Social Media Updates: Page 254
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Twitter Improves Image Cropping Process to Better Focus on Key Areas of Attention
Twitter is improving its image cropping to ensure the key focus of each image is displayed in preview images.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 25, 2018 -
Vine Version 2.0 is Coming – Though You Can't Call it That
Vine is coming back in a new form, with the former founder set to launch v2 sometime this year.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 24, 2018 -
Instagram Confirms Ability to Add GIFs to Stories, and to Upload Stories Content in Various Formats
Instagram has announced the ability to upload GIFs to Stories content, while also enabling users to add in a wider variety of visual formats to Stories.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 24, 2018 -
Snapchat Announces New Options to Embed Snap Content Outside the App Itself
Snapchat will enable users to embed certain Stories types outside the app itself, expanding the use-case for Snap content.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 24, 2018 -
Why the Coming Facebook News Feed Changes Won't Increase Well-Being
According to research, seeing more updates from friends can actually worsen people's subjective well-being.
By Aleksandra Atanasova • Jan. 21, 2018 -
Facebook Announces New Methods to Measure Page and Publisher Trust, Which Will Impact Reach
Facebook's announced the second element of their coming News Feed shift, this time focused on highlighting trusted publications.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 19, 2018 -
Instagram's Adding Some New Tricks, Including Text-Only Stories Screens and GIFs
Instagram is testing out a range of new updates, with a focus on new Stories tools.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 19, 2018 -
Facebook's Adding the Ability to Post to Stories from Desktop, Making Desktop Stories more Prominent
Facebook continues to push Facebook Stories in the hopes of making it a more significant posting option.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 19, 2018 -
Facebook's Testing a New Communal Video Viewing Option for Groups
Facebook's testing out a new communal video viewing tool to generate more real-time discussion and engagement.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 18, 2018 -
The Pros and Cons of Facebook's Coming News Feed Changes - from a Page Perspective
Facebook's coming News Feed changes have many social media managers panicked - but what will it actually mean?
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 17, 2018 -
LinkedIn's Putting Renewed Focus on Groups, with New Tools and Options
LinkedIn's making some updates to groups in order to re-invigorate the feature.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 17, 2018 -
Facebook Announces Coming News Feed Changes Which Will Reduce the Reach of Page Posts
Facebook's giving publishers a heads up - 'your reach is about to drop even further'.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 11, 2018 -
Facebook's Testing a New Local News and Events Section to Prompt Civic Engagement
Facebook's testing out a local news and events tool which aims to prompt more local engagement and participation.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 11, 2018 -
New Data Provides Insights into Snapchat's Performance, Underlines Areas of Concern
A new report from The Daily Beast has provides insight into how people are using Snapchat, with specific data on each element within the app.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 10, 2018 -
Facebook Is Reportedly Set to Launch its Own Smart Home Device Later This Year
Reports have suggested that Facebook will be looking to launch a smart home device in the second half of 2018.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 10, 2018 -
6 Social Media Trends That Will Take Over 2018 [Infographic]
The team at Sprout Social outline six important social media marketing trends to watch in this new infographic.
By Irfan Ahmad • Jan. 9, 2018 -
Facebook Announces the Closure of its Ambitious 'M' Personal Assistant Project
After two years of research, Facebook's shutting down its 'M' personal assistant, though elements will remain in tact.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 9, 2018 -
How Social Media Became a Game-Changer for the Deaf Community
It is hard to find a community that has been more positively impacted by the advent of Facebook and other social tools than the Deaf community. Here are two life-changing stories.
By Dan Gingiss • Jan. 9, 2018 -
Zuckerberg to Focus on Fixing Facebook's Issues as His 2018 Challenge
Rather than a fun, personal challenge, Zuckerberg's 2018 focus is much closer to home.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 5, 2018 -
SMT Expert
New Facebook News Feed Algorithm Updates You Need to Know
Facebook is always tinkering with their News Feed Algorithm and there are some new updates you need to know about.
By Nathan Mendenhall • Jan. 4, 2018 -
Facebook Now Lists Page Posting Frequency in Search Results
Facebook is now listing the amount of times Pages post per day, on average, giving marketers a new comparison point.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 3, 2018 -
Snapchat's Looking to Add New Options for Sharing Snap Content Outside the App
Snapchat's reportedly looking to enable sharing of Snap content outside the app in another move away from its ephemeral roots.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 29, 2017 -
Facebook Signed a New Deal Which Will Enable Users to Include Popular Music in their Videos
Facebook has signed a new deal with Universal Music which will enable users to include popular tracks in their videos.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 22, 2017 -
Facebook Adds New Listing of All Emails They've Sent to You, in Order to Negate Scammers
Facebook has added a new listing of all official emails sent to you, to help users confirm the legitimacy of email messages.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 21, 2017 -
Twitter's Adding More Notification Types to Boost Awareness and Engagement
Twitter's adding more notifications and alerts in order to prompt further on-platform engagement.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 21, 2017