog)

Pinfluencer Rebrands as Piqora; Launches New e-Commerce Tool (CMS Wire)

What Happens Every Minute On The Internet? [INFOGRAPHIC] (AllTwitter)

Steubenville rape case driven by social media (USA Today)

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