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Girls spend weeks planning every detail of their prom experience, from finding the perfect dress to finding the perfect date. But what if you’re a touring female professional golfer that’s home schooled? More focused on winning golf tournaments than the color of her corsage, LPGA rookie Lexi Thompson has recruited her fans to help her get ready for prom.

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: the question of social media comes up at your company or organization. Someone says the company should be on Facebook. But is it really the right fit for your organization?

Hope you had a great holiday! The Monday #SoMash is here with the top social media stories from last week, including Pinterest’s new editable board covers, Instagram for Android, the best time to tweet and Facebook’s new ad tools.

On February 4, 2012, The Social Network, aka Facebook, turned 8 years old, and what an amazing, well documented journey it has been for Harvard dropout Mark Zuckerberg. This informative infographic from Infographic Labs visualizes some of the staggering numbers behind one of Silicon Valley’s most powerful giants.

The Monday #SoMash is here with the following social media stories from last week, including Google+ apps section, Pinterest’s terms of service, NBA features player Twitter handles on shirts, and Facebook prepares for IPO.

If there’s one moment that Facebook users are dreading and anticipating at the same time, it’s the inevitable shift to Facebook Timeline. Like all past changes, Facebook’s March 30th transition to Timeline pages for all users presents yet another step in the evolution of social media.

So what did you think of the Oscars last night? Monday’s #SoMash is back with the following stories for you: retailers shutting down their Facebook stores, Shaq’s tweet philosophy, the growth of brand pages on Google+, NCAA March Madness selection contest and Nike’s latest digitally connected footwear lines.

We hope everyone had a great weekend! Monday’s #SoMash is back with the following stories: Phoenix Suns issue Android tablets to players, do “Likes” equal brand loyalty, how the “App Economy” created nearly half a million jobs, how Pinterest is generating revenue by modifying user submitted pins, and an infographic about the Facebook Timeline.

We hope everyone had a great weekend! Monday’s #SoMash is back with the following stories for you: how to increase your Klout score, what Pinterest is doing that Facebook isn’t, three startups born from the NFL, Patriot’s player shares Super Bowl pregame music playlist, and Twitter’s ad revenue expected to double.

Activ8Social is stoked to launch our first action sports promotional campaign! Dubbed “Guess My Run”, this activation features former WXG gold medalists and Red Bull athletes Bobby Brown (Ski Slopestyle), Louie Vito (Snowboard SuperPipe), and Simon Dumont (Ski SuperPipe).