Social Media News & Articles

In the wake of the Twitter flatline phenomenon (the company’s massive growth rate leveled out between July and December of 2009), it appears we’re seeing what is possibly the most change the platform has undergone since its inception. Their latest development? Digging up the most relevant Tweets rather than presenting them real-time.

Earlier this week Facebook rolled out a mini new feature. The improved search functionality saves users a bit of time by helping them get to where they’re going faster. 

A lot of stuff has been happening in the social media marketing realm thanks to companies like Webtrends and Omniture, but now it looks like everyone's favorite social network is kicking out some data reports of its own. This makes sense, considering the fact that Facebook just surpassed Google in hits.

Social media moves so fast, it's hard to keep up. Here are the week's top stories in scan-friendly format:

• When Location-Based Services Go Wrong
• Twitter's Affect On News and Media Sites
• Facebook Surpasses Google in U.S. Traffic
• A Siteless Web?

Ask Google Marketplace launch partner Zoho (news, site) why they wanted to integrate with Google Apps, and they’ll tell you it’s because e-mail is the most critical browser tab there is in the business world. Confused? Zoho’s CEO Sridhar Vembu recently shed light on a choice many have made since the marketplace announcement, as well as offered his own opinion about the future of the enterprise (note: it doesn’t look like Facebook).  

Twitter (news, site) announced a tool called @anywhere at this year’s SXSQ event. The new feature enables users to enjoy the Twitter experience (almost) anywhere and anytime, without signing into their actual account.

Are you reminded of Facebook Connect? Yeah. Us too.
 

We’ve certainly heard plenty from CEOs about privacy being dead and all, but considering the heat coming from related debates, perhaps it’s time to hear from the opposing team.

Danah Boyd, social media researcher for Microsoft, took the stage at this year’s SXSW conference, and with her 10+ years in the social realm, claimed privacy is alive (but not well), and schooled us on the intricacies of screw-ups from some of the biggest names out there: Google and Facebook.

Many organizations either have a portal platform in place today or are considering implementing one. In addition, many content management systems and social software solutions offer portal capabilities.

What is the best approach to fostering knowledge management and team collaboration? Is the portal as a separate technology a thing of the past? Or is it still a required element of your information management strategy?

This poll will remain open until March 31. But don't wait until then, vote now and watch how the results unfold.

MediaFunnel, the “Team Tool for Social Media” previously known as TweetFunnel, has rebranded to reflect the company’s focus on providing a single interface from which businesses can manage all of their social media channels.  

It's hard to absorb the rest of the web experience if all you have to offer is a walled garden. Facebook's (news, site) solution? Spread itself out onto the web like vines (or is it weeds?) over the wall through a new API.

Unless you’re living off the grid, or a paranoid rendition of Tony Soprano operating on a cash basis and only taking in-person meetings -- your life is full of streams of data that track what you are doing. 

While most of us have been preoccupied with game-changing releases from Google, a war has been waged in the name of the future enterprise. On one side, Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO of Salesforce.com, leads those who believe enterprise software should be more like Facebook. On the other, a crowd of naysayers who don’t like the idea of mixing business with pleasure.  

MediaCore is ramping up towards v1.0, offering a free video and podcast management tool for digital delivery and encouraging social content.

You might’ve written off Google Buzz by now and, admittedly, we could’ve had a little something to do with it. But Google hasn’t given up on the microblogging tool just yet. In fact, the team’s latest announcement may wash over some of you in an awesome, relief-tinted wave.   

pTools (news, site) gets a little bit social with the introduction of new social media and social networking capabilities including an easy way to update your favorite social networks.