Metter Media Social Report, June 30, 2017

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Welcome back to the #MMSocialReport — this week we are celebrating the 2 billion users hit by Facebook, introducing the new security feature of Pinterest, updated custom geofilters on Snapchat, a group sharing feature called ‘Favorites’ on Instagram and YouTube’s update to display vertical videos more properly. Read it now to catch the trends!

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Metter Media Social Report, June 9, 2017

Welcome back to the #MMSocialReport — this week we’re covering the celebration of Pride on social media, Bitmoji’s continued takeover of Snapchat, video selfies — which are a thing now (and are apparently different from regular videos), Facebook’s update to Safety Check, and Chrome killing pop-up ads.

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Metter Media Social Report, June 2, 2017

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This week on the #MMSocialReport: your favorite shows are moving to social media, Facebook signs new deals with several independent digital publications to push out original content in the future, Twitter adds in-app messaging feature in an attempt to optimize user experience, advertisers are starting to place ads on GIFs, and, there’s a good chance you’re using your Linkedin profile wrong.

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Metter Media Social Report, April 21st, 2017

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Snapchat, Instagram, Tumblr, and Facebook all announced new features this week. Find out how the four giants are changing social media with the week’s #MMSocialReport.

And, trust us, they are big announcements. They range from Snapchat filters that you can apply to anything around you all the way to Facebook wanting you to use the platform using only your thought. Yes, it was quite the week.

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Metter Media Social Report, April 14th, 2017

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In this week’s #MMSocial Report — YouTube and Snapchat announce new features that directly affect users, Facebook messenger can now have you and your friends rolling in money, and why we might be saying goodbye to the News Feed.

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Facebook Stories: Imitation, But Not Flattery

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They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. That may be true in some situations, but when you’re one of the most successful social media networks in the world, does imitating your competition help or hinder your success?

Don’t get me wrong, I love a good Story — but when I want to post a Story, I go to Snapchat, because that’s what it’s for.

Working in the social media world, I spend a lot of time thinking about and posting content. But lately, I’ve been finding it difficult to decide which app to post to, because they all have overlapping features — and, frankly, overlapping audiences.

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