This Week in Digital – 8/28/2013

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iDl4qqYyXWk/Uh_GqKtTM4I/AAAAAAAAI2U/Cprkag6ArnI/s1600/5449722994_98c44d7b6f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iDl4qqYyXWk/Uh_GqKtTM4I/AAAAAAAAI2U/Cprkag6ArnI/s1600/5449722994_98c44d7b6f.jpg"></a></div><br> Mobile ad spending takes off, Facebook grabs a decent share of it, the first short film shot only on Vine, Twitter acquires Trendrr for social TV measurement, unintentional risks of cloud sharing on personal devices in the workplace, another Facebook privacy policy update, Kevin Spacey teaches us a thing or two about the future of content and more, it's This Week in Social Media.<br> <br> A roundup of relevant links affecting our industry.<br> <br> Each week at Ford, I compose a newsletter that includes a series of links about current events and trends in the worlds of technology, social media, mobile, communications and marketing in order to keep the wider team up to date on changes, newsworthy items and content that might be useful in their jobs. These are those links.<br> If you have additional links, sources or ideas that might be helpful, I'd encourage you to add some via a comment below or tag me in <a href="http://plus.google.com/+ScottMonty"><strong>Google+</strong></a>. And if you’re on Flipboard, you can get these links by subscribing to the <a href="http://flip.it/IfN4O"><strong>This Week in Social Media Magazine</strong></a>, which is now available on the Web.<br> <h2></h2>

This Week in Digital – 8/28/2013

Mobile ad spending takes off, Facebook grabs a decent share of it, the first short film shot only on Vine, Twitter acquires Trendrr for soc...

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This Week in Digital – 8/21/2013

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Hhuwkn-BBXI/UhhO5pNW8uI/AAAAAAAAIqQ/qZASmF-b-8A/s1600/3273736503_8f1f31a0c9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Hhuwkn-BBXI/UhhO5pNW8uI/AAAAAAAAIqQ/qZASmF-b-8A/s1600/3273736503_8f1f31a0c9.jpg"></a></div><br> Vine grows like a weed, LinkedIn is lowering its age requirement, Facebook's big announcement plus strong ad performance for Q2, how WPP plans to take on its merged rivals, PR is just fine thank you, Millennials are annoyed at your slow response, the secret formula to a good content strategy and more, it's This Week in Social Media.<br> <br> A roundup of relevant links affecting our industry.<br> <br> Each week at Ford, I compose a newsletter that includes a series of links about current events and trends in the worlds of technology, social media, mobile, communications and marketing in order to keep the wider team up to date on changes, newsworthy items and content that might be useful in their jobs. These are those links.<br> <br> If you have additional links, sources or ideas that might be helpful, I'd encourage you to add some via a comment below or tag me in<strong> </strong><a href="http://plus.google.com/+ScottMonty"><strong>Google+</strong></a><strong>.</strong> And if you’re on Flipboard, you can get these links by subscribing to the <a href="http://flip.it/IfN4O"><strong>This Week in Social Media Magazine</strong></a>, which is now available on the Web.<br> <h2></h2>

This Week in Digital – 8/21/2013

Vine grows like a weed, LinkedIn is lowering its age requirement, Facebook's big announcement plus strong ad performance for Q2, how WP...

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"I'd like to add you to my professional network."

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fIOAag6_kBs/UhKVoDpb6-I/AAAAAAAAInk/ifKpVbaNxcQ/s1600/279470263_2e0d14a987.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fIOAag6_kBs/UhKVoDpb6-I/AAAAAAAAInk/ifKpVbaNxcQ/s400/279470263_2e0d14a987.jpg" width="400"></a></div> <br> - [LinkedIn invitation likely to be deleted]<br> <br> If you send me an invitation to connect on LinkedIn and you don't take the time to personalize it, then I won't consider it.<br> <br> Sound harsh? It probably is.<br> <br> But you know what? With LinkedIn considered the most professional of all the social networks (and rightfully so, I'd say), you need to treat it - and its members - professionally.<br> <br> Would you send a generic cover letter to every single job you apply for? Well, maybe you would. But your chances of getting that job would likely be diminished. Odds are you're going to customize the letter or introduction to the person or company with which you're looking to associate yourself. Why should it be any different on a social network like LinkedIn?<br> <br>

"I'd like to add you to my professional network."

- [LinkedIn invitation likely to be deleted] If you send me an invitation to connect on LinkedIn and you don't take the time to per...

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This Week in Digital – 8/14/2013

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe class="vine-embed" frameborder="0" height="250" src="https://vine.co/v/hbY9h27aPWd/embed/simple" width="250"></iframe><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.vine.co/static/scripts/embed.js"></script></div>Android is better, big data in Asia, the merging of HR and marketing, Canadian women like to talk about brands, Fortune 500 CEOs are scared and ignorant of social media, Twitter use rises, the social networks that help search engine optimization and more, it's <b>This Week in Social Media</b>.<br> <br> A roundup of relevant links affecting our industry.<br> <br> Each week at Ford, I compose a newsletter that includes a series of links about current events and trends in the worlds of technology, social media, mobile, communications and marketing in order to keep the wider team up to date on changes, newsworthy items and content that might be useful in their jobs. These are those links.<br> <br> If you have additional links, sources or ideas that might be helpful, I'd encourage you to add some via a comment below or tag me in <a href="http://plus.google.com/+ScottMonty"><strong>Google+</strong></a>. And if you’re on Flipboard, you can get these links by subscribing to the <a href="http://flip.it/IfN4O"><strong>This Week in Social Media Magazine</strong></a>, which is now available on the Web.<br> <h2></h2>

This Week in Digital – 8/14/2013

Android is better, big data in Asia, the merging of HR and marketing, Canadian women like to talk about brands, Fortune 500 CEOs are scared ...

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This Week in Digital – 8/7/2013

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IptTIcPwB5g/UgMwd72Y57I/AAAAAAAAIk8/H7GXWE5RFsE/s1600/amazon-one-click.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IptTIcPwB5g/UgMwd72Y57I/AAAAAAAAIk8/H7GXWE5RFsE/s1600/amazon-one-click.jpg"></a></div>Why Bezos bought the <em>Post</em>, Facebook gets a CMO and starts bumping, time on digital surpasses TV, Facebook ads are undervalued, Vietnam outlaws sharing news on social sites, GE wants to put an end to press releases, the effect of tweets on TV ratings and more, it's <b>This Week in Social Media</b>.<br> <br> A roundup of relevant links affecting our industry.<br> <br> Each week at Ford, I compose a newsletter that includes a series of links about current events and trends in the worlds of technology, social media, mobile, communications and marketing in order to keep the wider team up to date on changes, newsworthy items and content that might be useful in their jobs. These are those links.<br> <br> If you have additional links, sources or ideas that might be helpful, I'd encourage you to add some via a comment below or tag me in<b> <a href="http://plus.google.com/+ScottMonty">Google+</a></b>.<br> <h2></h2>

This Week in Digital – 8/7/2013

Why Bezos bought the Post , Facebook gets a CMO and starts bumping, time on digital surpasses TV, Facebook ads are undervalued, Vietnam outl...

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