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?
Google+ Introduces the Share Button: Use the new Google+ Share button to encourage visitors to share your content with their friends.

Google AdWords Come to YouTube: “With Google AdWords for video, you only pay when someone chooses to watch your ad, and you can create and manage video campaigns from the same platform as your search and display ads.”
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- Make an Income From Blogging
LinkedIn Introduces iPad App: “The Linkedin iPad app was handcrafted to provide the most engaging experience,” and is getting good reviews.
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Pinterest Improves Group Boards: Pinterest has made it “easier to pin with others while giving you more control over your profile.” New features include group board invitations and enhanced board settings.

HootSuite Adds New Apps: The latest HootSuite apps “help you engage with communities, manage email campaigns, perform surveys, view RSS feeds and more.”

Here are a couple of social media tools worth noting:
Chirpify: The Twitter commerce platform where you can buy, sell, donate and transact on Twitter.

Offerpop Fan Profiles: A Facebook app to “give fans a way to discover and interact with each other on your brand page. Showcase your most active and influential fans while growing your ‘talking about this' score. Track all fan activity on your page and newsfeed.”
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