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.

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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.

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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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Twitter Improves Search, Notifications in iPhone & Android Apps

Twitter has released updates for its iPhone and Android app, providing improved search and notification functions. The new versions of Twitter are now available on both the iPhone's App Store and Android's Google Play.

"This update was a great collaboration between many teams at Twitter including Android, iOS, Discover, Search and others," Twitter product manager Sung Hu Kim wrote in a blog post. "These updates make it easier for users to find out what is happening on Twitter with improvements to discover, search and notifications."

Twitter hopes the redesigns ease the process of finding and looking for new content with improved discover and search functions.

The updates new notification features will also allow users to constantly keep up to date with their feed.

Also included is a redesign for the 'discover' section, allowing users to tap stories to see tweets about a specific trend and then join in on the conversation by replying, retweeting, or favoriting those related tweets.

Searches have also been improved. The update will allow users to see related terms and spelling corrections during your search. Twitter updates will look to improve on the search function's ability to distinguish between Twitter handles and keywords.

Also new to the mobile Twitter is push notifications that will tell users when they have been favorited or retweeted. Notifications will allow users to configure their settings and define rules for when notices are sent.

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