Social Media Updates: Page 219
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Facebook Updates Group Invites, Removing Ability to Automatically Add Members
Facebook has updated some of its rules relating to how group admins can invite new members.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 18, 2019 -
New Report Highlights Lack of User Understanding About Facebook's Data Collection Processes
A new report from Pew Research has once again highlighted the general lack of user understanding as to how Facebook tracks and categorizes personal data.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 17, 2019 -
Facebook's Bringing its Political Ad Restrictions to More Regions
Facebook has announced that it will be extending its political ad restrictions into more regions ahead of coming elections.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 17, 2019 -
Facebook Adds New Option to Create Dynamic Ads in Multiple Languages
Facebook has added a new option which enables businesses to create Dynamic Ads for multiple languages and regions.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 17, 2019 -
Facebook Announces New $300 Million Fund to Assist Local News Organizations
Facebook has announced a new fund which will aim to assist local news organizations in improving their revenue models and reaching readers.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 16, 2019 -
SMT Expert
4 Tips to Help You Keep Up with the Constant Changes in Social Media
Social media is always changing - here are some key tips to help ensure you remain up to date, and are able to act on such shifts.
By Rachel Strella • Jan. 16, 2019 -
SMT Expert
15 Facebook Marketing Groups to Join in 2019
These Facebook groups can help keep you up to date with the latest news and shifts within the digital marketing sector.
By Larry Kim • Jan. 16, 2019 -
Facebook Tests New Option to Share Events within Stories, New Link Sharing Process for Businesses
Facebook's trying out a new Stories feature which would integrate various Events functionality.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 15, 2019 -
Twitter Details Plans for Beta Testing of New Conversational Features
Twitter is running a new beta test of its 'conversational' updates, which could significantly change the Twitter process.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 15, 2019 -
YouTube Adds New Option to Swipe Right to View the Next Video
YouTube has added a new side-swiping option which will enable users to skip to the next video in their list, or go back to the previous.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 15, 2019 -
YouTube Removes Option to Share On-Platform Activity to Twitter
YouTube is removing the ability to auto-share your on-platform actions to Google+ and Twitter.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 12, 2019 -
Twitter Partners with the NBA on New, Unique Live Broadcasting Agreement
Twitter has announced a new partnership with the NBA which will see the platform live-stream a dedicated view of a single player during the second half of selected games.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 10, 2019 -
Instagram Will Now Let You Post to Multiple Accounts at Once Within its Composer
Instagram is rolling out the ability to post an update to multiple accounts at one time, which should help social media managers.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 10, 2019 -
Snapchat Releases Latest Update of Trending Topics on the Platform [Infographic]
Snapchat has released the latest version of its 'Snap Chatter' trends report, which looks at the key topics of discussion among users.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 10, 2019 -
Twitter's Working on New Event and Audience Analytics Tools, Updated Desktop Layout
Twitter's working on some new analytics tools, as well as new elements to put more focus on discussions around major events.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 10, 2019 -
Twitter Announces Scheduling Upgrade for TweetDeck, Changes to Embedded Tweet Grids
Twitter has announced support for tweet scheduling with multiple images or video through TweetDeck, while its also cutting support for embedded tweet grids.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 9, 2019 -
Businesses Can Now Directly Schedule Videos to Instagram
Instagram quietly added direct video scheduling to its API over the holidays. Here's what you need to know.
By Andrew Kunesh • Jan. 9, 2019 -
20 LinkedIn Tips to Help Boost Engagement
Looking to up your LinkedIn game in 2019? Here are some key notes on why you should, and tips on how to do it.
By Brad Smith • Jan. 8, 2019 -
Twitter Announces Upcoming Changes to Image Support
Twitter is making a change in the way it converts certain images, which could have an impact on how your uploaded visuals look on the platform.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 8, 2019 -
The Top 10 Fake News Articles on Facebook in 2018 [Infographic]
Facebook has been working hard to eliminate fake news from its platform - but going by these numbers, it still has a way to go.
By Irfan Ahmad • Jan. 4, 2019 -
LinkedIn Improves Help Listings by Adding Contextual Prompts
LinkedIn has updated its Help Center listings, making them more convenient and practical within the user experience.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 3, 2019 -
Opinion
Instagram's Tap-Through Feed Test is Likely Not Done With Yet
Instagram recently tried out a new Stories-like 'tap-through' UI for the main feed, which likely signals the future direction of the platform.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 2, 2019 -
Facebook Adds New CTA Stickers for Page Stories
Facebook's added a new set of CTA stickers for Page-originated Stories, providing another incentive for businesses to try Stories out.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 2, 2019 -
The 2019 Social Media Image Optimization Guide [Infographic]
Make sure your social media visuals look their best with this updated guide to optimal social platform image dimensions.
By Irfan Ahmad • Jan. 2, 2019 -
2018 Reflections: Our 10 Favorite Articles of 2018
Looking to get a head start on coming social media marketing shifts? Check out our favorite posts from the last year in this summary.
By Phoebe Bain • Dec. 28, 2018