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#FSRU Video 2 Watch us discuss this week’s social round up topics and more! If you would prefer to listen to it later, you can download our podcast from iTunes. Twitter cards This week Twitter launched Twitter cards. According to their developer… Read more

#FSRU video discussion This week we’ve filmed the social team discussing the stories in the Friday Social Round Up. As always, you can still read the Round Up below. Twitter’s tailored Trends Twitter started rolling out ‘tailored Trends’ on Tuesday…. Read more

LinkedIn Hacked Over six million LinkedIn passwords were stolen this week and published on a Russian hackers’ forum. LinkedIn have issued an apology “for the inconvenience this has caused our members.” The company is taking precautionary measures… Read more

Google+ Local In September, Google acquired restaurant review site Zagat. They have now rolled out a new Google+ update called Google+ Local. The new addition replaces Google Places and is described on their blog as “a simple way to discover and share… Read more

Facebook shares released Today is the day Facebook shares float. The company has been valued at $104bn (£66bn), with shares individually valued at $38 (£24). So far the demand for shares has been very high with Facebook selling 25% more shares than… Read more

Bing goes social Here at Fresh Egg we have #BingFridays. We’ve been stressing for a while that Google isn’t the only search engine out there, but let’s be honest: Google is the most used and the most shiny. However, things could be changing with… Read more

LinkedIn buys SlideShare Yesterday it was announced that LinkedIn, a social network for professionals, will be purchasing SlideShare for close to $119 million in cash and stocks (reportedly split 45% cash the 55% stocks). “Presentations are one of the… Read more

The third in our series The Science of Social Media looks at social newcomer Pinterest. Pinterest is growing at a rapid rate and proving to be a great way to drive traffic to websites by allowing users to create inspirational boards filled with their… Read more

Facebook hits 900 million users Last month Facebook surpassed 900 Million users! If all users formed a line, it would reach to the moon and back with plenty of people to spare. Whilst 900Million users is impressive, Facebook rate of growth is slowing…. Read more