Welcome to the May 2012 Social Media Channel Update, keeping you up-to-speed with recent developments across different SM channels. The May list contains 30 articles. The previous April update can be found here.
For the last few weeks, the rapid growth of Pinterest continued to be a major focus of attention. Other important articles covered recent changes at Facebook, the growing importance of mobile and an on-going debate on whether corporate blogging is dead.
The 30 links are listed below. Please do let us know if there are other articles that should be added to the list.
Facebook
Facebook Makes Changes to the Changes in Their Privacy Policy
marketingpilgrim.com
Fan Growth Slowed Slightly After Brands Switched To Facebook Timeline [STUDY]
mashable.com
Facebook and Google Do Battle on the Metrics Playing Field
marketingpilgrim.com
Your guide to Facebook’s new ad analytics – Simply Zesty – Simply Zesty
simplyzesty.com
Facebook Ad Images – Tips for Killer Creative – Search Engine Watch (#SEW)
searchenginewatch.com
Facebook Looking At May 17th For IPO Launch
simplyzesty.com
5 Ways to Create Even More Facebook Engagement :: Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing
ducttapemarketing.com
Anatomy of a Facebook Timeline Page [infographic] | Social Commerce Today
socialcommercetoday.com
5 Ways Businesses Are Using Facebook Timelines | Social Media Examiner
socialmediaexaminer.com
How to Use Facebook Timeline Without Reworking Your Brand’s Strategy
mashable.com
Pinterest
9 brands taking Pinterest by storm - iMediaConnection.com
imediaconnection.com
Pinview Presents Your Facebook Content As A Pinterest Board
simplyzesty.com
37 Ways Teachers Should Use Pinterest | SociableBlog : Social Media Blog
sociableblog.com
Why Pinterest’s drop in users doesn’t mean an awful lot – Simply Zesty – Simply Zesty
simplyzesty.com
5 Brand Campaigns That Use Pinterest To Its Fullest
simplyzesty.com
3 Pinterest Tools That Will Have You #Pinning In No Time
toprankblog.com
Mobile
Brits are twice as likely as Americans to buy on mobile: stats | Econsultancy
econsultancy.com
Mobile is where online travel growth takes place
hotelmarketing.com
Mobile marketers are most in-demand staff in digital industry | Econsultancy
econsultancy.com
The future of m-commerce - iMediaConnection.com
imediaconnection.com
YouTube
How Johnson & Johnson Uses YouTube to Create Awareness | Social Media Examiner
socialmediaexaminer.com
Twitter
Twitter Is Not Easier Than Blogging | Six Pixels of Separation – Marketing and Communications Blog – By Mitch Joel at Twist Image
twistimage.com
Can Twitter Tell Us What We’re Feeling? [VIDEO]
mashable.com
Blogs
Corporate Blogging Hits the Skids
marketingpilgrim.com
The Value of Small Business Blogging: 3 Key Questions & Answers
toprankblog.com
How to turn blog readers into brand advocates
businessesgrow.com
Linkedin
LinkedIn’s Biggest Competitor Is a Facebook App That Just Hit 25 Million Users
mashable.com
LinkedIn And Your Small Business | CustomerThink
customerthink.com
LinkedIn 4 Times Better Than Facebook & Twitter For B2B Leads
simplyzesty.com
Google +
8 New Google+ Changes and How They Impact Your Business | Social Media Examiner
socialmediaexaminer.com
Hope you have found the above useful.
Please feel free to add your own links in the comments section below.
Take care
Jim, Alan, Vincent
