Tumblr Launches Promoted Posts on Mobile (SocialTimes)
Tumblr will begin delivering promoted posts to its mobile users as well as its desktop users, the company said on Monday. “It works very simply: Every now and then you’ll see posts from our partners as you scroll through your mobile Dashboard,” the company said in a blog post.
Find out how to use Google Tools to manage social media content and campaigns in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp, an interactive online event starting June 6. Monica Morse (left), head of social & SMB solutions at Google, will familiarize you with a wide range of Google tools such as trends, Google+ and Hangouts. Learn more about our our twelve event speakers and register here. 
Netflix today reported a profit of $3 million for the first quarter of 2013, with total revenue of $1.02 billion. Revenue was up 20 percent over the same quarter of last year, when the company saw a net loss of $5 million.
Boston Marathon Explosions — a ‘Live-Tweeted Disaster’ (ReadWrite)
Two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon have killed two and injured more than 100, with reports constantly changing as new updates flood in. As is now par for the course, news of the disaster broke first on Twitter, and the microblogging service remains an unparalleled source of breaking news and first-hand accounts — not to mention media criticism of news outlets that jumped ahead of the facts in their reporting.
Music, TV shows, and movies have all gone digital, and there are a number of streaming services to choose from. But if you’re going to pay for them, you’re going to want to read the fine print. Should you switch from Netflix to Hulu Plus? Is Spotify better than Grooveshark? This infographic breaks down the advantages and disadvantages of different streaming services and provides statistics on how quickly other consumers are adopting new technology.
As promised, Netflix has resurrected the critically acclaimed, but short-lived sitcom “Arrested Development.” Today the company announced the release of 15 new episodes beginning May 26, 2013.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has given the green light for companies to use social networks instead of press releases to disclose business information as long as investors have been notified which network will be used. The ruling clarifies confusion about how communications over social media were affected by Regulation FD, which requires companies to make disclosures about their performance in a publicly available format.
Netflix and cable networks like HBO might face competition from the digital music streaming service Spotify. Business Insider reports that Spotify is looking for investors to fund original content. What’s not clear from the report is why the company would go after Netflix instead of creating its own record label or music videos.
Late last year, Netflix announced that it would be introducing social features for U.S. users in 2013. The day has arrived and Cameron Johnson, director of product innovation at Netflix, writes on the Netflix blog, “Starting today, Netflix members in the U.S. can share their favorite shows and movies on Netflix with friends by connecting to Facebook and agreeing to share.”
Social TV app and entertainment network GetGlue is eyeing the original online video content arena and, according to GigaOM’s Janko Roettgers on paidContent.org, has begun working on a partnership with Hulu that will involve promotional elements, as well as the indexing of Hulu’s entire original content library.
Amazon’s Prime Instant Video service will become the exclusive home of the popular British series “Downton Abbey,” dealing a substantial blow to competitor Netflix.
