LinkedIn Adds New Features: This Week in Social Media

LinkedIn Adds New Features on Homepage : LinkedIn introduces two new features “to your productivity toolkit: ‘Who’s Viewed Your Updates’ and ‘You Recently Visited.’ Both features can be found on the right-hand side of the Homepage and are intended to provide you with more personalized insights on your activities and engagement across LinkedIn.”

"Who's Viewed Your Updates provides you with one simplified snapshot of what you've shared over the past 14 days, who has seen it and how it has been received (liked, shared)."

Facebook Updates Ads Manager Reports: These recent updates to Ads Manager Reports “will happen gradually, with full availability expected in the coming weeks.”

These Ads Manager Report updates allow marketers to more easily customize, save and schedule reports.

Discussion From Our Networking Clubs: Thousands of social media marketers and small business owners are asking questions and helping others in our free Networking Clubs. Here are a few interesting discussions worth highlighting:

• How are the Facebook hashtags going for you so far?
• Have you added Vine or Instagram to your mix?
• How can you get testimonials?
• What benefits have you reaped as a result of participating in the Networking Clubs?

Foursquare Lets You Check-in Friends: “You can now check-in your friends when you’re out together. Instead of you and four friends each pulling out your phone to check in at dinner, now one of you can do it for everyone.”

When you check in on Foursquare, "you can tap 'I'm with…' to add people you're with. Choose your friends from the list."

Klout Partners With Yammer: “Now organizations that use Yammer (over 85% of theFortune 500!), will more easily discover hidden talent and expertise so that it can be identified and optimized across the company.”

"You now have the option to show your Klout Score and Topics of Influence in your Yammer profile. Klout is also beginning the process of ingesting data from Yammer to create a Yammer-specific Klout Score."Interesting social media news worth noting:

LinkedIn Reaches 3 Million Company Pages: Here are some fun facts about the more than 3 million LinkedIn Company Pages, including the kind of updates that get the most action.

"More than 3 million companies have created Company Pages to connect with 225+ million professionals on LinkedIn."

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LinkedIn Introduces LinkedIn Contacts and App

“LinkedIn Contacts, a smarter way to stay in touch with your most important relationships. LinkedIn brings all your contacts from your address books, email accounts and calendars together with the power of your LinkedIn network.”

The new LinkedIn Contacts is available both on LinkedIn.com, as well as a brand-new app for iPhone and is rolling out to a limited number of members in the United States over the coming weeks.

Facebook Announces New Mobile Layout for Facebook Pages: The new mobile Facebook Pages layout is “tailored to the way people look for information on their mobile devices.”

The new mobile features allow Facebook Page admins easier mobile management.

Discussion From Our Networking Clubs: Thousands of social media marketers and small business owners are asking questions and helping others in our free Networking Clubs. Here are a few interesting discussions worth highlighting:

• Is there an easy way to compare your Facebook Page with your competitor’s Page?
• What tactics do you use to drive people from social media to a website or opt-in page?
• Do you have a set time of day when you post to your blog?

The Twitter for Mac App Gets an Update: The Twitter for Mac app has a few improvements with photos easier to share, retina display support and availability in 14 more languages.

Twitter for Mac also offers "keyboard shortcuts, support for multiple accounts and timelines and other features."

Foursquare Gets a Facelift: Foursquare has redesigned Foursquare.com so you can “easily scan all the important information, like the name, address, phone number, hours and menu.”

The new Foursquare web design helps you find things faster.

Google+ Integrates With Google Drive: Google continues integration of Google+ with other Google products. Now on Drive, you’ll see the Google+ profile pictures for the people you share your documents with on Drive.

"You can hover over a photo to see details about the viewer and add them to your circles on Google+ — all without ever leaving Drive."

Tumblr Updates iPhone and iPad Apps: The latest Tumblr for iPhone and iPad app update provides new sharing features and GIFs that animate when you scroll.

The Tumblr for iPhone and iPad app has some new features.

Here’s some interesting social media news to follow:

Twitter Is Working on a Two-Step Security Solution: Wired has reported that Twitter is working on a two-step security solution to reduce the risk of Twitter accounts being hacked.

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