- RegEd confirmed its complete acquisition of Arkovi, a leader in the social media archiving and survelliance space. RegEd will be launching new products in the area of Social Media and Communications Compliance. For more information please read http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2012/10/04/reged-completes-acquisition-arkovi-social-media-archiving-and-surveillance
- Geoklix and Wildfire have partnered to enhance their social media marketing tools including new features in helping with promotions on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. Fore more information on this partnership please read http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/10/prweb9964267.htm
- reBroadcast.me has launched a new social media marketing platform allowing businesses to expand their distribution and leverage their followers connections. Fore more information please read http://www.sys-con.com/node/2389561
- ShopIgniter announced the 4th version of their popular social commerce platform, called Igniter 4.0. The new product will allow brands to promote and sell products using social media. For more information and the press release issued from ShopIgniter, please read http://www.shopigniter.com/blog/news-events/igniter-4-0/
- Yikes! A KitchenAid employee has put the company right into spotlight with a negative tweet accidentally sent from the corporate account regarding President Barack Obama. Another case in a growing list of social media branding crises. For more information on this story please read http://www.thedrum.com/news/2012/10/04/kitchenaid-battles-social-media-flames-over-tweet-joking-about-death-obama-s