Facebook, Social Media News & Practices

 Looking to expand on brief messages and snapshots, a new iOS app allows users to create short, six second, looping clips ideal for those candid camera moments to share with your Twitter friends. 

The Terms of Service faux pas Instagram made last month doesn't appear to have permanently damaged its upward membership trajectory. The company has posted that it now has 90 million monthly active users, a 10% increase from the previous month.

It's Friday, we've got a list, let's do this. Fortune magazine dropped its list of the 100 best places to work, and since none of us work at these companies, let's pick the list apart to see how terrible it is, or not, to work for these companies. 

As CMSWire reported, Facebook has unveiled Graph Search as a potentially massive new feature to help find relevant results among the photos, likes and other information that users put up on the social service. But what can it do for digital marketing?

 In the fun old days of the Nokia 3310 you could have a different shell for every day of the week. The company is bringing back that custom feel by releasing a kit to allow users with access to a 3D printer or bureau, to make their own unique case design. 

Why email when there is social media? Knowledge workers are bogged down by tasks like responding to and reading emails, and by simply looking for the information they need to complete daily tasks. But can social business make them more productive, and make businesses run better?

Start off the New Year with a new gig -- we've got a shopping list of hot jobs for you to browse. Our featured jobs list is a great collection of opportunities spanning specialties and continents. Here's who's hiring this week (and if you're hiring, post your open jobs here).

In their most recent update to the Facebook Messenger application for iOS, Facebook has introduced a free calling feature via wi-fi or data connections for US users. 

  At its mystery-shrouded event in San Francisco, Facebook has unveiled Graph Search as a potentially massive new feature to help find relevant results among the photos, likes and other information that users put up on the social service. 

There are still marketers who do not believe Facebook advertising works. For those people, this article is for you. By avoiding these three mistakes, learn how your brand’s Facebook advertising efforts can be effective.  

Ad serving technology on mobile devices continues to be disrupted, and companies like Facebook and Google are no doubt hard at work on this very problem. Meanwhile, SAS has teamed up with a company called Pinger to use the SAS Intelligent Advertising for Publishers platform to improve the Pinger call and text app.

In this week’s Facebook App of the Week we’re looking at iFrapp, an application design tool.

In 2012, the social media landscape got manicured. Many more prominent channels emerged and older ones became more refined as they worked to embrace where and how we engage, manage and otherwise share information. Still, even as the types of social media changed, the strategies used to engage fans, friends and followers stayed mostly the same. Here, we take a look at the social media channels that emerged and evolved throughout the year.

New estimates from eMarketer indicate Facebook is expected to take a leading 18 percent of net US mobile display advertising revenue during 2012. This gives Facebook a narrow lead on previous leader Google, who will still maintain a strong second place standing with 17 percent.

Ever wondered why you can't upload video using the YouTube app to the site? Well, now there's an app just for that as Google reveals YouTube Capture, the point, shoot and upload app for content creators.