Social Media Updates
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Facebook Outlines New Election Security Measures in the Lead Up to the 2020 Election
In the wake of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's defense of Facebook's position on free speech, Facebook has outlined a new set of measures designed to protect against voter manipulation.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 22, 2019 -
Instagram Tests New Following List Categories to Help Manage Your Content Feed
Instagram is testing a new option which would categorize your following list into topic groups, helping you better manage your home feed.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 22, 2019 -
SMT Expert5 Ways to Improve Your Social Media Ad Efforts in 2020
Looking for ways to up your social media marketing game in 2020? Check out these tips.
By Nathan Mendenhall • Oct. 22, 2019 -
Facebook Expands its Music Options into Seven New Regions
Facebook is rolling out its range of music options, including songs on profiles and 'Lip Synch Live' to more regions in Europe.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 18, 2019 -
Facebook Expands Search Ads Availability, Adds Search Results to Automatic Placements
Facebook is giving more businesses access to its search ads, which will appear in general and Marketplace queries.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 18, 2019 -
Snapchat Launches 'Dynamic Ads' Which Will Create Ads Based on Uploaded Product Catalogs
Snapchat has launched a new ad offering which will optimize your campaign based on uploaded product listings.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 18, 2019 -
Facebook Tests 'Suggested Time' Feature for Scheduled Posts
Facebook is working on a new 'Suggested' scheduling option to help Page admins reach their audiences when they're most active.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 18, 2019 -
Facebook Announces Change to Organic Page Impressions, Removal of Gray Verification Badges
Facebook is removing its gray verified ticks for Pages, while its also making a change to how organic impressions are calculated.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 18, 2019 -
OpinionZuckerberg's Attempt to Clarify Facebook's Stance on Political Ads Leaves Much to be Desired
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has explained why it's decided not to fact-check political campaigns in a new speech.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 18, 2019 -
LinkedIn Launches Events to Facilitate Professional Meet-Ups
LinkedIn has added a new events tool to help professionals organize in-person meet-ups.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 17, 2019 -
Twitter Tests Emoji "Reactions" for Direct Messages
Twitter is testing out emoji Reactions in its Direct Messaging tools.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 17, 2019 -
Pinterest's Testing Emoji-Like Reactions for Video Response
After adding reactions for group boards, Pinterest is now trying another style of reactions emojis for video posts.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 17, 2019 -
Twitter Says That it's Exploring Ephemeral Tweets and the Capability to Share with Selected Audiences
Twitter’s head of product Kayvon Beykpour has discussed some of the options the platform is considering in regards to new tweet content controls.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 16, 2019 -
Facebook Expands its Push of Facebook Watch in Europe with New Programming Partnerships
Facebook has announced a new slate of celebrity-lead shows to boost interest in Facebook Watch in Europe.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 16, 2019 -
LinkedIn Adds New Tools for Company Pages, Including Employee Notifications Option
LinkedIn has added some new tools to help increase employee engagement, and ensure your Company Page is complete.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 16, 2019 -
Instagram Adds New Options to Control Third-Party Access to Your Account Information
Instagram is looking to give users more control over the data they share with third party apps via new settings.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 16, 2019 -
Twitter Seeks to Clarify its Approach Relating to "Public Interest" Tweets Which Break its Platform Rules
Twitter has once again sought to clarify its approach to tweets by elected officials which technically violate platform rules.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 16, 2019 -
Reddit Launches New Content Sharing Integration with Snapchat
Reddit is launching a new integration with Snapchat which will enable Snap users to link back to Reddit content via new stickers.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 15, 2019 -
LinkedIn's Testing a New Option Which Would Enable Mass Actions on Messages
LinkedIn is looking to give users more capacity to manage their LinkedIn inbox with new mass actions.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 15, 2019 -
Instagram Tests a New Event 'Invites' Sticker for Stories
Instagram is testing out a new Invites sticker for Stories which would help users organize events.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 15, 2019 -
YouTube Expands Access to AR 'Try-On' Ad Feature
YouTube is expanding access to its new Beauty Try-On AR ad format, which enables users to virtually try on make-up while viewing a video tutorial.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 15, 2019 -
Pinterest's Rolling Out a New Option to Give Users More Control Over Algorithm Recommendations
Pinterest is looking to give users more control over their Pin recommendations with a new 'Tune Your Home Feed' option
By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 15, 2019 -
Twitter Launches New App for Mac, Using Catalina OS
Twitter is bringing back its Mac app, this time running on the new macOS Catalina, and with new features to boot.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 12, 2019 -
Pinterest Update Wellbeing Exercises, Announces Safety Improvements on Mental Health Day
Pinterest has provided an update on its efforts to help users struggling with mental health issues.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 11, 2019 -
Facebook Adds New Stories Filters and Stickers for Messenger as Part of World Mental Health Day
Facebook has added a new set of stickers and filters in order to help raise awareness of mental health concerns, as part of World Mental Health Day.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 11, 2019
