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?
YouTube Offers Live Video: YouTube Live allows you to “find the most compelling live events happening on YouTube and add events to your calendar. Subscribe to your favorite YouTube live-streaming partners to be notified of upcoming live streams on your customized homepage.” This beta program offers live streaming to clients “in good standing.”

Radian6 Announces New Insights Platform: If your business requirements lead you to one of the larger social media monitoring platforms, check out Radian6 Insights. With this new feature, Radian6 adds a layer of “meaning” to your social data that helps you get the most out of your social media marketing.
Here are a few other social media tools worth a look.
Google +Like By Crossrider: This tool allows you to switch Google's new “+1” feature into a Facebook “Like” in Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers.
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