Social Media Updates
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Retrieved from Google on April 04, 2020
Digital Data Tracking and Privacy: The Future Implications of COVID-19
Both Facebook and Google are now contributing location tracking data to help combat COVID-19, but privacy advocates have warned that there are dangers with this approach.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 04, 2020 -
New Fake Account Removals Highlight Twitter's Bot Problem Once Again
Twitter recently removed more than 20,000 fake accounts linked to the governments of Serbia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Honduras and Indonesia.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 04, 2020 -
Retrieved from LinkedIn on April 02, 2020
LinkedIn Provides an Overview of Content and Engagement Trends Related to COVID-19 [Infographic]
LinkedIn has provided an overview of how the evolving COVID-19 discussion has dominated its platform in recent weeks, along with some of the key business themes emerging from that.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 03, 2020 -
Retrieved from The Verge on March 28, 2020
Google Donates $6.5 Million in Funding to Assist Fact-Checking Organizations in Battling COVID-19 Misinformation
Google has allocated $6.5 million in funding to help various organizations limit the spread of misinformation about COVID-19.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 03, 2020 -
Retrieved from App Annie on April 03, 2020
People Are Spending 20% More Time in Apps During the COVID-19 Lockdowns [Report]
New data shows that people are spending 20% more time in apps amid the COVID-19 lockdowns, while in-app spending hit a new record for the quarter.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 03, 2020 -
Retrieved from Facebook on April 03, 2020
Facebook Announces Full Launch of Messenger Desktop App for MacOS and Windows
Facebook has officially launched the new Messenger desktop app for MacOS and Windows, providing another way for people to stay connected.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 03, 2020 -
Facebook Provides Update on Actions Taken Against Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior
Facebook has published the March version of its monthly Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior Report, outlining all the actions it tok against bad actors for the month.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 03, 2020 -
Retrieved from Jane Manchun Wong/Twitter on April 03, 2020
Twitter May Soon Change Its 'Lists' Tab to 'Channels' in an Effort to Boost Content Exposure
Twitter's experimenting with a re-naming of its 'Lists' tab to 'Channels', which is more aligned with the way the platform has been promoting lists as alternate feeds.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 03, 2020 -
Twitter Updates Explore, Making its Listings More Location-Specific
Twitter has announced an update to its Explore tab, which will see all your Explore listings become more location-specific.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 03, 2020 -
Courtesy of Facebook
Facebook Adds Gift Card Discovery Tool, Service Impact Listings to Help Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
Facebook has announced some extra tools to help businesses dealing with the impacts of the COVID-19 shutdowns, including a new listing of gift cards where people can support local stores.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 03, 2020 -
Retrieved from Facebook on April 02, 2020
Facebook Outlines How It's Promoting Census Participation, and Monitoring for Census Misinformation
Facebook has outlined how it's working to promote Census participation in the US, and how it's using its election integrity team to monitor for Census misinformation.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 02, 2020 -
Retrieved from LinkedIn on April 02, 2020
LinkedIn Provides Free Mindfulness Courses on LinkedIn Learning to Help People Deal with the COVID-19 Lockdowns
With many people adjusting to unfamiliar work/life situations, LinkedIn has outlined a range of LinkedIn Learning courses that people can take, for free, to help them deal with change.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 02, 2020 -
YouTube is Working on a TikTok-Like Tool to Fend Off Rising Video Competition
YouTube is reportedly developing its own TikTok-like tool, as the short-form video app continues to gain momentum amid the COVID-19 lockdowns.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 02, 2020 -
Retrieved from Snapchat on April 02, 2020
Snapchat Sees Higher Usage Amid COVID-19 Lockdowns, Outlines Key Trends of Note
Snapchat has provided an update on the usage trends that it's seeing amid the COVID-19 lockdowns, including a 50% increase in video calls and 25% more time spent using Lenses.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 02, 2020 -
Retrieved from LinkedIn on April 02, 2020
LinkedIn Offers Free Job Posts to Essential Services Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
LinkedIn is offering essential services free job postings on its platform in order to help provide assistance amid the coronavirus pandemic.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 02, 2020 -
Retrieved from Pinterest on April 01, 2020
Pinterest Outlines Rising Pin Trends in Latest Report [Infographic]
Pinterest has published its latest listing of trending topics on the platform, providing key notes for your Pin strategy.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 01, 2020 -
Retrieved from Facebook on April 01, 2020
Facebook Publishes New Guides to Help Businesses Deal With the Impacts of COVID-19
Facebook has published a new set of guides to help businesses deal with the various impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 01, 2020 -
Houseparty Offers Reward for Evidence of Smear Campaign Against the App
Social video app Houseparty has offered a reward for any evidence of an alleged smear campaign being run against the app, in which various people have claimed to be hacked via their Houseparty account.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 01, 2020 -
Retrieved from Snapchat on April 01, 2020
Snapchat Will Now Enable Developers to Integrate Snapchat Stories into Their Apps via Snap Kit
Snapchat will now enable developers to integrate Snapchat Stories into their on apps, which could boost exposure and usage.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 01, 2020 -
Retrieved from Facebook on April 01, 2020
Facebook Adds New Video Features, Including 'Series' and Updates to Bulk Uploader
Facebook has announced a new set of updates for its video tools which will better enable Pages to build audiences for their video content.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 01, 2020 -
Retrieved from Matt Navarra/Twitter on April 01, 2020
Instagram's Working on a New Filter to Limit Exposure to Sensitive Content
Instagram is working on a new option which would enable users to limit their exposure to sensitive content in the app.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 01, 2020 -
Retrieved from Facebook on April 01, 2020
Facebook Updates Oculus Quest Controls, Adding New Menu Options and 2D Multi-Window Support
Facebook has announced a new update for its user control options in Oculus Quest, which could help to make VR a more functional, useful space.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 01, 2020 -
Retrieved from Facebook on April 01, 2020
Facebook Launches 'Community Help' Where Users Can Register to Help Neighbors or Request Assistance
Facebook has launched a new 'Community Help' platform, where people can either offer assistance to others in their community, or request help with tasks.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 01, 2020 -
Instagram Is Considering an Option to Add More Than One Guest Into an Instagram Live Stream
Instagram is considering providing the capacity to go live with more than one guest, though it may not be a critical update for the platform.
By Andrew Hutchinson • March 31, 2020 -
Facebook Pledges $100 Million to Support Local News Organizations Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Facebook has allocated an additional $100 million in funding to assist local news organizations which are being hit hard by COVID-19 shutdowns.
By Andrew Hutchinson • March 31, 2020
