LinkedIn began rolling out a simpler main navigation bar today, building on efforts to make the site easier to use.
LinkedIn Introduces Simpler Navigation Bar
Twitter Rolls Out Two-Factor Account Authentication
Twitter today launched a feature that will allow users to opt into two-factor account authentication on the service.
A Mention on Google+ Drives More Sales Than One on Facebook, Study Finds
Google+ shares are more valuable to merchants than referrals from Twitter or Facebook, according to an analysis of $5 million worth of online purchases that came through the social commerce platform Addshoppers.com.
Google Positions Drive as a Replacement for Paper
With an update to its cloud storage mobile app Drive, Google takes Android users one step closer to a paperless future.
UK User Tweets About Hit and Run, Launching Police Probe
A Norfolk, England, driver felt so entitled to “knock a cyclist off his bike” that she boasted about the act on Twitter, where users quickly recognized the act as a hit-and-run accident and notified the authorities, according to a report in the Daily Mail.
New Twitter Card Allows Marketers to Get Users’ Contact Info
Twitter today rolled out an additional feature in its card format that allows marketers to obtain users’ email addresses from within the Twitter stream.
Pandora Launches an Open Graph Integration With Facebook
Pandora has partnered with Facebook to bring personal recommendations from the music streaming service to users’ Timelines, the companies announced today.
How Social Media Can Help or Harm Your Online Reputation [Infographic]
Social media is a key factor in managing a brand’s online reputation, according to an analysis by MDG Advertising. Research shows that 92 percent of consumers trust the brand recommendations they receive from friends and family, and that 70 percent also value other consumers’s opinions online. Combining case studies, statistics, and practical advice, this infographic illustrates the need for brands to incorporate social media into their reputation management strategies.
Why New York Needs Airbnb
I spent the summer of 2008 living in a youth hostel in the middle of Times Square, where an old classmate I had reconnected with on MySpace had filled his two-bedroom apartment with bunk beds. I shared a basement with a rotating cast of 14 tourists and two kittens while he slept in a loft space above the living room and his roommate took the other bedroom. The idea was ahead of its time — Airbnb, a site for listing short-term rentals of rooms or entire homes, emerged just a couple months later.
With One App, Swirl Delivers Location-Based Ads From Multiple Retailers
Swirl today launched an eponymous app that retailers can use to deliver targeted content and offers to consumers while they shop in their stores. Timberland, Kenneth Cole and several others began using the platform in their New York and Boston stores.
