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?
New Pinterest Messages Encourage Conversations: “When someone shoots you a pin, you'll be able to reply with a message or send a pin back!”

SlideShare Introduces New Upload Experience: This new Upload page “will make sharing on SlideShare even easier for you.”

Facebook for Windows Phone Gets a Big Update: This new facelift “brings an updated design and new features that were previously available in beta.”

Vine Updates iOS App: The new updates “make it easier for you to keep up with your new activity, explore different parts of Vine and more.”

Slingshot Releases New Version: This includes many updates for the first time since its initial release.

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Foursquare Introduces the All-New Foursquare: It “learns what you like, and leads you to places you'll love.”
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