The big global firms certainly have invested in departments focused on brand-building and consumer engagement via the primary social channels (mostly prodded by their forward-thinking, marketing and measurement-driven clients at CPG companies).
In the weeks after the Alabama shootings, several former colleagues and neighbors came forward, describing various altercations with Amy, mostly over trivial matters.
The last few months have seen some tricky challenges for Kickstarter, mostly around the issue of the funding of projects that fail to deliver, but they continue to push forward and expand.