This morning Facebook confirmed the rumors that have been circulating for the last few weeks, Timeline is coming for pages!

When we originally heard about Timeline we recognized the value it would bring for brands.  Think about all the history and exciting milestones your company can highlight with these new features. In addition users can see how many of their friends like the page and public statuses mentioning the brand is displayed on the Brand Timeline.

When you view your page in Facebook you will now see a message that reads

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One of my latest mobile app obsessions is Instagram. It is a free application for iPhone (coming soon to Android) that enables you to capture and share photos with others. Instagram has really blown up over the last year; since January 2011, the number of users has increased by over 14 million!

Instagram is easy to use and extremely addicting.

The Application:

Once you download and launch the Instagram app, you will see

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Facebook and Twitter have done it again. One more time, we’ve seen these tools used to cause real social change.

This week brought us a controversy about the pulling of financial support for Planned Parenthood by the Susan B. Komen for the Cure Foundation.  On Jan. 31, the fight was on when Planned Parenthood used Twitter to announce that they felt they had been wronged. Three days later, news sources reported that Facebook was recording 20 negative posts per minute about the Komen controversy. The next day, on Feb. 3, the Komen Foundation reversed its decision and reinstated their funding for Planned Parenthood.

Similar results occurred last month with the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) controversy. On January 18^th, thousands of web sites went dark in what was reported to be the largest online protest in history. Two days later, on January 20^th, Congress shelved the proposed acts.

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