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You may have noticed an interesting trend recently. As the popularity of visually engaging sites such as Pinterest and Instagram rise, and many mobile apps with user-generated content continue to launch, users are choosing to share on these sites rather than creating blogs. Even brands are turning to Pinterest and Instragram to show off their "behind-the-scenes" experience and to reach a new audience. What does this mean for the future of traditional blogging, as we know it?

This week in social media has shown us that even the smallest of updates can impact how we communicate. Let’s take a look at some of the recent developments several social networks had to offer.
 

Social media data provider Gnip will begin offering clients access to several more public APIs of some of the most popular social streams like Instagram, bitly and Stack Overflow, among others.

A new update to Instagram marketing suite Nitrogram provides tailored reporting and tag analysis capabilities intended to allow companies to refine their Instagram content and engagement strategies.

While social media continues to be a popular communication tool, according to a new survey released by the Pew Research Center some sites aren't as well-received as others.

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.

In the United States, the past 36 hours have been a whirlwind of political pomp and circumstance as we watched President Obama get sworn in for his second term in office. Intentionally less dramatic than when he won his first election in 2009, more than 600,000 people gathered on the National Mall to bear witness to the historic event, while millions more watched from their living rooms or from their desktops.

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.

After announcing that they were changing their terms of service, Instagram retracted the change after many users said they were planning on or did boycott the service.

Social media may have become an important tool for digital marketing, but according to a new study from the Acquity Group the customer engagement process needs be reevaluated.

It’s that time of year again. In lieu of sending everyone a new sweater, publications’ gifts to their readers are “best of the year” lists. This year’s end-of-year summaries from Time magazine, one of the most venerable list-makers, include compilations of Top 10 Gadgets and Top 10 Apps. 

Those who use Instagram now have less control over how their photos are used, due to changes in the application’s terms of use.

WordPress 3.5 has been remade to be Retina ready for the iPad, and long sought after media editing tools have been added as well.

  Having fallen out last week, photo sharing service Instagram and micropost service Twitter are officially no longer friends, with the photos no longer appearing as tweets as of Sunday. 

There’s been some talk about how Instagram is the new marketing platform for businesses. Yet, just how viable is it to brands?