Pinterest Rolls Out Max Width Video Ads to All Businesses

Pinterest has announced that its new, max width video ads are now available to all businesses.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 8, 2018

Snapchat Reports Decline in Users in Q2 Earnings Report

Snapchat has released its Q2 earnings report, showing better year-on-year revenue, but a decline in usage.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 7, 2018

How to Use Social Polls to Boost Audience Engagement and Brand Awareness

Several social platforms now have in-built poll tools, which can be a great option to help boost your social marketing efforts.

By Tabitha Jean Naylor • Aug. 7, 2018

Facebook Announces New Update for Pages, Adding Recommendation Tools and Connection Options

Facebook has announced a new update for Pages, which includes a range of new ways for brands to better promote their offerings, and connect with their audiences.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 7, 2018

LinkedIn Updates Experience Listings on Profiles to Better Represent Career Progression

LinkedIn is updating its Experience listings to better represent career moves within a single organization.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 7, 2018

Snapchat Releases Latest Update of Trending Topics on the Platform [Infographic]

Snapchat has released the latest version of its 'Snap Chatter' report, which provides an overview of what Snapchat users are discussing on the platform.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 5, 2018

Facebook Tests Replacing 'Share' with 'Message' Option on News Feed Posts

Facebook looks to be testing a new post format which would replace the current 'Share' button with a 'Message' prompt.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 4, 2018

Facebook Dating Moves a Step Closer, with the New Process Now in Testing

New screenshots reveal how Facebook Dating will work, and signal that it could be coming very soon.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 4, 2018

Best Practices for Facebook and Instagram [Infographic]

Facebook has released a new best practices guide which covers both Facebook and Instagram. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 4, 2018

Facebook Announces New Digital Literacy Resources for Teachers and Businesses

Facebook has announced a new set of digital literacy education tools to help better educate young people on online dangers, and provide more training to businesses.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 3, 2018

Facebook Adds Activity Dashboards in Facebook and Instagram to Help Users Track Time Spent

Facebook has added new activity dashboards to both Facebook and Instagram t help users track the time they spend in each app.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 2, 2018

Snapchat Launches New Lenses Which are Triggered by Spoken Keywords

Snapchat's latest Lenses are triggered by saying specific words, which spark dedicated animations into life.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 2, 2018

WhatsApp Adds Group Calls – Both Video and Voice

WhatsApp is rolling out new group calling options, with both video and voice functionality.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 1, 2018

Facebook Mistakenly Adds 'Plane' and 'Fire' Reactions, Pointing to Possible Additions

Some Facebook users have reported seeing 'plane' and 'fire' Reactions, which Facebook says were released by mistake.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 1, 2018

Facebook Has Removed a Cluster of Pages Found to be Sparking Political Divides

Facebook has removed a cluster of Pages which were found to be part of a new political misinformation campaign.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 1, 2018

Snapchat Continues Its Efforts to Boost Connection with Influencers Through Custom Sticker Packs

Snapchat has introduced another tool to boost connection with platform influencers as it seeks to keep them around on the platform.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 1, 2018

YouTube Adds Vertical Video Support on its Web App, Underlining Vertical Trend

YouTube has added support for vertical video format to their web app as it caters to increased adoption of vertical content. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • July 31, 2018

Twitter Chooses Two Academic Projects to Help Improve Platform Discourse

Twitter is working with two groups of academics to determine new ways to measure the impact of tweets, and how to improve discussion on the platform. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • July 31, 2018

Twitter Implements Stronger Penalties for Users Who Post Questionable Comments on Periscope

Twitter's live-stream platform Periscope is implementing new punishments for those who post questionable comments within streams. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • July 31, 2018

LinkedIn Adds Microsoft's Machine Learning Tools to Improve Content Detection Process

LinkedIn is adding in Microsoft's machine learning tools to boost its capacity to detect potentially offensive content.

By Andrew Hutchinson • July 31, 2018

Facebook May Be Looking to Add a New 'Talent Show' Singing Contest Option

Facebook is working on a new 'Talent Show' option, which would enable users to record their own versions of popular songs for assessment.

By Andrew Hutchinson • July 30, 2018

A Quick Guide to IGTV [Infographic]

Thinking about starting your own IGTV channel? Check out this overview of Instagram's latest addition.

By Irfan Ahmad • July 29, 2018

Twitter Q2: User Numbers Down as Efforts to Reduce Spam and Bots Take Effect

Twitter has released its latest performance report, showing a decrease in active users, but better performance in other areas.

By Andrew Hutchinson • July 28, 2018

Twitter Dismisses Claims of 'Shadow Bans', Explains Actual Process

Twitter says it doesn't 'shadow ban' anyone, but it is easy to see how their processes could lead to misunderstanding. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • July 28, 2018

LinkedIn Adds Voice Clips to Messaging Tools, Which May be More Functional Than You'd Think

LinkedIn has added voice clips as an option in its messaging tools, which may serve a significant purpose in growing the app's usage.

By Andrew Hutchinson • July 27, 2018