You Can No Longer Opt-In to Receive Direct Messages From Any Follower - bit.ly/17J4xOq

Pinterest Highlights Local Businesses Through Place Pins - bit.ly/1cHPaDg

KLM Displays Live Response Time for Social Media Customer Service - bit.ly/1dlcHz1

Pinterest added a new type of pin called Place Pins, allowing users to create boards for places they want to visit. bit.ly/1cHPaDg

KLM is updating its cover photo every five minutes with a new estimated “hold time” as part of the background. - bit.ly/1dlcHz1

Twitter Showcases Best Practices, Success Stories on New Media Site - bit.ly/1doqK6N

Google+ Hangouts Gets Better Support and Admin Controls for Enterprise - bit.ly/1doLQ4W

Campaign Structure Updates Are Coming to Facebook in 2014 - bit.ly/1dp4Ikr

Twitter recently unveiled a new media site designed to educate businesses about the usefulness of the platform. - bit.ly/1doqK6N

How Real Estate Agents Use Social Media to Boost Business - bit.ly/1etZqBa

Is Private Messaging Coming to Instagram? - bit.ly/1dvSVAH

How Philanthropic Organizations Are Using Social Media [Infographic] - bit.ly/1euyLEj

Twitter Streamlines Its Age-Screening Tool for Alcohol Brands - bit.ly/1ev0moS

Experts: Social Data Is Key to Measuring Television Success - bit.ly/1dymce4

See What Customers Are Saying in New Review Inbox for Google Places - bit.ly/1exibUc

Facebook Tells Brands to Go Mobile This Holiday Season - bit.ly/1dyPARy

Google Promises a Fix for Spam Issues Plaguing YouTube Comments - bit.ly/1eAfilP

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