This was a tough week to work for Instagram. They changed their terms of service and there was a massive outcry from their user base. There was this incident in Sweden.  Although the terms have changed back to the original terms, users are now giving Instagram the side-eye stare, just waiting for the next shoe to drop. One of our favorite services, IFTTT, just received a holiday gift in the form of $7M in funding. Keep an eye out for this amazing service in 2013. Young adults (and maybe some older adults) said goodbye to the TV show, Gossip Girl this week. This show was a social media pioneer on the TV screen and we are sad to seem them go. Which TV show will take the baton and keep running? We welcome any and all predictions. Speaking of TV, the Nielsen ratings are now taking into account Tweets during shows which will then be released as the Nielsen Twitter TV Rating. Say goodbye to those Nielsen boxes (have you ever actually met someone with a box?) and hello to a more holistic rating system. Any Boston Celtics fans out there? You now have a mobile app where you can hear a live stream of every game. Very cool. The Phoenix Suns are the only other NBA team to offer this feature.

Here are five other gems you may have missed from the past week in social media:

• 10 Content Marketing Tips You Can Employ Now
• How to Use Foursquare to Market Your Business & Reach a New Audience
• Seven Strategies to Stay Ahead of Overwhelming Social Media Change
• How Google+ Communities Benefit Business
• Hot Platform Alert!!: Scoop.it :: Review

Upcoming Classes at Fifty & Five

• Fifty & Five also offers In person one-on-one training and small group training. We will travel to your office or host the training online which means you can learn no matter where you are located in the world. Email us for more info. 

Email Amani@fiftyandfive.com if you are interested in a class. 

Happy weekend and please have safe and enjoyable holiday season!!