Happy Independence weekend, everyone!

In lieu of our weekly Friday 2.0 meeting which was canceled due to vacationing, I have compiled a list of news items I would have normally presented this AM.

Facebook can now recognize facial features. Google has offered this feature on Picassa already, but now Facebook has integrated facial recognition into tagging. Scary, right? Read more >

Happy… social media…day? Apparently June 30 is now noted as the official global “social media day” (recognized by British Columbia and… Vancouver). The funny thing is, the day connected thousands of people… face to face. Read more >

Study shows consumers view companies who microblog as more trustworthy. Hear that? You need to use twitter and Facebook. Read more >

Don’t miss these social media resources. A list of 35 social media resources “you may have missed.” Read more >

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