In this week’s roundup — find out how you can watch live TV with your friends, who’s next to jump onto the gaming bandwagon, how Instagram is going to deplete all of your savings, and to see the literal biggest dog to ever live.
1. Snapchat Will Reportedly Launch a New, In-App Gaming Platform Next Month
by @adhutchinson via @socialmedia2day
Snapchat’s slowing audience growth has prompted the multimedia messaging app to try and implement solutions to improve its business prospects. One avenue Snapchat is pursuing is the expansion of its interactive gaming features. Perhaps these additions will spur a Snapchat resurgence. All we know is only time will tell …
2. Your Google+ public content will remain viewable on the web, if you want it to
by Trevor Mogg via @DigitalTrends
We hate to break it to you, but Google+ will be shutting down completely in a few weeks. But, fear not! There is a way to both download and save everything that you ever posted on Google +. Additionally, the Internet Archive (a non-profit digital library that has kept a record of every single webpage since 1996), is working hard to save public posts from Google+ so they can be viewed for a very long time.
3. Instagram launches shopping checkout, charging sellers a fee
by @JoshConstine via @TechCrunch
Instagram is at it again, ready to take all of your money by launching a new shopping cart feature. You are now able to shop your favorite brands like Adidas, Kylie Cosmetics, and Warby Parker without even leaving the app!
4. Facebook may soon let you watch live TV with friends in Watch Party
by @HillaryGrigonis via @DigitalTrends
Have you ever desperately wanted to watch sports or a live TV program on Facebook? If so, this is going to be hugely exciting for you. Facebook is currently in the process of testing an update to Watch Party. This would give users the ability to watch live TV programs with friends.
5. Twitter Is Testing A Redesigned Version Of Its App. Here’s What It Looks Like.
by Nicole Nguyen via @BuzzFeed
Twitter has recently implemented a new prototype app called “Twttr.” This gives users the ability to preview new features to a group of select testers, and offers a sneak peek at how Twitter is thinking about altering its platform.
MM’s Pick of the Week: Meet Yuki — the biggest dog we have ever seen, and trust me, we aren’t exaggerating!
by Danica D’Souza via @mashable
Yuki a 120 pound wolfdog stole all of our hearts when Shy Wolf Sanctuary, an organization that provides sanctuary and rehabilitation to wild and captive bred wolves, rescued him from Naples, Florida. He is part wolf, German shepherd, and Siberian husky. As you can imagine, he went viral. You have to see Yuki to believe he is real … and trust, us you won’t be disappointed.
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