Metter Media Social Report, Nov. 11, 2016

 

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Facebook, Snapchat & Instagram: These 3 social media platforms have ruled this week’s social media report. In this week’s news, we’re making the retail experience more effective on Instagram and Facebook, a new Facebook video messaging app is being launched for emerging markets, and hardware (i.e. Spectacles by Snapchat), brand expansions, and extensions are the flavor of this week. Read on to learn more:

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Not Art X Metter Media: An Interview

“In a different time, had I spray painted ‘Not Art’ on things, people would have said ‘Hey, that’s illegal and that’s not art.’”

That’s what the street artist and founder of the Not Art Movement said to us.

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We caught up with one of Boston’s favorite street artists to know more about his thoughts on street art, his inspirations and how he goes about ideating for all his pieces. Find out how it feels like to deal with notions that label artists as vandals, an artist’s daily challenges, personal preferences and what has kept him going for the past 10 years:

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Metter Media Social Report, Oct. 21, 2016

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Instagram, Facebook and more — social media has had some very important updates this week! While one has started to include features that support mental illnesses, the other… now lets you order movie tickets and food. Moreover, we have an update on the selfie-drone camera this week and a video for you to watch!

PS. It’s taken us long to get over the fact that Candy Crush is now coming out with a live TV show game. Weird, right? Learn more below:

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Metter Media Social Report, August 8 2016

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Hello media lovers! It’s Friday and in this week’s social report we explore the recent uprisings in the social media game of thrones: Instagram and Twitter are joining the Story-a-la-Snapchat bandwagon. Also a heads up on Facebook’s recent updates: new and improved options for live streaming and the option to choose which ads you see on your timeline 😳

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Interview with Cindy Congdon: The Cat Mom Behind @foster_kittens

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“Wouldn’t it be great to have kittens around all the time?”

That’s what Cindy Congdon, owner of the Instagram account @foster_kittens, asked her vet four years ago. Little did she know that a friendly conversation she had while taking her kitten for a check up would take her down the path of fostering countless litters of kittens and would create a following of more than 400,000 users on Instagram. As followers of the account, the Metter Media team wanted to get inside the head of the person behind the adorable Instagram pictures. Find out what it is like to have hundreds of thousands of followers and how it helps the kittens that Congdon cares for.

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#SMDay: Using Social Media for Good

Happy Social Media Day! In celebration, the #MMIntern team has collected just a few of our favorite things that have come from our beloved social networks. Though these platforms are frequently criticized for negative moments, avid users know how they can be a catalyst for many awesome things. In no particular order, here are just a few examples of social media being used for good:

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Metter Media Social Report, June 24 2016

Hello and happy end of the week media lovers! Come follow us and #Edelman on this week’s social report where we will explore the psychoanalysis of why we hate change in #SocialMedia, and witness #Tumblr’s first steps into the world of live video, the incredible growth of #Instagram, and more! Continue reading