Facebook, Social Media News & Practices

We know that you’ve been waiting with bated breath for Microsoft’s social network to come out of accidental beta. Your time is now.

This week, Symantec secures cloud instant messaging and offers Lync support, CA has upgraded its security services, there’s talk of a Facebook privacy opt-in or out option, BWise releases v 4.1.3 and LexisNexis sells insurance software business.

Facing challenges over its privacy practices -- or lack thereof -- Facebook is reportedly proposing a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.

You may have been hearing the news that RSS is dead every so often. But the protocol for sharing and syndicating content is quite resilient, and is still a popular means of distributing content. However, with Facebook disabling RSS importing in its Notes feature, is this yet another proverbial nail in the coffin for RSS?

Adhering to electronic communications laws in the realm of social business can be tricky. Hoping to ease the process, Jive has partnered with Actiance, a company bent on improving the security, management and compliance of unified communications. 

Lots of negativity in the world of Google this week. In addition to the big disappointment that was the Gmail app for the iPhone, there's plenty of trash being talked about the new look of Gmail and Google Reader. 

It seems a week doesn't go by without news about social networking accounts being compromised or some other security issue popping up. The problem is much more widespread than earlier thought, according to details recently put out by Facebook. Also, there's an interesting new way to unlock your Facebook account, should you get locked out for some unknown reason.

The Science of Sharing study, exposes the methods consumers use to research different kinds of products online and the influence social media can have on other consumer's purchases. 

Merchants need help when managing the new landscape of commerce. With consumers discussing brands and products on social networking sites, for better and worse, businesses need help on presenting their goods and services in the appropriate context online.

A startup focused on helping merchants manage the social web just raised a round of venture capital.

If you're craving something different than what LinkedIn offers, you might want to check out a San Francisco-based start up called BranchOut. The professional social network was specifically designed to help recruiters and hiring managers source job candidates on Facebook.

GX Software has announced its latest upgrade to WebManager, v.9.16, that targets “far-reaching support” for social media marketing.  The upgrade helps turn web content “viral” and boosts web traffic, through integration with social media web sites such as Facebook and Twitter.  

The WebManager upgrade promises that an online visitor gets a social and personal experience, and offers businesses a path to social media by allowing consumers to share content along with peer-to-peer conversations about their brand, the company said.

Have you ever wanted to analyze the sentiment of your Twitter or Facebook content without having to employe some clunky, expensive application or widget? Look no further than ViralHeat’s new plugin for Chrome.

Open-source enterprise CMS platform provider Nuxeo is enhancing its cloud offerings. The company announced the release of its cloud-based enterprise CMS product that allows customers to go from development and configuration through production in the cloud.

While the workforce is increasingly occupied with knowledge work, it is not seen nearly as business critical as production or service delivery. For this reason, many knowledge workers have had to put up with poorly designed enterprise digital services. Executives and decision-makers must learn that “good enough” is just not good enough when it comes to designing digital services for enterprise use.

If there were a way to know how many Facebook fans or Twitter followers were needed to convert a sale, social media wouldn’t be such a hard sell to companies. Yet, as we know, social media is much more than Twitter and Facebook, and your return on investment is much more than dollars earned.