Social Media Updates
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Twitter is Removing the Option to Tag Your Precise Location in Tweets
Twitter is removing the option to tag your precise location in tweets, though you will still be able to do so via the Twitter camera.
By Andrew Hutchinson • June 19, 2019 -
Facebook Will Remove Certain Business Page Info Sections as of August 1st
Facebook is removing certain Page information fields as of August 1st, with new prompts urging Page managers to integrate their information into remaining sections.
By Andrew Hutchinson • June 18, 2019 -
Facebook's Working on a New 'Preview' Option for Page Posts
Facebook is developing a new 'Preview' option to see what your Page posts will look like before you hit 'Share'.
By Andrew Hutchinson • June 18, 2019 -
Facebook Releases Details of Its Coming 'Libra' Cryptocurrency
After months of speculation, Facebook has finally revealed details of its coming 'Libra' cryptocurrency offering.
By Andrew Hutchinson • June 18, 2019 -
Pinterest's Working on a New 'Complete the Look' Option to Help Users Find More Relevant Product Matches
Pinterest is adding a new contextual matching option to provide more relevant, related product matches to users.
By Andrew Hutchinson • June 16, 2019 -
Facebook Announces Updated Ranking Factors for Post Comments
Facebook has announced a couple of new considerations for how it ranks comments on posts.
By Andrew Hutchinson • June 15, 2019 -
Twitter Provides a New Overview of 'State-Backed' Information Operations on its Platform
Twitter has outlined a new set of examples of attempted, 'state-backed' manipulation of tweets for political purposes, further underlining the scope of the problem.
By Andrew Hutchinson • June 14, 2019 -
Facebook Acquires Indian eCommerce Marketplace Meesho to Increase Operations in Indian Market
Facebook has acquired Indian eCommerce start-up Meesho as it looks to boost its presence in the emerging market.
By Andrew Hutchinson • June 14, 2019 -
Epic Games, the Creator of 'Fortnite', has Acquired Group Live-Streaming App Houseparty
The creator of popular online game 'Fortnite' has acquired group live-streaming app Houseparty, which has seen a steady rise in attention among younger audiences.
By Andrew Hutchinson • June 13, 2019 -
Facebook Announces New Tools for Watch, Updated Usage Stats [Infographic]
Facebook has published a new set of stats on Watch usage, which show that the platform is growing, though not particularly fast.
By Andrew Hutchinson • June 13, 2019 -
After Prompting More than 35 Million People to Become Blood Donors, Facebook Expands Program
Facebook has announced an expansion of its blood donor program after seeing significant results with the initial process.
By Andrew Hutchinson • June 13, 2019 -
LinkedIn Officially Launches Photo Tagging, Adds Video Within Messaging
LinkedIn has announced a couple of new content features, including image tagging and video messaging.
By Andrew Hutchinson • June 13, 2019 -
Snapchat Sees Massive Increase in Downloads Following Launch of Gender-Swap and Baby Lenses
Snapchat's recently launched baby and gender-swap Lenses have sparked a significant increase in app downloads.
By Andrew Hutchinson • June 12, 2019 -
A Brief History of Advertising on LinkedIn [Infographic]
LinkedIn has released a new infographic to mark 14 years of LinkedIn ads.
By Andrew Hutchinson • June 12, 2019 -
Twitter Dispels Rumor of New Notification When Tweets are Shared in DMs
Twitter has refuted a rumored new functionality which would alert users when their tweets were shared in DMs.
By Andrew Hutchinson • June 11, 2019 -
Snapchat's Testing a New 'Multi-Snap' Feature, Event Invites and New Sticker Options
Snapchat's working on a couple of new updates, including in-app event pages and a new 'Multi-Snap' option.
By Andrew Hutchinson • June 11, 2019 -
Instagram and Facebook Add New Features for #PrideMonth
Both Instagram and Facebook have launched some new tools to help users celebrate Pride Month, including a colorful new Stories feature and updated gender selection options.
By Andrew Hutchinson • June 11, 2019 -
Twitter is Now Testing its 'Hide Replies' Option Among Users in Canada
Twitter is now testing out its new 'Hide replies' feature with selected users, offering a new way for users to control their tweet experience.
By Andrew Hutchinson • June 11, 2019 -
Social Media Today Top 5 (June 9th, 2019)
What was the SMT community discussing this week? Check out our Top 5 topics from the first week of June, 2019.
By Andrew Hutchinson • June 09, 2019 -
Snapchat's Working on a New 'Join Group Chat' Sticker - Just Like Instagram
Snapchat is working on a new sticker option that would enable viewers to join a group chat - which Instagram is also developing.
By Andrew Hutchinson • June 08, 2019 -
Facebook's Avatars - Are They Any Good?
Facebook has released its new 'Facebook Avatars' Bitmoji-style option to users in Australia. Here's how it works, and how it looks in the app.
By Andrew Hutchinson • June 07, 2019 -
Facebook's Cryptocurrency is Reportedly Set to Launch Later This Month
Facebook's cryptocurrency project is reportedly set to launch later this month, marking a major shift for The Social Network.
By Andrew Hutchinson • June 07, 2019 -
Twitter Announces New, Simplified Platform Rules to Improve Transparency and Understanding
Twitter has updated its rules documentation to make it easier for users to understand what is and is not acceptable on the patform.
By Andrew Hutchinson • June 07, 2019 -
Instagram Adds On-Screen Lyrics to Music Stickers
Instagram has added a new on-screen lyrics option to its music stickers, which could help it fend off rising competition from TikTok.
By Andrew Hutchinson • June 07, 2019 -
YouTube Takes Tougher Stand on 'Hateful and Supremacist Content'
YouTube has announced that it will now prohibit content which alleges that any group is superior in order to justify discrimination.
By Andrew Hutchinson • June 06, 2019
