Welcome to our new way of bringing content goodies – each month’s top social media news. Facebook is on fire! This month’s star is definitely Facebook – it made the headlines multiple times with the latest earnings reports, products and updates in the platform. New Facebook messenger is here and it apparently “delivers the closeness and authenticity that you’ve been asking for”. Your feed is about to get all weird, as Facebook rolls out a “3D photo” feature that adds depth (and movement) to photos. Also, they just brought new toys for all of us, enthusiastic social managers, by launching Facebook Attribution. See highlights below.

Twitter is a wonderful place for fans. No matter your passions, you’re almost guaranteed to find like-minded people wanting to share thoughts, ideas, and memories. After studying 700 million tweets, we found something peculiar. The biggest Twitter celebrities may be a band that most of us Westerners have never heard of. That's because easily the most passionate, committed fanbase on social media isn't for Katy Perry or Justin Bieber. It's for...

I was on a team that analyzed the twitter network of famed entrepreneur and angel investor Dharmesh Shah. We looked for individuals who might be able to provide introductions to him.