- A much anticipated, long awaited social media platform is being debuted the first week of April - called Vir20. The new network promises to create a "new paradigm in the social media landscape by offering a new level of interaction" and some features include multimedia sharing, interactive shopping and game play. For more information on this story, please visit http://www.sys-con.com/node/2580433
- A new report from dazeinfo studied projected marketing budgets and how much social media will have an impact. Surprisingly, the research showed that social media marketing budgets will double in the next five years. For more information on this story, please visit http://www.dazeinfo.com/2013/03/15/social-media-marketing-budgets-to-double-in-next-five-years-report/
- Always on the look out for good social media advertising campaigns, and Faygo seems to have pulled one off. The company is releasing their new "gold ginger" flavor of soda along with an Instagram campaign, using the hashtag "FaygoGold" A 24k gold bar for the winner. For more information on this story, please visit http://www.clickondetroit.com/lifestyle/food/Faygo-Tapper-s-use-social-media-contest-gold-bar-offer-to-promote-newest-soda-flavor/-/1718856/19327138/-/phcsq7z/-/index.html
- An interesting story in the Boston Globe highlighting how social media is directly impacting movie theater box office numbers and public opinion. For more information on this story, please visit http://bostonglobe.com/business/2013/03/12/movies-depend-social-media-support-for-staying-power-box-office/mDRqLV2AaS1xqmLdFV1N5O/story.html