- Ortsbo, a leader in the growing field of social music, is launching their new product FanTalk, aimed at music fans and giving them tools to listen to and share their favorite music all while interacting with other fans. The product will launch in early October and will include content from Twitter, Facebook, Google+, YouTube, and Instagram and will be available in 66 languages. For more information please read http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/article/Ortsbo-Expands-Its-Global-Social-Media-Hub-Program-for-Artists-and-Celebrities-With-Launch-of-Fan-Talk-2210240
- An interesting story on Fortune outlining the ways at which higher education institutions are "failing" at teaching social media to students and equipping them with the skills needed in the workplace. For more, please read http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/09/26/universities-are-failing-at-teaching-social-media/
- A new report is out from Research and Markets outlining how social media is being used in the financial industry. The report offers strategies, trends, opportunities and challenges that banks and financial institutions are facing with social media. The report can be found at http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/lmkvrh/social_media and an overview of the findings is at http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/09/26/4292238/research-and-markets-social-media.html
- The Obama Campaign has launched a new social media campaign aimed at the 15 million new voters that will be choosing a President for the first time. The "For All" campaign includes some very interactive features such as writing a message on your hand and taking a smartphone picture, posting on Facebook and Instagram and then following the #forall hashtag, along with YouTube videos and other Twitter accounts. For more information please read http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/09/26/obama-campaign-unveils-social-media-effort-to-attract-young-voters/
- PreApps announced that its new webiste for previewing and rating mobile apps is coming in November. One of the "first social networks aimed at generating pre-launch buzz", PreApps.com will allow users to preview, rate, and share mobile apps that are coming soon to market. For more information on this story please read http://www.prweb.com/releases/preapps/mobileapps/prweb9942124.htm