Please find below 33 blog posts and articles you may have missed in the last two weeks.
Banking
* How SunTrust Bank Worked to Build Trust Among Distrustful Consumers(by Jennifer Rooney on Advertising Age)
* PlanBig site improvements for July/August – you asked for it and we’re getting it done (on the Plan Big blog)
Customer Service
* Frank Eliason, Finance and Social Media (by Mark Story)
Customer Reviews
* USAA is Amazing (by Jim Bruene on Netbanker)
iPhone
* « Mon budget » : l’application iPhone du Crédit Agricole (by JP at Credit Agricole PG)
* ANZ goMoney iPhone app – WOW factor x 5!! (by Michael Aulia at Craving Tech)
Compliance
* Compliance crack down on social media coming? (by the Financial Brand)
Event
* Visible Banking @ Dialog Konferansen 2010 in Sweden (Visible Banking)
Twitter
* NAB Starts Tweeting & Asks Australians to Share their Stories of Goodness (Visible Banking)
Facebook
* UK Banks Leverage Social Media to Target Students (1/2): HSBC’s Bursary Facebook Contest (Visible Banking)
* UK Banks Leverage Social Media to Target Students (2/2): Santander’s I Love £50 Facebook Contest & Barclays’ 100 Voices
Insurance
* American Family Insurance and Madison Wisconsin (by Chris Brogan, about Troy Janisch)
* Caution: Facebook, Twitter posts can cost (by Kelly Johnson & Kathy Robertson)
* Time for Insurance to Put Social Media Momentum to Work (by Market Wire)
* Social media and insurance (by Michael Costonis at Accenture)
* Social Media an Insurance Imperative (by Bill Kenealy on Insurance Networking News)
* New York Life Hits the Social Media Nail on the Head (by Mike Wise)
* Time for Insurance to Put Social Media Momentum to Work (by SMA)
* The GEICO Caveman has a video blog! (by Rebecca F on the GEICO blog)
* How To Utilize Social Media in Health Insurance (by Akshay Sura)
* Innovative Social Media Applications for Personal Finance (by Valentina at Soweb)
Finance / Investment
* Social Media & Investment Management: Hedgehogs.net now Counts over 5,800 Members (Visible Banking)
* Morgan Stanley launches research app (by James Quinn on telegraph.co.uk)
Online Finance Startups
* Geezeo’s July Growth Spurt (by Jessica Ward on Finovate.com)
* Square: The Perfect Solution For Tricky Drug And Prostitution Transactions? (by Michael Arrington at Techcrunch)
* SecondMarket And StockTwits Team Up To Let You Tweet About Private Company Stock (by MG Siegler at Techcrunch)
* Wikinvest Launches On The iPhone (by Alexia Tsotsis at Techcrunch)
Outside the Banking Industry
* How Social Media Is Changing The Way B2B Companies Communicate(on Top Blog Placement)
* Honda Takes Social Gaming for a Test Drive (by Lauren Indvik on Mashable)
* Foursquare Surpasses 3 Million Users (by Lauren Indvik at Mashable)
* Google Realtime Search Gets New Name, Its Own URL, And Kick In The Pants (by Alexia Tsotsis at Techcrunch)
* The 12 Best Ways To Customize Your Facebook Pages (by Orli Yakuel at Techcrunch)
* New Survey Shows IBM Business Partners Expect Social Media to Drive Sales (IBM Research)