Social Media Updates
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Retrieved from LinkedIn on January 14, 2021
LinkedIn Adds New Courses on Building Your LinkedIn Presence, New Alert and Newsletter Tools for Company Pages
The courses cover the key elements of LinkedIn marketing, and will help provide pointers on how to maximize your platform presence.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 19, 2022 -
Retrieved from Twitter on January 20, 2022
Twitter Finally Brings Communities to its Android App
Will Communities become a bigger part of the tweet experience, or are they set to go the way of Fleets?
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 19, 2022 -
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TrendlineSocial Media Expert Q&A Series with Mari Smith
If you've spent any time researching or working in social media marketing, you've heard the name Mari Smith. A leading voice in the industry, Mari has been speaking at digital marketing events all around the world since 2007, and has worked with a broad range of well-known businesses to help them develop effective approaches to digital marketing, live-streaming, Facebook and Instagram ads and more. These experiences have given Mari unique insight into key best practices and trends of note. We recently had a chance to ask Mari a few questions about the evolving digital marketing space. This is the fourth in our newsletter-exclusive series where we interview social media experts to learn their thoughts and get their best advice for social media marketing in 2021.
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Instagram Launches Live Test of Fan Subscriptions, Providing More Monetization Options for Creators
The options will provide another avenue for creators to generate direct income from their fans in the app.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 19, 2022 -
Retrieved from TikTok on January 19, 2022
TikTok Adds Insights on the Latest Trending Songs by Region to its Trend Discovery Listings
The new element adds to TikTok's growing usage insights offering to help marketers plan their promotions.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 18, 2022 -
Retrieved from Snapchat on April 23, 2021
Snapchat Adds New Limits on Adults Seeking to Connect with Minors in the App
The new measures will provide increased security for young users in the app.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 18, 2022 -
Retrieved from Twitter on January 19, 2022
Twitter's Latest Promotional Campaign Focuses on Celebrities Who've Manifested Success Via Tweet
The campaign showcases a range of celebrities that tweeted their dreams and ambitions long before achieving success.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 18, 2022 -
Retrieved from Twitter on April 27, 2021
Twitter Expands its Test of User-Reported Misinformation, Expanding Platform Insight
The program is designed to help Twitter's enforcement teams understand content trends, and improve its action on such.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 18, 2022 -
Retrieved from Matt Navarra/Twitter on January 19, 2022
TikTok Looks to Expand Content Horizons with New, Integrated 'Stories' Test
TikTok's looking to expand its content options, with a view to maximizing user attention, and creator opportunities.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 18, 2022 -
Retrieved from Instagram on January 15, 2022
Meta Is Developing an 'Ethical Framework' for the Use of Virtual Influencers
With the use of digital characters on the rise, regulations are needed to limit potential harm and misuse.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 16, 2022 -
Retrieved from Twitter on January 15, 2022
Twitter Tests New Column Creation Tools in TweetDeck
The new updates could make it easier to set up a social listening dashboard in the app.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 14, 2022 -
Retrieved from YouTube on January 15, 2022
Mr. Beast Takes the Top Spot in Forbes' 2021 YouTube Earners List
Jimmy Donaldson takes the crown for 2021, beating out long-running champ Ryan Kaji of 'Ryan's World'.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 14, 2022 -
Retrieved from The Verge on April 14, 2021
Meta's NPE Team Continues to Shift Focus with the Shutdown of Another Experimental App
The NPE team, which has launched a range of app experiments, is evolving into a new, metaverse-aligned entity.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 13, 2022 -
Retrieved from Twitter on January 14, 2022
Twitter Rolls Out Spaces Recording for All Users
The option will provide more functionality for your Spaces chats.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 13, 2022 -
Retrieved from Sensor Tower on January 13, 2022
Instagram Sees Boost in Download Numbers as Usage Grows in India
Instagram usage continues to grow in India, which will open up new opportunities for parent company Meta.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 12, 2022 -
Retrieved from @Flytip/Twitter on January 13, 2022
Twitter's Coming NFT Profile Display Option Moves to Next Stage of Testing
The new Twitter NFT display option will provide proof of ownership, helping to address a key concern in the space.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 12, 2022 -
Courtesy of Snapchat
Snapchat Adds New Features to Facilitate Fun Interaction, Including Emoji Polls and Bitmoji Reactions
The features are focused on encouraging more engagement through more personalized add-on elements.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 12, 2022 -
Retrieved from Meta on January 12, 2022
Meta Faces Another Antitrust Challenge, with the FTC's Case Against the Company Approved for the Next Stage
If successful, the new push could see Meta forced to sell off both Instagram and WhatsApp
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 11, 2022 -
Retrieved from Sleep Junkie on January 12, 2022
Which Social Media Apps Have the Biggest Impact on Sleep Patterns? [Infographic]
Using your phone late at night can impact your sleep - but which social media apps worsen that impact?
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 11, 2022 -
Retrieved from Twitter on April 27, 2021
Twitter Looks to Extend its Keyword Blocking and Mute Options to More Elements
The expansion will give users more capacity to control their in-app experience.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 11, 2022 -
Retrieved from Twitter on January 11, 2022
Twitter Testing New Search Prompts Above the Main Feed in the App
The test will provide more overt Twitter search prompts, which could increase engagement in the app.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 10, 2022 -
Retrieved from Alessandro Paluzzi/Twitter on January 11, 2022
Instagram's Testing a New Option Which Would Enable Users to Re-Arrange the Post Display on their Profile
This could provide more capacity to manage how profile visitors view your IG content.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 10, 2022 -
Retrieved from TestingCatalog on January 11, 2022
Instagram Tests New 'Status' Display to Provide More Context on What Your Connections are Doing
The option could help to keep your connections informed of your activities, and likely response times.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 10, 2022 -
Retrieved from Twitter on January 11, 2022
Twitter Shares New Insights into the Evolving Gaming Conversation via Tweet, Which Reached Record Highs in 2021
Gaming is one of the most influential elements in online culture, and an important indicator of future trends.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 10, 2022 -
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Social Media Fuels Division and Angst – But Solving the Underlying Issues at Play is Hugely Complex
Facebook has clearly helped to fuel societal division - but can it be fixed?
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 9, 2022 -
Retrieved from Matt Navarra/Twitter on January 10, 2022
TikTok's Testing a New Option to Invite Your Connections in Other Apps to View Your Clips, and Follow Your Profile
The process could be a simple way to grow your TikTok following, and bring more users to the app.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 9, 2022
