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http://www.internetretailer.com/2011/02/14/e-commerce-and-social-media-help-drive-m-activity-january Merger and acquisition activity for the marketing, information and digital media and commerce industries last month included 196 deals worth $8.5 billion, up 158% from $3.3 billion in January 2010. according to investment banking firm Petsky Prunier LLC . The number of deals increased 180% from last January’s total of 70.

Industry Statistics - E-commerce and social media help drive merger and acquisition activity in January

http://www.stockopedia.co.uk/content/stockopedia-becomes-the-first-social-investing-platform-to-launch-real-time-analytics-for-contributors-53240/

Stockopedia Becomes The First Social Investing Platform To Launch Real-time Analytics For Contributors | Stockopedia News

01/02/2011 London, UK: Stockopedia , the premier social media site for UK stock market investors, today announces the launch of its Publisher Analytics platform that allows third party publishers and bloggers on the site to more accurately measure readership and engagement for their content on a real-time basis, making Stockopedia the first social media investing site to offer such a service.
Looking at technology specifically in financial services, there are many that are being cited as hot for 2011:

Six key technology developments for banks in 2011

http://thefinanser.co.uk/fsclub/2011/01/six-key-technology-developments-for-banks-in-2011.html
http://flavors.me/thomasstack#15b/feed I Brandculture mener vi, at en virksomhedskultur – måden man ser verden og sig selv, arbejder med sine opgaver, og leder på – er den afgørende løftestang for at virkeliggøre ens strategiske mål. Derfor mener vi også, at virksomhedskulturen er lige så vigtig at arbejde med som for eksempel den eksterne kommunikation for at skabe sunde forretninger og stærke brands.

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Building on Part 1 of my interview with Charlene Li (author of Groundswel l and Open Leadership ), here is Part Two in which we discuss the persistent issue of how you convince CEOs to use social media and what they can expect from doing it.

Charlene Li on Social technology and Open Leadership Part 2

http://simonmainwaring.com/future/charlene-li-on-social-technology-and-open-leadership-part-2/
http://simonmainwaring.com/brands/charlene-li-on-social-technology-and-open-leadership-part-1/ Last week I had the great pleasure of catching up with a social media thought leader I really admire, Charlene Li . Founder of the Altimeter Group and author of Groundswell and Open Leadership , she’s been educating and inspiring the business world to use social technologies since they first emerged.

Charlene Li on Social Technology and Open Leadership Part 1

Finding (or becoming) an influencer is often seen as one of the core goals for businesses utilising social media, and the search and measurement industry is rushing to fulfil this need.

Why Klout doesn't count: putting social media influence in context

http://econsultancy.com/blog/6933-why-klout-doesn-t-count-putting-social-media-influence-in-context

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