It was almost Christmas time and all was bright
As Santa sat by the firelight.
He sat in Santa HQ, preparing with cheer,
wondering, “What could I do different this year?”
He heard a tap on glass and a faint hoot
Saw an owl with a scroll about as big as his boot
“Come inside, little one!” Santa jollily boomed
Unrolling a scroll the length of the room.
“What do we have here!” He cried, chuckling some
“What? Facebook can be really dumb!
Who is this from, Metter Media in Cambridge, MA?
A social media wishlist, they say.”
Then Santa’s eyes did sparkle bright
He looked out into the dark night
And vowed to make each wish come true
If Facebook can’t fix it, Santa can do!
Introducing…
Metter Media’s Social Media Wishlist
- Timed Mute for Facebook and Twitter, so I don’t have to hear about politics for the first hour of my day — Jasmine
- Being able to actually upload gifs directly to Facebook — Lyssa
- Facebook should make cover photos responsive so they look good on desktop and mobile — Lauren
- Facebook live should have a focus feature and low light capabilities — Jasmine
- Improved Facebook live features! — Sierra
- A crackdown on false news reports and a revised newsfeed algorithm — Jasmine
- Be able to change the start date/time on a Facebook event after the event started for recurring events — Angela
- Facebook live comments should be able to be switched from live to most relevant (so if I tag people, they can actually find the comment) — Jasmine
- Let us edit tweets with photos in Tweetdeck, tweet with videos from Tweetdeck, and schedule tweets with multiple photos in Tweetdeck — Lyssa
- Twitter should optimize cover photos to look good on mobile AND desktop — Jasmine
- The ability to switch users seamlessly on Twitter.com — Sarah
- Still waiting on being able to “RT from…” on mobile — Kristen
- An improved desktop platform for Instagram — Sierra
- Make Boomerangs longer! — Angela
- When someone tags you in the comments, you should be able to get right to that comment to “like” it/reply — Lauren
- A button to switch from the Instagram algorithm back to a raw feed — Jasmine
- Ability to save hashtag clouds on Instagram — Janet
- Better search abilities on Instagram — Sierra
- Suggested hashtags based on image recognition — Sarah
While we’re dreaming away for Social Media Santa to bring us these gifts on our wishlist, we’ve also put together some predictions for 2017…
- Prediction: Snapchat will improve its story features to catch up to Instagram’s tagging and Boomerangs in their stories — Lyssa
- Prediction: Instagram Stories will introduce face filters and suddenly be exactly like Snapchat — Lauren
- Prediction: We’ll be able to schedule videos on Twitter/Tweetdeck — Sierra
- Prediction: More TV will be streamed on social — Janet
- Prediction: Facebook will tweak the algorithm to attempt to crack down on fake news… but it will always be an algorithm. — Lauren
- Prediction: Shopping will become huge on Instagram — Lyssa
- Prediction: Snapchat will allow you to create your own Discover / Snapchat Live stories for your friends list — Sarah
- Prediction: Facebook will continue to promote and make videos from our pasts and give us more daily updates at the top of our newsfeed based on things we’ve recently searched. — Lauren
Thanks Santa!
