- People are always asking for examples of how small businesses and non-profits are using social media effectively. Today, the National Fisheries Institute announced their social media expansion efforts to include LinkedIn, Pinterest, and a video blog. For more information on this story, please visit http://www.perishablenews.com/index.php?article=0025186
- Accenture announced the acquisition of AvVenta to help "extend the social media marketing offering" to provide digital production and management services for mobile and social campaigns. For more information on this story, please visit http://www.trefis.com/stock/acn/articles/148404/accenture-acquires-avventa-to-extend-social-media-marketing-offering/2012-10-12
- Wow. A recent report from Market & Markets announced that the social media TV (social TV) business is forecast to reach $256 billion by 2017, growing at a double-digit percent basis for the next five years. The story at http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/185060/social-media-tv-biz-forecast-hit-256-bil-by-2017.html
- The Russian search engine Yandex has officially "entered the social arena" by integrating Russian Twitter feeds, tweets and profiles into their search results. For more information on this story, please visit http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/185097/russian-search-engine-yandex-enters-social-arena.html