Every week I compile a list of the noteworthy social media news (Buzz), balanced with valuable commentary (Brilliance) and some good advice about Blogging as well. The links that follow are to sites and blogs that I read on a regular basis - consider them recommended reading for you too. Or you can just come back here each week for a taste of what stuck out to me.
This week, I’m presenting my picks in my first video (next time we’ll make it an embeddable video). Let me know what you think! All referenced links plus a few more are included below.
~Karen
Buzz
Lots of Changes At Twitter This Week - TweetSmarter
- The best of Twitter in your inbox - Twitter Blog
- Discover better stories - Twitter Blog
- Information Collection and Use - Twitter Privacy
- Twitter Supports “Do Not Track” - Twitter Help Center
- Information Sharing and Disclosure - Twitter Privacy
5 reasons that Twitter’s new email matters for marketers - Social Fresh
Facebook’s Sponsored Stories Settlement Could Have Broader Implications - ReadWriteWeb
Facebook Launches Promoted Posts, Pay As Little As $5 For More Fans To See Page Content - Social Fresh
Facebook makes managing pages easier with new app - Social Fresh
Why Facebook Just Launched Its Own Instagram - ReadWriteWeb
Facebook Strategy: Share Photos to Increase Engagement - Jon Loomer
Facebook Tests A Sleeker Timeline Layout For Profiles - MarketingLand
Social Gaming
Forget reward points: AmEx gives users Farmville cash - GigaOm
New Apps
Infogr.am launches so you can create your own beautiful and interactive infographics - The Next Web
Brilliance
Five Step Process for Using the Social Web - Spin Sucks
Educate and inform instead of interrupt and sell - WebInkNow
Is Social Media as Dangerous as the Telephone? - ReadWriteWeb
Paper is the main problem of traditional media – and a moral issue - The Next Web
Blogging
Not Producing Content? You Should Be - Inc.
Keys to Blogging: How to Create a Blog Topic Pipeline - Jon Loomer
A Simple Plan for Writing One Powerful Piece of Online Content per Week - Copyblogger
15 Resources to Find Amazing Pictures for Your Blog - BloggingPro
What Blog Tasks are You Embarrassed to Admit You’ve Overlooked? - Problogger