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This week in social media (November 19-23, 2012)

Social Media News

In social media, there is never a dull moment! Check out the list of headlines below.

Facebook

Interview with Jason Weaver, CEO of Shoutlet (Examiner.com)

Facebook users may no longer have their say on privacy policies (Examiner.com)

‘People You May Know’ Feature Appearing On Facebook Mobile News Feed (AllFacebook)

Facebook Begins Converting Users To HTTPS (AllFacebook)

Yahoo, Facebook Talking Search? Not Likely (AllFacebook)

Group M Facebook Study: Reach of Organic Posts Is Down, Engagement Is Up (Ad Age Digital)

Mark Cuban: Facebook Is Straying From Its Original Mission (AllFacebook)

Facebook Testing News Feed Module Revealing Most Shared Stories From Social Readers (AllFacebook)

Google

Coming soon: Link your channel with a Google+ page (and keep your channel name) (The Official YouTube Partners & Creators Blog)

No, That Wasn’t A Panda Update — But One Is Coming (Search Engine Land)

Cherokee becomes 57th language in Gmail (Google+ update)

Just for U: YouTube arrives on Wii U (YouTube Blog)

HootSuite

Simplified Chinese and Renren: New language and App Available in HootSuite (HootSource)

HootSuite Announces New Community Support Forum, Powered by Get Satisfaction (HootSource)

HootSuite Expands Globally: New Acquisition, London Office, Language Translations (HootSource)

Instagram

Instagram Launches Embeddable “Badges” To Help You Promote Your Beautiful Profile On The Web (TechCrunch)

Storify

New Storify website is all about relevancy (Examiner.com)

Twitter

Seeing Lots Of Twitter Spam Lately? Here’s How To Report It (AllTwitter)

Miscellaneous

Amazon Offers ‘Amazon Pages’ For Brands To Customize With Their Own URLs, And ‘Amazon Posts’ For Social Media Marketing (TechCrunch)

Myspace burning: As new site rolls out, how it hopes to rise from the ashes and back into prominence (The Next Web)

Be the first to know! Find all the new spots in your neighborhood with one tap (foursquare Blog)

Say Hello to Skype for Android Tablets (Skype Blog)

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About The Author

Cendrine Marrouat is a journalist, blogger, content curator, author, and workshop facilitator located in Canada. She is the founder of two social media blogs: Social Media Slant and Creative Ramblings. On March 6, 2012, she released The Little Big eBook on Blogging: 40 Traffic Generation Tips, a comprehensive resource that provides bloggers of all levels with essential information and precise guidance to attract quality traffic to their blogs. She is currently working on an eBook on social media strategies that should be released before the end of 2013.