Social Media Updates: Page 286
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How to Bluff on Social Media [Podcast]
Why is social media really nothing new? Why is Twitter king and LinkedIn boring? How do you deal with trolls on social media? What on earth is vaguebooking?
By Jorgen Sundberg • April 20, 2016 -
Pinterest Rolls Out Re-Vamped, Faster Loading App to Improve User Experience
Pinterest has started rolling out a re-designed and re-built mobile app, with faster load times and sleek, streamlined features to improve the user-experience.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 20, 2016 -
Facebook Switches Page Management and Posting Options - What You Need to Know
Facebook's recently changed the way Pages are accessed and managed, which has caused headaches for some social media managers. Here's how the new system works.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 19, 2016 -
The Latest Trends in Social Media (and Why You Need to Be Aware of Them)
Staying on top of the latest trends can be a key brand differentiator in our increasingly connected world. In this post, Mohamed Zohny outlines some of the key social media trends brands need to be aware of in 2016.
By Mohamed Zohny • April 19, 2016 -
6 Myths That Are Killing Your Ability To Get Business From LinkedIn
LinkedIn's only for job seekers. Nobody spends time on LinkedIn. LinkedIn's boring. These are some of the common misconceptions about the site - in this post, John Nemo dispels these myths and outlines how people can use LinkedIn for maximum success.
By John Nemo • April 19, 2016 -
The Social Media Inflation Index 2016 [Infographic]
TrackMaven have put together a 'Social Media Inflation Index', a study which takes into account the social media followings of almost 27,000 brands to offer insight into what sort of audience growth they're seeing and their comparative percentage growth of followers across each of the major platforms.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 16, 2016 -
Instagram Updates Explore Tab, Puts More Focus on Video Content
Instagram has announced a revamp of their 'Explore' page that'll put increased emphasis on video content as they work to facilitate more video consumption on the platform.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 14, 2016 -
Facebook F8 Day 2: VR, AI and The Next Evolution of The Social Network
While day one of Facebook's F8 developer conference introduced a range of new, consumer facing functions and features, day two was more focussed on the back-end, on the systems and innovations Facebook's putting in place to power their vision.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 14, 2016 -
Snapchat Unveils New Video Stickers Tool
Snapchat has introduced a new video stickers option, images that can be attached to objects in a video and will scale and shift along with that object as the video plays.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 13, 2016 -
What the Evolution of Facebook Teaches Us About Business and Changing Goals
The evolution of Facebook as a business teaches us valuable lessons about seeing new opportunities and changing business goals. Here are a few.
By Michael Georgiou • April 13, 2016 -
5 Reasons Instagram Continues to Grow in 2016
Instagram is one of the fastest growing social media networks - now up to 400 million active users, surpassing Twitter. What's behind the platform's meteoric growth? Here's five points to consider.
By Tim Schmidt • April 13, 2016 -
How to Boost Your Employer Brand on Social Media [Podcast]
How do employers know what social media updates they should be making? How can they know what their audience thinks of these updates? What are the best-in-class employer brands doing on social?
By Jorgen Sundberg • April 13, 2016 -
Facebook Announces New Tools and Options at F8 - Here's What You Need to Know
Facebook's F8 Developer conference is underway in San Francisco - here's a rundown of all the key updates and notes announced thus far.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 12, 2016 -
Facebook Announces Video Chat Heads for Messenger, Dropbox Integration
Facebook has added two new Messenger features ahead of their F8 developer conference, with video chat heads and a new Dropbox integration.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 12, 2016 -
Facebook F8: Facebook Announces 'Bots for Messenger' Platform
Facebook has announced a new 'Bots for Messenger' platform to enable businesses to build automated bots to respond to customer queries via message.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 12, 2016 -
7 Ways to Generate More Sales Using LinkedIn
Discover the surprising path successful business owners, entrepreneurs and sales professionals are following to generate meaningful business on LinkedIn.
By John Nemo • April 12, 2016 -
Messenger Bots: What Are They, How do They Work, and Why Should You Care?
Facebook is expected to announce the launch of a Messenger Bot Store this week at their F8 Developer conference, a move that could be a game-changer for eCommerce. Here's why.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 12, 2016 -
How To Master The Digital First Impression [Infographic]
It takes just 90 seconds for a potential employer to decide whether to give you the job, according to career experts - and these days, that first minute and a half is likely to be spent checking you out online.
By Irfan Ahmad • April 11, 2016 -
3 Social Media Trends You Can't Afford to Miss Out On
Success in our fast-paced digital world is all about staying up-to-date on the latest digital trends and having the guts to make changes and take risks. With this in mind, here are three trends that are making big waves and should not be ignored.
By Marie Dollé • April 11, 2016 -
Does That Emoji Mean What You Think it Means? New Research Looks at Emoji Misinterpretation
Have you ever considered how different emoji might mean different things to different people? Or how emoji can display differently on various devices, skewing their translation?
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 10, 2016 -
Why Twitter Is Not Dead - And Isn't Going Anywhere
Every day someone proclaims that it's all over for Twitter, but (and with all due respect) here's why they're probably wrong.
By Jennifer Jones • April 10, 2016 -
Facebook Looking to Address Decline in Personal Updates with New Prompts
Reports have suggested that people are sharing fewer personal updates on Facebook, which has got Zuck and Co thinking about new ways to prompt more user sharing.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 9, 2016 -
What's Next for Social Media: Anticipating Changes in the Online World [Infographic]
Nowadays, social media marketing is one of the most effective strategies used by businesses and professionals - but what's ahead for the social space in the coming years?
By Irfan Ahmad • April 8, 2016 -
Facebook's Changed The 20% Ad Image Text Overlay Rule
Without any fanfare, and certainly no notification to their advertisers, Facebook has removed the 20% text rule on their ads.
By Sean Clark • April 8, 2016 -
Facebook Adds New Features to Highlight Video Content
Following the release of a range of new Facebook Live features earlier this week, The Social Network has outlined a few other, additional video discovery features to help boost content on the platform.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 7, 2016