A2SM Podcast #81 – Google+ and Facebook Duke It Out


Social Media Podcast

In This Episode

Google
Seth is gone for one week and OMG!

Share your Google+ Circles

Google+ Has 43 Million Users, Up 30% Since Opening Publicly [REPORT]
Google+ Traffic Jumps 13-Fold After Opening to the Public [STUDY]

Google+ Changes the Game with Hangouts… Is Your Business Ready?
Google+ Now Available to Everyone, Adds Search Functionality
Google+ Opens Its Doors as Google Once Again Ups the Ante
Everything You Need to Know About Google+
16 New Google+ Features

Additional Creator Tools from YouTube

Facebook

Facebook Timeline – Scared?

Facebook’s Frictionless Sharing: A Privacy Guide

Facebook Gives $10 Million in Free Ads to Small Businesses

The New Facebook: 3 Major Implications

Facebook Updates Timeline to Avoid Outing Unfrienders

No, Facebook Will Not Make You Pay to Get the New Profiles

Facebook’s New Features Might Not Be as Private as You Think

Facebook Changes in a Nutshell [COMIC]

Spotify’s New Deal: No Facebook, No Music

Facebook’s Latest Changes: A Hands-On Look
Facebook’s New Design: Windows Into Our Future
Facebook Redesigns News Feed, Makes Ticker Official
Facebook Still Follows You Online Even If You’re Logged Out — Here’s How To Stop It

Twitter
TweetDeck Removes Deck.ly support

Infographic: Twacked! A History of Twitter Account Hacks

Twitter too slow with search upgrades?

In Other News
Glam Media Buys Marc Andreessen’s Ning

Amazon Fire (iPad Killer?)

Picks

Neal: Google Wallet
Seth: Snip.it tries to be Delicious at sharing
Jody: snapengage.com

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A2SM Podcast #80 – Facebook’s Biggest Changes Ever

Social Media PodcastIn this episode…

Twitter

Facebook

Google

Other

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A2SM Podcast #79 – The Hoedown Lowdown

In This Episode

Social Media Podcast

GoogleGoogle+ Power Users Reject Suggested Users ListGoogle+ Struggles to Grow in Asia

Twitter

Pages That Display Tweet Buttons See 7x More Social Mentions

Twitter Ramps Up Its Ad Plan Again, With Ads You Haven’t Asked To See

22% respond to promoted tweets
25% of Twitter Users Say Promoted Tweets Are Relevant
Only 10.9 Percent Of Twitter Users Find Promoted Tweets Annoying
32% Of All UK Adults Now Have A Twitter Profile [REPORT]

Are Arrests And Terrorism Charges For Misleading Twitter Posts Too Harsh?

Facebook

Study: Auto-Posting to Facebook Decreases Likes and Comments by 70%

WARNING: Facebook Pages Can Get Hijacked (Or Not!)

In Other Social Media Related News

Carol Bartz no longer CEO of Yahoo. CFO Tim Morse sitting as interim
Carol Bartz Out, Where Does Yahoo! Go? Time to Change the Name!

The growth of social media [infographic]

Checking In Is the Least Popular Smartphone Activity [STUDY]

London Mayor Opposes Social Media Ban

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A2SM Podcast 78 – Get Well Soon Jody!


Social Media Podcast

In This Episode

Google
Google+ Lets You Ignore People [VIDEO]Chrome Extension Translates Google+ Posts & Comments
Google Translate comes to Google+Google Search Results Could Soon be Determined by +1 ButtonThe Google+ Identity Service Project

The NY Times and YouTube honor 9/11

Facebook

Facebook to make its own filters

Could Facebook be used to report crimes?

New “Choose What You See” Filtering Options Could Be Coming to Facebook News Feeds

Facebook Plans to Launch Music Platform in September

Twitter

Twitter Boasts That It’s Faster Than Earthquakes [VIDEO]

Know Your Limits: How Many Tweets Can You Post Per Day?

Is It Cyberstalking To Tweet 8,000 Times Telling Someone To “Go Kill Yourself”?

In Other News

The Effects of Social Media on Undercover Policing

Steve Jobs Resignation and the Social Media Reaction [As it Happened]

Fact: People browse the most on Tuesdays

Daily Deals

Yelp Cuts Back on Daily Deals
Facebook Social Deals Done After Four Months
Are We Approaching the End of the Daily Deals Era?

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Emails
Email from John Colley

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A2SM Podcast #77 – The Socially Muted Minefield with Guests

In This Episode

Google

Man claims Google owes him $500 billion

Google’s +1 Button Gets Its Treat: Now Lets You Share To Google+ Circles

Google Maps can now tell you the weather for where you’re traveling

Google+ Hangouts Can Now Be Initiated From YouTube

Google Taking Street View To The Depths Of The Amazon

Scoble

Scoble Says Google+ Threatens Facebook `Interest Graph’

Why Robert Scoble turned down $500k to start his own startup. A good view into the mind of a Social Media maverick

Facebook

Facebook’s new privacy and sharing defenses (they are quite nice)
Making It Easier to Share With Who You Want On Facebook

Is Facebook Use Plateauing?

A Trillion Pageviews for Facebook

Twitter

Twitter rolls out user image galleries

In Other News

Foursquare rolls out event support

StumbleUpon benefits from Google+

Hubspot buys Oneforty

WordPress Now Powers 22 Percent Of New Active Websites In The U.S.
State of the Word

Skype To Acquire Year-old Group Messaging Service GroupMe

It’s Official: HP Kills Off webOS

Picks:

Neal: 5 Free Tools for Recording Google+ Hangouts

Seth: Springpad Now Categorizes And Saves Your Facebook Friends’ Likes

Jody: XYDO.com (aggregator)

Google+ Fan Mail:

Brent Pohlman, who is a Marketing Directory and a Blogger wrote on Google+:

“You guys really crack me up! I also like the way you mention great sites and list the links on your site. I really like the fact that you talk about very cool image apps… I may need to get an Apple MacBook someday. Great Show… I really like the fact that your show brings together three outstanding people to talk about social media topics affecting businesses. All of you take this information to heart and apply it on a regular basis, the evidence is in the links that you share and the way you communicate outside of the studio. I also like how there may be disagreements between you. This is refreshing to hear. I really think social media is not a cookie-cutter system. Each person needs to find a way to make it fit for his/her company and processes. Once again, your show is awesome and I look forward to hearing it every week! Thanks Again!”

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A2SM Podcast #76 – Googlrola

Social Media PodcastIn This Episode

Google

Picks

Neal: Extended Share for Google Plus

Seth: Taap.it – Craigslist-like app for mobile

http://hangouthut.com/ (directory for hangouts) and gphangouts.com

Jody: Animix

Announcements

Social Media Privacy Class Being Held at Saxbys Coffee in Doylestown, PA on Aug 30th from 6pm to 7:30pm. Get your tickets at http://gmwd.us/smclass. One day class will be taught by our very own Seth Goldstein.

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A2SM Podcast #75 – As The Dow Bites The Dust

In This Episode

Google
Google+ Gets Its Own Anthem [VIDEO](Music from Queen’s “Another One Bites The Dust”)Google Dictionary: Closed For BusinessGoogle+ Games Are HereIs G+ Putting Facebook On The Defensive?New Google+ Extension Adds Real-Time Code Collaboration to Hangouts

Facebook
Hacker Group Anonymous Vows To Destroy Facebook On November 5
Youtube Video Message by Anonymous

Facebook to pay hackers for flaws

Facebook Messenger Soars to Top Free iPhone App and Android

New Study Says Most Facebook Users Are Insecure

Facebook Adds Two New Security Features to Its Mobile Platform

Facebook begins aggregating trending topics discussed by your friends

Facebook Wants Your Unborn Child

Even Zuck gets annoyed with APP privacy policy… Ha ha!

Facebook Use May Lead to Psychological Disorders in Teens [STUDY]

Twitter
However, Using Twitter Improves Students’ Grades, And Other Surprising Tech Usage Facts

Does Twitter contributes and impacts the stock markets.

Twitter Takes Extra Measures To Protect Its Confidential Documents

Linkedin
LinkedIn Share Buttons Now On More Than 100,000 Sites

In Other News
64% of Small Businesses Don’t Consider Social Media Important [Data]

SkillShare Is Closing A Round Of Funding At A “Healthy” Valuation

Picks

Neal: WhoRetweetedMe.com

Seth: Scoop.it – Create your topic-centric media by collecting gems among relevant streams

Publish it to your favorite social media or to your blog

Jody: Women of Google+ – A place to find notable women who call Google+ home. Directory, Forums, Community all tied to Google+

FunPhotoBox – Neat photo manipulation

Announcements

Social Media Privacy Class Being Held at the Doylestown Branch of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney on Aug 17th from 6pm to 7:30pm. Get your tickets at http://gmwd.us/k5. One day class will be taught by our very own Seth Goldstein.

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A2SM Podcast #74 – Google+ Hangout Part Duex

In This Episode

Social Media PodcastGoogle:

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Neal:   How To Remove Yourself From Background Check Services And Disappear Completely
Seth: http://scoutmob.com/ – Daily coupons and deals via your phone.
Jody: http://www.jaksta.com- borrow video or audio from youtube and other sourcesAnnouncementsSocial Media Privacy Class Being Held at the Doylestown Branch of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney on Aug 17th from 6pm to 7:30pm. Get your tickets at http://gmwd.us/k5. One day class will be taught by our very own Seth Goldstein.Call Us: +1-478-A2SM-118 aka +1-478-227-6118
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A2SM Podcast #73 – Hanging Out On Google+

Social Media PodcastIn This Episode

Google

Soon-to-Debut Google+ Games Will Hit Facebook Where It Hurts: The Pocketbook
More Signs of Google Plus Games Coming Soon: How Will G+ Gaming Differ From Facebook?

Google Plus Deleting Accounts En Masse: No Clear Answers
Google’s response to the recent issues with the name rule on Google+

Who is Using Google+ and How Often [Stats]
Welcome to Google Town, Population Just Hit 20M
Google+, Facebook & Twitter: Path to 10m

More Than Two-Thirds of Google+ Activity Is Private

Google+ Business Profiles to Include Analytics & More

Facebook

Facebook Glitch Revealed Thumbnails & Descriptions Of Friends’ Private Videos

Netflix Integration Coming to Facebook: Will You Watch?

Link previews come to Facebook comments

Facebook Runs Ads Teaching Users How To Turn Off Facial Recognition

Twitter

Twitter Sidesteps Its Own Rules on Lists Feature

Simple changes come to Twitter search

Hugo Chavez Rules Country From Twitter

In Other News

LinkedIn Debuts Embeddable Job Application Tool For Companies

Picks

Announcements

Social Media Privacy Class Being Held at the Doylestown Branch of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney on Aug 17th from 6pm to 7:30pm. Get your tickets at http://gmwd.us/k5. One day class will be taught by our very own Seth Goldstein.

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A2SM Podcast #72: It’s A Google World…We Just Live In It

Social Media PodcastIn This Episode:

Google isn’t stealing your stuff – A comic explaining G+ to new members (Post by Tom Anderson on Google+)

Google+ Ad On Facebook Is Banned

Google+ The Complete Guide

Will Google+ Maime Twitter?

Bill Gross: Google+ Will Get 100 Million Users Faster Than Any Service In History
10 Million Google Users Share 1 Billion Plus “item” per day
Google+ the Biggest Social Network Launch Ever?
More than 36,000 businesses have already applied to have business pages on Google+
Google+ private beta has more than 10 million members
Do businesses need to revamp their social media policies for G+?

Download the Google+ App for Mac
Download the Google+ App for Windows

Why Orkut Will Survive Google+ (For Now)

Zing! Larry Page Calls Out ‘Competitors’ (aka Facebook) For Lack Of Social Data Portability

Google News Plays The Badge Achievement Game

Will Google+ Kill Twitter?
Vote on the Poll: http://poll.cm/126/

Picks:

Jody: Google+ iPhone App
Seth: State of the Internet 2011 Infographic (Interactive)
Start G+ – Chrome Web Store http://gmwd.us/jp