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Futuri's social media discovery tool TopicPulse has added several new features. They include alerts for breaking news and social bursts, and viral predictor, which predicts social trends that are about to go viral based on their engagement and growth trends.

The Lincoln station received the Excellence in Broadcasting Awards during the Nebraska Broadcasters Association Convention.

That's according to new data released by MoffettNathanson Research. The company says traditional advertising has been keeping pace with digital the past few quarters. Q2 ad spending rose 2.5%, but digital is still getting most of the attention.

Are you getting tired of your clients telling you they're getting results with social media? Here's some new data to help you in your battle for that budget. MediaPost has the details about a biannual study with CMOs conducted by the American Marketing Association, Deloitte and the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

The St. Louis Broadcasters for Louisiana Flood Victims have begun a united effort to encourage donations for the Red Cross response in Louisiana. Emmis, Hubbard, CBS, iHeartMedia, and Radio One are all participating in the effort. In all, there are 18 stations helping. Emmis St. Louis GM John Beck (pictured) initiated this fundraiser.

The Broadcasters Foundation of America is providing emergency grants to broadcasters whose lives and property have been severely damaged by the floods in Louisiana and the wildfires in California. The Emergency and Disaster Grant Program features a short vetting process to get the money to victims within a week.

The Bobby Bones Show, is donating $85,000 to the American Red Cross flood relief effort in Louisiana. The Country morning radio show announced all proceeds from #PimpinJoy merchandise on www.BobbyBones.com, would be donated to The Red Cross.

Radio continues to live up to its reputation for helping communities when disasters strike. Most recently, of course, it’s been the flooding in Louisiana that has brought out the goodwill. Alpha Media, Biloxi has partnered with the City of Gulfport to collect supplies for the flood victims of Baton Rouge and surrounding Louisiana cities.

(by Radio Ink Publisher Deborah Parenti) Christina Albee, newly minted CMO of Cumulus/Westwood One (she started in May), greets visitors with a warm handshake and a bright smile. You can tell she has already assessed her mission (her whiteboard alone proves that) and formulated a plan, and she’s excited about bringing it successfully to market.

Midwest Communications is purchasing the five FMs and three affiliated translators from Red Rock Radio.