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Here's what your favorite celebrities were up to this week. It was another interesting week in social media. Some celebrities went on exciting adventures, and others shared images that showed change.
Five years ago, Natalia Roman of Wisconsin discovered that her artistic talent could transition into world-class baking skills. With the encouragement of her friends and family, she got the push she needed to start her own business and become known as the "Cake Boss of Milwaukee."
Brandwatch global Chief Marketing Officer Will McInnes wants you to think how much the world has changed in the last 10-20 years. From business, education, globalization, politics and the rise of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries, McInnes said, “It’s astonishing.”
Social media can be a powerful if used correctly, and employers could utilize the platform to motivate their employees and establish a better brand status.
MasterCard's "Priceless Surprises" campaign launched in January, and the campaign has proven successful for the credit card company in terms of social media presence and against rivals.
The Social Media Forum (SMWF) returned to New York City, and hosted a breakout session featuring mobile carrier AT&T's lead social media senior strategist discussing the company's online undertakings.
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been ordered to appear in an Iranian court by a conservative judge in South Iran over individual complaints by people who claim that Facebook-owned applications Instagram and Whatsapp violate their privacy.
This week in social media, Facebook added a Shazam-like feature that can automatically tag music, TV or movies in status updates, just by listening in to your life. Speaking of listening in, Facebook also changed some of its privacy settings for the better with a reminder for users what privacy level their status updates are set to. Also, Twitter's having a bad week on Wall Street (again) while both it and rival Instagram are meeting resistance abroad.
Celebrities did plenty of things this week. Here are the highlights. It was a slow week for some with anticipation of the three-day weekend, but there was plenty of action on social media.
The company wants its users to be privacy conscious With the dawn of social media, privacy has become a major concern for almost all Internet users, especially since the revelations that the government has the power to intrude in people's personal lives.
Swarm from Foursquare was recently released as part of the company's strategy to separate its location-based check-in functions from the main Foursquare app, which will take on a more focused Yelp-like dimension when it's released later this summer. But Swarm is much more than just a way for Foursquare to "unbundle."
This week in social media, Pinterest emerged as a serious competitor in the social media industry. Meanwhile, Foursquare rolled out its new Swarm app, Yahoo bought a Snapchat clone called Blink, Snapchat itself was named one of the worst companies for data privacy, Twitter almost got banned in Russia, and Facebook tested a new location-based notification system that's a bit like Foursquare, with a little Google Now thrown in. It's time for Social Media Saturday!
This week in social media, Twitter got pretty bruised by Wall Street, Facebook bought a fitness app and got rid of a couple of its less popular mobile offerings, and Whisper's CEO Michael Heyward duked it out with TechCrunch's Michael Arrington. Meanwhile, Tumblr added a huge swath of customization options to its mobile app and the Federal Trade Commission officially chided Snapchat. It's time for Social Media Saturday!
Kik, an app that allows smartphone users to message their friends, has launched a new beta program that offers customers the chance to earn virtual currency.
Michael Arrington, founder of TechCrunch, has a reputation for being a tough interviewer, to say the least. So when Whisper CEO Michael Heyward appeared on stage for an interview with the skeptical Arrington at TechCrunch Disrupt on Wednesday, the "Fireside Chat" turned into more of a trial by fire.
This week in social media, Foursquare split its app in two; Twitter tested a mute button for annoying followers; Snapchat added video calling; and Facebook announced a new direction for its social media business. It's time for Social Media Saturday!
