Twitter announced this week that the social media service would be adding a designation to tweets that may contain sensitive information. The ability to flag tweets will only be available on those containing links and when someone flags a tweet as possibly sensitive, other users will see a warning in the media details pane of the tweet to warn users before they click through. This option will give Twitter users more control over the information they see and prevent any embarrassing situations at the office.
The top five airline companies have a combined 2,566,000 fans on Facebook. Southwest holds 65% of that total, or approximately 1,667,900 Facebook fans. As more airlines and travel companies move online, they’re finally seeing traffic online translate to a growth in website traffic. In fact, 69 percent of all travel companies saw traffic growth from Facebook and 46 percent saw traffic growth from Twitter. TechCrunch posted an infographic this week with these statistics and more.
Not only was Apple named the world’s top vendor of smart phones this week by Strategy Analytics, but we learned that the tech giant now has more money in reserves than the United States government. Strategy Analytics reported that Apples accounts hold a balance of $75.9 billion. According to the U.S. Treasury Department, the U.S. government has a current operating balance of $73.8 billion.
Earlier this week, Congress released a study showing that almost two-thirds (or precisely 64 percent) of senior managers and social media managers for Congress believe that Facebook is an important tool for helping leaders understand constituents opinions and views. Nearly 3 out of every 4 congressional staffers believe that social media has allowed their members to reach people they had previously not communicated with.
Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco are the cities with the highest numbers of Google+ users.
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