LinkedIn Enhances Mobile Experience: This Week in Social Media

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?

LinkedIn Announces Their Next-Generation Mobile Experience: Their latest mobile app is available on iPhones and Androids and helps professionals be even more productive on the go.

Google Adds Public Google+ Posts in Google Search Results: When your Google+ friends share public updates on Google+ about the topic of your Google search, you'll see this in your Google search results.

Foursquare Now Has Events: Foursquare is starting to pull major events into their database. This means that when you check into an event's location you will also be able to check into the event and tell your friends.

Say Hi to Foursquare Lists: Foursquare adds a list function and makes it easier for you to keep track of interesting locations.

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StumbleUpon Introduces the Explore Box: StumbleUpon unveils “a beta version of our Explore Box, a new way for you to explore even more of the things you love. Now just type a word or phrase into the Explore Box and we’ll bring you to community-endorsed content related to your specific interest or passion.”

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Skype Lets Users Find WiFi Hotspots: Skype just launched a new iOS application for iPhones, iPads and the iPod Touch that allows users to find WiFi hotspots—and only pay for the minutes used, which is nice when traveling.

Here's a social media tool worth noting:

Bizo Switchboard: This URL shortener gives users business demographic insights and is currently in public beta.

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