by 
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?
Pinterest Tests Promoted Pins: Pinterest experiments with ads as its traffic moves from the web to mobile and will be “promoting certain pins from a select group of businesses.”
Pinterest Makes Pinning Smarter: “Now when you click the Pin It button for browsers, you'll see the images look a lot closer to how actual pins appear on Pinterest. You'll see how big different images will be, and you can even edit the description before clicking Pin It.”
Facebook Tests Easier Way to Watch Video: “Now when you see a video in your news feed, it comes to life and starts playing. Videos initially play silently, and if you want, you can tap to play with sound in full screen.”
Facebook Redesigns Mobile App: “The Facebook app for iPhone includes a new menu at the bottom that makes it easier to get around. The app also has a new look designed with iOS 7 in mind.”
Twitter Introduces New Version of Mobile App: The “new versions of Twitter for iPhone and iPad for iOS 7,” have “a refreshed design that looks and works great on iOS 7.”
Tired of Guessing Which AI Moves Matter?
New AI tools and strategies launch every week — and figuring out which ones matter takes hours you don't have.The AI Business Society filters the noise for you, with expert-led training you can put to work the same day — plus a community of marketers sharing what's actually working.
I'M READY FOR REAL AI RESULTS
Tumblr Adds Push Notifications: The “Android update features push notifications along with a newly designed activity screen. Now you can get updates whenever someone follows your blog or interacts with your posts.” Push notifications are also available on iPhone and iPad.
SlideShare Tests New Design for Mobile: The new design has a “more visual element, which better showcases presentation thumbnails to help you discover content more easily.”
Here's some upcoming news to follow:
YouTube to Allow Offline Viewing on Mobile in November: This new feature will “allow people to add videos to their device to watch for a short period when an Internet connection is unavailable. So your fans' ability to enjoy your videos no longer has to be interrupted by something as commonplace as a morning commute.”
Don't miss this:
Social Media Success Summit 2013
Social Media Success Summit 2013 is a special online conference designed to help you master social media marketing (brought to you by Social Media Examiner).
Go Deeper Than an Article Can Take You
Join thousands of small-business marketers at Social Media Marketing World — three days of AI, social media, and marketing strategy taught by world-class experts. April 1–3, 2027 in Anaheim.
Every session is pitch-free and built around tactics you can use yourself, no big team required. Your All-Access ticket includes an extra day of workshops, full access to AI Business World, and recordings of everything.
GET MY ALL-ACCESS TICKET — SAVE $800
Forty-five of the world's leading social media pros will show you how. Instructors include Jay Baer (author, Youtility), Chri
What do you think? Please share your comments below.
Where Do You Actually Stand With AI?
Most marketers use AI, but they don't know what's holding them back from real results.
Our 3-minute quiz pinpoints the one gap keeping you stuck — and gives you the exact next step to fix it.
GET MY RESULTS
