25 Unmissable Social Media Articles From The Last 7 Days To Read This Weekend

Every week we have a look at some of the biggest social media stories that are out there and sift through the 1000s of articles to bring you 25 that you simply have to read. These are never breaking news stories but rather some of the deepest thinkers and smartest minds from the world of technology and social media. You might not be able to get through them all in one sitting but the idea is that after a busy week where the real time streams can be out of control we offer you a selection of curated news that you can read at your leisure. Google have been especially active this week as they continue to roll out their social efforts while it’s been a quiet enough week for the likes of Facebook…
Is Jack Dorsey the heir apparent to Steve Jobs?
26 Promising Social Media Stats for Small Businesses
Google Acquires Katango, The Automatic Friend Sorter
Can A Twitter Account Be A Company Trade Secret?
The voice behind Siri breaks his silence
Google’s Chief Works to Trim a Bloated Ship
New “Listen” and “Read” Buttons Appear on Facebook’s Ticker
Google+ Is Dead
Facebook For The Famous
I wish I had never heard of Google+’s brand pages
Confirmed: Google Testing New “Sources” Display In Search Results
The Social Graph is Neither

Steve Jobs The Tweaker
Groupon Stock Among Most-Expensive for Shorts to Bet Against
Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard Career According to The Crimson
Why Anti-marketer Google Has Embraced Marketing
A King of Connections Is Tech’s Go-To Guy
How the Hashtag Became a Campaign Battleground
Long Roadmaps
A little bit of fun with The Lego Army
People Now Watch Videos Nearly 30 Percent Longer On Tablets Than Desktops
Google+ Isn’t Going Away
Zynga’s stock ‘scandal’
30 Top Facebook Apps for Business
Kevin Rose interviews John Ham in the latest episode of Foundation