Things you may have missed in social media and tech this week:
- Instagram Launches Layout, Its Own Photo Collage App - Instagram today announced the debut of a new application called Layout, the company’s next standalone creation tool outside of its flagship photo-sharing application. With Layout, Instagram users will be able to quickly build collages using their mobile photos, which they can then choose to share to Instagram, Facebook, or elsewhere.
- Top Michigan destinations now featured on Google Maps - Flattering 360-degree images of Michigan's most iconic tourist destinations are now featured on Google Maps Street View. More than 44,000 panoramic images of Michigan were shot by volunteers using Google Trekker technology, including from the top of the Mackinac Bridge, on Mackinac Island, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Sleeping Bear Dunes and other tourism sites around the state.
- LinkedIn Debuts Job Search App - Expanding its mobile efforts, LinkedIn is rolling out a new Job Search app for Android users. The app features left and right-hand navigation menus and an action bar at the top of all main pages.
- Google hires 'the most powerful woman on Wall Street' as new CFO - Google announced Tuesday that it has hired Ruth Porat, the former CFO of Morgan Stanley who has been dubbed "the most powerful woman on Wall Street," to take over as its new CFO.
- Monica Lewinsky: 'Shame is an industry and the currency is clicks' - In one of very few major media appearances in more than a decade, Monica Lewinsky took the TED stage on Thursday to champion online compassion. In the years since arguably the biggest sex scandal of our time, Lewinsky has turned her attention to activism, namely the fight against cyberbullying and public shame.
- BMW's first electric car may be able to communicate with iPhones and Apple Watches - Reports say BMW has been holding "regular talks" with the iPhone maker about "topics like connected car vehicles." The publication went on to say that Apple's operating system would be deeply ingrained into the i3, which is BMW's first mass-produced car with an electric powertrain.
And some great stuff from some fellow bloggers:
- Your Content Isn't Going Viral Because It Sucks by Nichole Kelly
- 6 Ways to Make Money with Advertising on Your Blog by Jeff Bullas
- Driverless Cars Are a Go: Implications for Social Media by Vishal Pindoriya
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