These are my links for October 4th through October 9th:

Facebook wants you ‘like’ things … but it’s complicated – When will social networks stop forcing us to reduce all-important nuances to liking something or not?
Why don’t more people follow brand profiles on foursquare? – More than 100 brands now offer tips on foursquare, on everything from things to do at the airport to gay bars. The number of people who follow them, however, is drastically low, even though almost all of the sponsored badges require following the brand first. What …

I received an email this evening from Sol Lipman, founder of 12seconds.tv announcing the sad news that the micro-vlogging service is to close its doors.
For those of you who haven’t heard of 12seconds, it’s a really easy way to share what you’re doing with your friends and family using short video clips. The premise is ridiculously simple: use your web cam or mobile phone to show your friends where you are, share your thoughts, or tell them how you’re doing – all within the confines of a 12 seconds clip.
Think …

These are my links for October 2nd through October 3rd:

London Calling » Top 5 Foursquare tips for business – If you are looking for ways to increase footfall, drive customer loyalty and attract those hard to find early adopters into your store what can you do?
Twitter ‘can be used to predict flu outbreaks’ – A computer science expert at Southeastern Louisiana University has revealed that keeping track of disease trends such as influenza outbreaks has the potential to be far quicker and less costly by monitoring a social network program …

These are my links for September 21st through October 2nd:

A third of journalists say PRs don’t get social media – why? » Planet Content – the majority (74 per cent) UK journalists find social media as an “important tool” for research
How to reclaim a cybersquatted Twitter account | blog till you drop! –
How to reclaim/consolidate a Facebook Fan Page | blog till you drop! –
Dear Facebook, can you PLEASE give us notifications for new Page comments/links? – Disruptive Conversations –
Google VS Facebook [infographic] (via Emilie Ogez) –
How to …