SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - This will be one very social Christmas.
From Facebook to Twitter to YouTube, retailers and food chains plan to use social media this holiday season to get their brands in front of consumers and possibly win a bigger piece of their limited shopping budgets.
Companies ranging from Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) to J.C. Penney Co Inc (JCP.N) to Target Corp (TGT.N) said social media is helping them interact directly with consumers and get feedback on everything from ad campaigns to product launches.
They are now putting more....