Weekly comms news round up

My weekly pick of comms news curated via @CisionUK.

Grazia readies biggest-ever issue for London Fashion Week by @Sophie_Maden via Brand Republic

“The biggest-ever Grazia magazine in the title’s history will hit newsstands next week as a 300-page collector’s edition for London Fashion Week.”

Does social networking help you to get a job in journalism? via @wannabehacks

“I’d say yes. Just having a look at job applications today one of the main requirements is to have an understanding of social media. Easy peasy you may say, being brought up in the age of facebook and twitter we all use social media in some form of another.”

The state of the media: Social Media Report Q3 by @gordonmacmillan via THE Wall

“There are some great figures in this report from Nielsen looking at social media’s growing popularity and how it connects people with just about everything they watch and buy.”

Twitter announces official Twitter Web Analytics by @davidjmclare via DAVIDJMCLARE

“Twitter today announced their brand new web analytics system, which will be a key indicator for publications, blogs and PRs to find out how much their site or article has been shared, how many clicks it received and how effective the official tweet button has been.”

Facebook introduces improved friend list and messenger service via THE DRUM

“Facebook is rolling out a series of upgrades to its social networking offer in the UK this week, with the introduction of newly improved friend lists.”