 | | | Today's Buzz |  | | |  | - Facebook draws scrutiny over scanning of private message links
Facebook monitors private messages and counts enclosed links toward brand pages' "like" count, researchers say. Facebook defended the practice, but admitted that a bug was leading to its systems overcounting private-message-related "likes." "Absolutely no private information has been exposed and Facebook is not automatically Liking any Facebook Pages on a user's behalf," the social network said in a statement. The Wall Street Journal/Digits blog (10/3), CNET (10/4)        |  | The Social Media ROI Cookbook: Six Ingredients Top Brands Use
In this free report, industry expert, Altimeter, explores the most effective "ingredients" for measuring the revenue impact of social media, providing insights and case studies from an array of top companies. Offerpop is happy to make this penetrating study available to SmartBrief readers. Download it for free! | |
| | | Network Update | | | |  | - Tumblr launches brand-focused analytics platform
Tumblr announced a preferred third-party analytics platform, via a partnership with Union Metrics. Mining 100 million data points per day, the platform could help marketers to give their clients "evidence how all those cat GIFs translate into raising brand awareness," writes Tim Peterson. Adweek (10/4), ClickZ (10/4) |  | You know more about your customers than ever before!
But who owns what data and who has access to it gets complicated fast. Online data continues to grow exponentially and the importance of developing a data privacy strategy is critical. Download this FREE white paper and learn how to develop a comprehensive strategy. |
 | | | Ideas in Action | | | |  | - Ugly debate tweet leaves KitchenAid in a spin
KitchenAid was left red-faced after someone posted a comment referencing President Barack Obama's late grandmother to the brand's Twitter account during the presidential debate on Wednesday. After an immediate backlash, the appliance-maker moved quickly to delete the offending post, apologize, and revoke Twitter privileges from the person who wrote the tweet. "To err is human. But to course-correct -- to blend a crisis into a coup -- is to be a PR pro of the highest order," writes Jonathan Rick. Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model) (10/5), Fast Company online (10/4) - Green Mountain goes social to promote fair-trade joe
Green Mountain Coffee is working with BzzAgent to promote its fair-trade coffee line, focusing its efforts on an opt-in online forum of consumers who've volunteered to participate in WOMM campaigns. Word-of-mouth has "long been the 'holy grail' of marketing, so being able to initiate that through BzzAgent is very valuable," says brand manager Derek Archambault. DMNews (10/1) - "Social media audit" focuses Reebok's global presence
After a branding audit found that Reebok had more than 350 separate social media accounts, officials embarked on a consolidation project. The company will allow some niche pages -- such as its Indian Facebook page, which has more than a million fans -- to remain stand-alone accounts, while merging many of its other profiles into unified brand pages. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Social Media (10/5) |  | Three Keys to Improving Facebook Reach and Engagement.
Read EdgeRank Unveiled and learn exactly how the most successful pages on Facebook maximize engagement and increase their EdgeRank scores. Click here to download your free copy! |
 | | - Study: Real-world WOMM beats social media at building movie buzz
Real-world word-of-mouth is more effective than Twitter or Facebook chatter at drumming up buzz for new movies, a study from Ipsos MediaCT's Motion Picture Group finds. Moviegoers favor face-to-face interactions over digital across all categories of relationship, including family, friends and co-workers, the study found. TheWrap.com (10/2) | The Takeaway | | | |  | - 6 ways you should be using LinkedIn
You can make your company's LinkedIn page better by including keywords in the description of your business that your customers are likely to search for, according to this list of 20 tips for getting more out of the site. It's also a good idea to have your sales personnel participate in relevant groups on the site. Personal pages on the site should include a professional-looking picture. SocialMediaB2B.com (10/2) |  | Secure Your Seat at the Pivot Conference, Oct. 15-16, 2012
Produced and hosted by Brian Solis, Pivot is the only conference that delivers the insight and strategies to help top brands and agencies succeed in a business landscape altered by Social Consumers. Register today: www.Pivotcon.com. | | | |  | |  | | The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS)
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| | - From here to eternity -- via the deep freeze
Cryonics enthusiasts believe they've found a way to live forever -- by freezing themselves until technology improves enough to revive them and transfer their brains into young, healthy bodies. This series of photos shows cryonics facilities, and the would-be immortals who frequent them. Wired.com (10/4)  | We are living in a digital world, but it's not as digital as we think."
--Vincent Bruzzese, president of Ipsos' worldwide motion picture group, as quoted by TheWrap.com |
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