Welcome to the April 2012 Social Media Channel Update List keeping you up-to-date with the most recent developments across different channels. The April list contains 22 articles.
Not surprisingly, the rapid growth of Pinterest continues to be a major focus of attention. Other important developments include a major redesign of Google+; Linkedin’s update of its people recommendation feature and follower statistics; YouTube’s paid livestream service; the rapid growth of m-commerce; and various developments at Facebook, including rumours of a long overdue improvement of the FB search engine.
The 22 links are listed below:
Google+
Google+ gets a major design overhaul
econsultancy.com
14 Google+ Business Pages After New Design
sociableblog.com
Is Google+ the No. 3 Social Network? Depends How You Measure It
mashable.com
Google+ Redesigned With New Navigation, Profile Pages
searchenginewatch.com
Twitter
4 Ways to Use Twitter for Customer Service and Support
socialmediaexaminer.com
Pinterest
Pinterest: An Introductory Guide for Marketers
searchenginewatch.com
Is Pinterest’s Exponential Traffic Growth Slowing?
mashable.com
Getting More Out of Pinterest [Infographic]
marketingpilgrim.com
Pinterest Now Third Most Popular Social Site; Beats Google+ & LinkedIn
simplyzesty.com
Pinterest Becoming ‘Goto’ Site for Brands; Future of Social Commerce?
socialcommercetoday.com
Linkedin
LinkedIn Bring Targeted Updates & Follower Statistics For Marketers
simplyzesty.com
LinkedIn Adds Ability to Target Follower Updates
marketingpilgrim.com
LinkedIn Making Connections Easier With ‘People You May Know’ Update
simplyzesty.com
LinkedIn Updates People Recommendation Feature
marketingpilgrim.com
YouTube
YouTube Lets Partners Make Money from Paid Livestream
mashable.com
Mobile
Mobile commerce to increase by 97% over the next 3 years
simplyzesty.com
Facebook Logo
Is Facebook Finally Updating Its Search Bar?
simplyzesty.com
Is Facebook Getting Serious About Search?
marketingpilgrim.com
Brands Give Facebook F-Commerce an F – Brian Solis
briansolis.com
Facebook Search Engine Overhaul in Works
searchenginewatch.com
5 Facebook Timeline Brand Page User Insights and Tips for Marketers [Study]
searchenginewatch.com
7 Way to Use New Facebook Page Timeline for Branding and Conversion
smedio.com
Please feel free to post other interesting links in the comments section below.
Take care.
Jim, Alan, Vincent
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