Social Media Updates
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Facebook Updates Life Events with New Features and Prominent Profile Placement [Infographic]
Facebook is updating its 'Life Events' listings with new, interactive features and a new section on your main profile page.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 13, 2018
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Instagram Adds New 'Countdown' Sticker to Instagram Stories
Instagram has added a new 'Countdown' sticker, which enables users to sign-up for a notification when the countdown is complete.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 13, 2018
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Instagram's Testing New Account Features Specifically Aimed at Influential Users
Instagram is reportedly testing a range of new features for high-profile users, helping to increase appeal with influencers.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 12, 2018
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Facebook's Adding Search as an Ad Placement Option, Providing New Opportunities
Facebook is bringing back search ads as it looks for new ways to offset declines in revenue growth.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 12, 2018
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Snapchat Lets You Virtually Try on the Latest Adidas Sneakers in New AR Promotion
Snapchat has launched a new AR integration with Adidas which enables you to virtually try on a new pair of shoes.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 12, 2018
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SMT's 2018 Social Media Spending Survey - Part 2: Where to Allocate Your Social Media Marketing Budget in 2019
We recently conducted a survey of our audience to determine the key social media marketing trends and shifts of 2018. Here's part two of our report.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 11, 2018
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Instagram Launches Voice Messaging in Direct
Instagram is rolling out voice messages in Direct, providing another way for users to keep in touch.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 11, 2018
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Google Expedites Shut Down of Google+ After Discovery of API Bug
Google has announced that it will shut down Google+ earlier than expected after the discovery of a new bug.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 11, 2018
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Facebook Expands Subscriptions to Help Publishers Retain Audience
Facebook is expanding its subscription program in order to provide another way for publishers to build and retain their audiences on the platform.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 07, 2018
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Facebook Launches 2018 Personalized 'Year in Review' Videos for Users
Facebook has launched its latest 'year in review' video template, which enables users to create simple video summaries of their 2018 activity.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 07, 2018
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Twitter Shares the Most Tweeted Topics and Celebrities of 2018
Twitter has released its annual round-up of the most tweeted about topics, celebrities, politicians and more.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 06, 2018
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Facebook Tests New 'Comment Quality' Feedback Option as it Looks to Boost Engagement
Facebook's testing another way to get user feedback on comment quality as part of its ongoing efforts to boost engagement.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 06, 2018
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Facebook Adds New File Sharing and Customization Options to Messenger Lite
Facebook has added some new features to its data-friendly 'lite' version of Messenger, including animated GIFs and new file sharing tools.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 06, 2018
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Facebook Adds Option to Share Collections of Ideas with Friends
Facebook is adding a new option to its Collections tool which will enable users to share their collections with friends, and invite collaboration on the same.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 05, 2018
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Facebook Rolls Out Group Stories to All Regions
Facebook has announced that collaborative Stories for Groups are now being rolled out to all users.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 05, 2018
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Facebook Clarifies That it's Against its Terms to Sell Group Admin Rights
Facebook has clarified that it's against its Terms of Service to sell your Facebook Group, which is an important note as Groups get more focus.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 05, 2018
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Instagram's Testing Side-Scrolling Feed View, Similar to Stories
Instagram is testing out a new way to view posts, with side-scrolling cards, similar to the Stories format.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 05, 2018
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YouTube Adds Autoplay Videos on the Home Tab
YouTube is adding autoplay to videos on the home tab, which will help increase view counts - but will it help boost actual viewers?
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 05, 2018
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Facebook's Testing New 'Keyword Alerts' for Groups
Facebook looks to be testing a new option to provide alerts for keyword mentions within Facebook groups.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 04, 2018
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Instagram's Added a New Option to Share Stories with Chosen Friends Only
Instagram has added a new option that will enable users to restrict the audience for their Instagram Stories content.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 01, 2018
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Pinterest's Recommendation Algorithms Are Improving, Which is Important to Note
Pinterest has outlined how its recommendation systems are evolving in a new research paper.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 01, 2018
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YouTube Launches YouTube Stories, Limited to Prominent Creators Only
YouTube has launched its own variation of the popular Stories format, though it won't be available to all users at this stage.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 30, 2018
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Facebook's Testing a New "Live Video Mode for Sellers" for Pages to Promote Products
Facebook is testing a new Facebook Live mode that aims to make it easier for businesses to sell products via live streams.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 30, 2018
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Instagram Adds Automatic Image Descriptions to Assist Visually Impaired Users
Instagram is adding new automatic image descriptions which can identify objects in photos for visually impaired users, as well as manually entered alt-text descriptions.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 29, 2018
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Facebook Announces Expansion of 'Today In' Local News Section
Facebook is again expanding its 'Today In' local news section as it seeks to help boost community engagement, and showcase the value the platform can provide.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 29, 2018