Social Media Updates: Page 295

  • Snapchat Updates Face-Swap Feature, Removes Paid Snap Replays

    Snapchat has updated its popular Face Swap feature to enable users to swap faces with photos in their camera roll.

    By • April 22, 2016

  • Facebook Updates News Feed Algorithm to Take into Account Article Read Times

    Facebook has announced a News Feed algorithm update to factor in time spent reading an article, which will likely benefit Instant Articles content.

    By • April 21, 2016

  • Facebook Releases New Guide to Help Advertisers Maximize Video Ad Performance

    Video is where it's at in social media marketing today, particularly on Facebook. Each day, an average of 100 million hours of video are watched on Facebook, while it's estimated that mobile video will account for

    By • April 21, 2016

  • Hey Newbies: This Is How You Build A Relationship With Reddit

    ​If you're a marketer and are looking to understand Reddit, the first thing to know is this: Reddit hates you.

    By • April 21, 2016

  • Now You Can Make Group Calls in Facebook Messenger - with Up to 50 Participants

    The updates to Facebook Messenger keep on coming, with the company today announcing the addition of group calls, with up to 50 participants able to chat at once via the app.

    By • April 21, 2016

  • Wanna' Get Paid for Your Facebook Updates? Facebook Examining New Monetization Options

    ​What if you could get paid to post stuff on Facebook? And not branded content or marketing messages, what if there was a way for you to build a fan base simply by posting things you like, and that your Facebook audience is interested in?

    By • April 20, 2016

  • 3 New Social Apps Worth Checking Out

    Every week there seems to be a new social app trending - some are worthy of the hype, most are not. Here are three new apps that are worth a look.

    By • April 20, 2016

  • How Facebook Will Force Publishers to Rethink the Role of Websites

    A lot of changes for Facebook were announced at F8. Although these changes appear to be mainly new features, they will have far greater repercussions for publishers.

    By • April 20, 2016

  • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • April 12, 2016