This is the first of what will be a regular post on Trending Topics. Beyond the big announcements and news regarding the many exciting elements within the email marketing community (Facebook Messages and Google’s Priority Inbox are the biggest themes), we know that there are many other blogs besides ourselves out there that are just as interested as we are, so our goal is to provide an easy to find and navigate round up of these articles for your convenience.

As mentioned above, we are initially going to be spending a good amount of time researching Facebook’s Messages and Google’s Priority Inbox, but as new stories develop we will be bringing that news to you as well. We are scouring the web so you don’t have to, so be sure to check back regularly for new updates on what’s going on in your industries world.

Trending Topics: Top Right’s Weekly Article Roundup

Two months after it’s announcement, it seems even more users will be offered the opportunity to use Facebook Messages.

This article from the Personal Tech blog on the Fox News website attempts to explain why, despite it’s seemingly endless influence, Facebook may be on the way out (fair warning: it’s based on a good amount of personal opinion, not facts).

Google testing display ads in gmail.

Facebook deals launches page on site.

Facebook has also launched an automated spam blocker within their messages so that blocked activity would be directed “against the specific messages that seemed to be bothering users.”