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9 Things You May Have Missed This Week

Here is a look at 9 stories with a lot of interesting tips and statistics on social media marketing, F-commerce and Facebook that you may have missed this week.

The planets are aligned: Facebook Spartan and Ipad projects set to launch early next week
The long awaited HTML5 –based mobile platform that Facebook has been building in secret for months is set to be launched early next week. Click here

New social commerce infographics – SoLoMo football & f-commerce grammar
Increasing in popularity is Football in SoLoMo (social local mobile) world from mobile gaming app, footballmeister, a lot of football fans use it to feed their passion. Also some information on the rise of social grammar for Facebook. Click here

Three Dangerous B2B social media mistakes
“Not creating new and engaging content” is one of three dangerous B2B social media mistakes. A lack of competency in all three areas will prevent your company from truly getting the most from your social media programs. Click here

HOW TO: Use the new Facebook to see who has unfriended you
To do it or not?! Facebook have now added a tool on the new timeline profile which provides you with a rundown of the ‘friends’ that have unfriended you. Click here

Facebook gives $10 million in free advertising to small businesses
Starting in early 2012, Facebook, the National Federation of Independent Business and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will roll out a great new program that gives away $10 million worth of free advertising on Facebook to small businesses. Click here

Five Facebook changes & what you need to know
Have you adjusted to the new Facebook changes? Here is a detailed look at how the news ticker, smart lists, news feed, subscribe feature and timeline will impact marketers and business owners. Click here

Magners trials ‘F-commerce’ with £10 Facebook packs – marketing
Magners, the cider brand, has become the first drinks company in the UK to get on the ‘f-commerce’ train and sell its products directly on Facebook. Click here

6 Tips for launching a product on Facebook
A lot of businesses are turning to Facebook to increase brand awareness, build community and strengthen customer service. Here is a list of tips on how companies can effectively leverage Facebook to amplify new product launches. Click here

A look at Facebook usage across eight different countries
“In a recent international study by Experian Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service with the world’s largest sample of internet users, the home internet usage of various individuals from eight different countries accessing Facebook during August 2011 has been revealed”. Click here

We hope these 9 social media summaries have brought you up to speed with what you may have missed this week. Feel free to leave a comment or suggestions on what you think of this week’s blog.