If you find this to be true, take a fresh look at Social Folders. This is a website that makes it easier to share all your content on whichever sites you happen to be a member of. It works by giving you a downloadable platform to use as a command centre on your computer. This is where all your photos and other content will live, and you can then decide what you want to upload to which websites.

It makes social sharing very easy to do and once you have downloaded the software you can start using it in conjunction with a variety of different websites. The most popular ones, including Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, are all included, along with many others, such as Box.net, YouTube and Google Docs. Many people are already finding it to be the best way to manage all their online content from one easy to access place. It also means you can manage your content without having to log into any of the sites on your own.

If you have trouble managing all your social media accounts, this could be the best solution.

The Like button has been controversial since it was first introduced earlier this year. It may be more than just controversial – it may also be against Californian law. The law states that no one can use another person’s likenesses in order to make commercial gains. The Like button could be construed as breaking this law and while those in charge at Facebook were clearly hoping to win at this early stage, they must now accept that other people can take them to court if they so desire.

The judge’s ruling means that any such case can be brought before the courts if so desired. A spokesman for Facebook stated, perhaps predictably, that they feel the case is “without merit”. It remains to be seen whether the courts would rule in the same way.

This is not the first time Facebook has fallen foul of officialdom in recent months. The Federal Trade Commission recently ruled that Facebook had breached privacy laws and the social media site must now keep it up to date with its actions. It remains to be seen whether Facebook will win any future court action regarding the Like ads, but it is just one more step in potentially the wrong direction for the site.

The first acquisition is a company called Katango.  This company is in the business of creating algorithms to help social networks such as Google Plus to improve the way that its users interact with each other.  The second company is called Apture, which creates in-page search facilities for social networks, and analytics for the same type of sites.

According to various online reports, the teams from both Katango and Apture are thought to be joining the Google Plus team to share their expertise.  Those in charge of Google Plus are clearly hoping to further enhance the service offered by this new social network.  It still has a long way to go to catch up with the popularity of Twitter and Facebook.  Despite the launch of proper business pages in recent days, this has failed to become popular in quite the way that Google had hoped.

Perhaps these new acquisitions will help Google Plus users get to grips with the new service in a more interactive and exciting way.  No one knows what the sale price of the two companies was to Google, but needless to say, they will be hoping it was money well spent on their social networking goals.

This is where services like VisitorJS come in extremely useful.  This website gives you the tools you need to personalise your website for everyone who pays a visit.  It uses a small amount of JavaScript to enable people from all over the world to receive customised content that is ideal for their needs.

According to their website, you can price your goods in the appropriate currency depending on where each visitor hails from.  You can also welcome them with a salutation that is suitable for their area, should you wish to do so.

Furthermore, the script provides information of various kinds that can give you a better idea of who your visitors are and where they are coming from.  When you visit the website, it actually reveals where you are located in the world and whether you have been to the VisitorJS website before.  As marketing efforts go, it is clear that the site is using its own script to help sell the idea to you and your business.  It works quite well too!

There are Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum deals to consider if you want to use the service, so you can see there is a price available for all budgets.

An outpouring of tribute, remembrances, and honorariums then began as people worked to deal with the idea that Jobs was no longer here.  I didn’t know him personally, but just about every electronic thing I have on my desk, from iPad to iPhone to notebook, have the Apple logo on them.

One person who knew him well, Guy Kawasaki, listed the twelve things he learned from Steve Jobs.  The following are the things I learned from Steve Jobs, even though I never knew him personally:

1. People are what matters, not machines.  The gadget is a machine, but it will be used by people.  So make it usable. Functionality is only one component of the trifecta.  It must also be useable and nice to look at.  Otherwise, people will not flock to it.
2. Design to perfection, but don’t get so locked up in that tweaking that you fail to launch the product when you said you would.  Set a date, a deadline, then meet that deadline come hell or high water.
3. Doing what everyone else is doing, only better, puts you ahead for the short-term, but doing what no one else is doing makes you the leader automatically.  Why compete when you can create?

These are the three things I learned from the Steve Jobs Distance Learning Academy.

You can obtain all the information you need from your website metrics, but many people find it difficult to understand all the information they have at their fingertips.  Fortunately, a new service – Metricious – has been created to bring a social side to this endeavour.  As such, it should make life easier for those who want to get the most from their metrics.

The website begins by explaining a five-step process to improve your business analysis activities.  It includes simple and easy to understand metrics, but this is not the best part of the service.  You can invite people to take a look at your metrics to see what they think of them.  This allows you to obtain advice on what you should do to improve the overall performance of your site.

While Metricious is a professionally designed site meant for professionals, it has clearly used a social way of bringing people together for the benefit of everyone in the business environment.  You are still totally in control of what is happening on a daily basis, and you can choose people you trust to give you the information you seek.

We shall be watching this site closely to see how long it takes to reach its true potential.

According to a recent Nielsen Poll in the US, one fifth of the people using the internet in that particular country are doing so because they are on various social networking websites.  It would seem as if more of them are going on their mobiles to do it as well, rather than using a computer.  It is definitely easier to interact with people via mobile because it is so easy to go online and use whatever app is relevant to the site you want to access.  Why go to all the trouble of turning on your computer and waiting for it to load to do exactly the same thing?

Perhaps this is why British research has speculated on the idea of more people buying specific mobile phones that allow them to use their social media sites more often and more easily.  With Facebook and Twitter leading the way in the popularity of these sites, it makes sense that we would all want to use them without any problems.

According to the latest reports, it has been said that the chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is keen to keep the employees focused on developing new products.  The public launch of the company would take that focus away from products and onto the potential payout they would receive as employees of the company.

The amount being given as the potential valuation for the company differs depending on which website you go to for information.  The lowest figure we found was $66.5 billion dollars, whereas the highest went as far as $100 million dollars.  Needless to say, we shall all have to exercise much more patience for more than a year to see what the final figure turns out to be.

It may even be the case that the new product developments raise the value of Facebook by the time it does eventually go public.  Nevertheless, even if this does not happen we will still be looking at an all time record for the value of such a company.  We may remember the dot com boom, but this could be a different kind of boom altogether.

UmeNow believes it has the power to destroy Facebook completely.  The site was the brainchild of a single mum who has disagreed with the privacy issues surrounding Facebook in recent times.  The new website aims to be user friendly and able to focus on the issue of privacy first and foremost.  A recent report also states that it does not view Google+ as being any kind of serious competitor at all.

These are brave words from a brand new intruder on the social media field.  They are clearly playing the privacy angle, but judging by the opinions of some regarding issues of privacy on Facebook, they are probably right to do so.  They will no doubt benefit from being so confrontational with regard to the other social media sites too. They are obviously quite happy to get headlines in this sense.

The only doubt is whether UmeNow has what it takes to go viral and become a huge success.  In times where the worry over online privacy is quite prevalent, it could be just what this new site really needs to succeed.

Now there is a new website that helps you obtain the testimonials you need, by using a strong and well thought out system to do it. It is called Testimonial Monkey, and the website has lots of useful information to help you decide whether the system will work for you.

The website shows you a six-step process for getting the testimonials. Your customers are asked for testimonials and once they have given them they can be displayed on your website and social media pages. You will also be able to display them on your own unique page at Testimonial Monkey. You can also respond to the comments made by customers, so the process is an interactive two way one that should help to make it more successful and useful for both parties.

The pricing has five separate plans, so there is something here for everyone. The cheapest plan works out at £29 per month, but this has limited functionality and services. The most expensive is designed for enterprises at £499 per month. No matter which plan you prefer, the site gives you access to a 30-day free trial too.

It is too early to see whether Testimonial Monkey will catch on in a big way, but the idea is certainly a good one.