By Cindy King
Published August 3, 2013
Welcome to our weekly edition of what’s hot in social media news. To help you stay up to date with social media, here are some of the news items that caught our attention.
What’s New This Week?
: Facebook’s Embedded Posts “make it possible for people to bring the most compelling, timely public posts from Facebook to the rest of the web.”
"When embedded, posts can include pictures, videos, hashtags and other content. People can also like and share the post directly from the embed."
: The new LinkedIn Company Page analytics now include the ability to identify the updates that drive the greatest engagement and filter engagement trends by type and time period.
: Pinterest’s updated version of their iPhone and iPad app gives you “a shortcut that lets you pin, like and send a little faster on your iPhone.”
"You can try the shortcut when you're on your home feed, a board or looking at a pin close up."
: The revamped “Facebook for Business” service makes it “easier for advertisers to discover how to achieve goals through Facebook, whether it’s to drive in-store sales, launch a new product or simply build awareness of the app.”
"Facebook has worked to make advertising simpler and more accessible."
: Pinterest’s new features “help you see more pins you love, and fewer you don’t. Use the Edit Your Home Feed button to get your feed just how you want it, from the web or your phone. Go to Follow Boards to see stuff you might like based on what you’ve been pinning.”
Pinterest introduces a new Edit button.
: “You don’t have to do anything to get notified. Just keep pinning the things you’re into, and leave the price watching to Pinterest.”
"There are already tens of millions of pins with price details on them." Now Pinterest will email you when prices drop.
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