Social Media Newsfeed: Facebook Welcomes Chinese Regulator | Social Listening in Hollywood

[emailonly]{{{ sbox300x250 }}}[/emailonly] Click here to receive the Morning Social Media Newsfeed via email. Chinese Internet Regulator Welcomed at Facebook Campus (Reuters) Lu Wei, China's top Internet regulator, may not welcome Facebook to his house, but he's certainly welcome at Facebook. Lu, the minister of China's Cyberspace Administration, recently toured the campuses of U.S. tech giants Facebook, Apple and Amazon, according to a report and pictures posted on a Chinese government website. Bloomberg Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg greeted Lu in Mandarin, and Lu found a copy of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s book “The Governance of China” on the billionaire’s desk. While the world’s largest social network has been blocked by China’s censors since 2009, the company is seeking to build up its business selling ads to companies through a Hong Kong office and is said to have leased space in Beijing this year. Quartz While trying to understand modern China is a commendable task for an employee of Facebook or any other social media giant, it is unclear how much real insight Xi’s book might provide. The book is a compilation of Xi’s “major works from November 15, 2012 to June 13, 2014,” according to a state-run website, including “79 speeches, talks, interviews, instructions and correspondence in 18 chapters.” PC World Lu has been leading the country’s efforts to regulate its Internet, at a time when the government’s online censorship has only grown more pervasive. Facebook has long been among the U.S. websites blocked, but in September the country also began cutting access to the Instagram app, also owned by Facebook. Hollywood Tracks Social Media Chatter to Target Hit Films (The New York Times) To help studio marketers get back ahead of their customers, United Talent Agency and Rentrak, an entertainment data company, are introducing a service called PreAct. It joins an array of Hollywood upstarts peddling “social listening,” a growing field that uses algorithms to slice and dice chatter on social media. More SMBs Use LinkedIn Than Facebook or Twitter [Infographic] (SocialTimes) The vast majority of companies use LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter: 87 percent used Linkedin, 85 percent use Facebook and 75 percent use Twitter. Google+ doesn’t even seem to be in the running, and the next network after the big three is Pinterest, with only 27 percent of companies using it. [emailonly]{{{ jodslot01 }}}[/emailonly] Eaten Alive Branded 'Biggest Letdown,' Twitter Goes Wild as Paul Rosolie Bails Out of Anaconda Stunt (Us Weekly) Naturalist Paul Rosolie donned a protective outfit which he claimed would enable him to be eaten alive by an enormous anaconda snake, without being killed. But after a lengthy search for a suitable creature, Rosolie called time on the stunt after only his head had been consumed by the reptile, and Twitter exploded with disappointment. People Hate-Watched ‘Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever’ While Taking to Twitter (LostRemote) Buried in the Thanksgiving lineup was Lifetime’s "Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever." The made-for-TV movie had terrible ratings, but placed ninth on the Nielsen Twitter TV Ratings chart. Netflix is Testing a 'Tweet Me a Reminder' Button on Twitter for New Episodes (The Next Web) It can be hard to remember when new content is streaming online – you don’t get assaulted with loud commercials nearly as much as on TV, after all – but it looks like Netflix and Twitter now want to make your life easier by tweeting you reminders. User @RichBTIG spotted a new "Tweet Me a Reminder" button under a tweet for the upcoming Marco Polo series on Netflix. [emailonly]{{{ sbox01 }}}[/emailonly] U.K. Leaders Take Aim at Facebook’s Tax Bill (AllFacebook) The chair of the U.K. Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, Margaret Hodge, had some harsh words for Facebook over its low tax bill and its method of legally avoiding taxation by channeling its revenues through Ireland, home of its European headquarters. The Guardian reported that Facebook reported nearly $3.69 billion in advertising sales in Europe, yet it paid just $2.83 million in tax, adding that the company channeled $3.56 billion of its global revenues through Ireland, as well as paying out another $3.56 billion in “administrative expenses,” most of which were royalty payments to the parent company. Instagram Post Lands Soccer Star Mario Balotelli in Hot Water (Re/code) In case you’ve been under a rock for the past decade, here’s a timely reminder: Your social media activity can get you into trouble. Soccer star Mario Balotelli, who plays for Liverpool in the English Premier League, is learning that the hard way following an inappropriate Instagram post he shared to his 2.1 million followers. Social Reach Increases Through Employee Sharing [Infographic] (AllTwitter) Indeed, social reach increases exponentially through staff sharing – 60 employees can increase your company’s reach by an eye-opening 1,000 percent. As such, brands should utilize staff to maximize awareness, engagement and conversions during key campaigns – just getting one extra person to share your message can generate more click-through activity than if your brand was to add an extra 100 followers. [emailonly]{{{ sbox02 }}}[/emailonly]

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Social Media Newsfeed: Facebook Welcomes Chinese Regulator | Social Listening in Hollywood

Internet regulator from China tours Facebook campus. Options for social listening increasing in Hollywood. These stories, and more, in today's Morning Social Media Newsfeed.

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