Social Media Topics That Are Igniting – 3/11/2011

Here are some of the more interesting social media marketing stories from the past week.

Social Media Milestones Reached

Edelman Digital released a nifty chart detailing significant social media milestones all the way from the launch of Friendster to the record-breaking Charlie Sheen. Click the link to relive more momentous events in social media history.

Al Jazeera Plans to Launch a Social Media News Show

Inspired by the events in Egypt and Tunisia, Al Jazeera announced it’s going to launch a daily news show driven by social media called The Stream. Though social media has been used by TV news shows for quite some time, Al Jazeera hopes to take it to a new level.

The Pros and Cons of Facebook Movie Rentals

You might have heard that Facebook recently partnered with Warner Bros. to allow people to rent and watch movies through Facebook. Ian Paul from MacWorld wrote an excellent art about the pros and cons of watching a movie on the social network.

Teenagers are Disinterested in Facebook Brands

Kids today…they just don’t want to listen. According to a survey done by Forrester Research, only six percent of teenagers want to interact with Facebook Brands. They’d rather initiate the conversation than get force-fed information. Read more to find out what teens are more inclined to trust.

Social Media Helping Drive Silicon Valley Job Growth

Despite reporting seasonal job losses in the state of California, job openings in Silicon Valley have been greatly increasing. SimplyHired, a search engine for jobs, found that since July 2009, there has been a 245 percent increase in job openings that have Facebook as a keyword.



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