Tune in to this week’s roundup to learn about the latest sticker Instagram is introducing to Stories, how to take back a message on Facebook before any damage is done, and to see what Chipotle thinks about Adam Levine’s Super Bowl halftime performance.
Wow, what an eventful week! Instagram is ramping up its features to allow you to get shareable links to your Stories. Facebook’s “Moments” seems to be in the past. The founding principle of Snapchat may be being fazed out sooner rather than later. And TikTok? Um … you’ll just have to wait and see.
Curious what’s happening with social media platforms this week? Read more about the new features on Instagram, Twitter, and Youtube.
Fall is rapidly approaching and OH, how social media platforms are changing their features by the second! Let’s dive in and see what they are up to.
This week’s social media report will update you on all the new video features, updates, and craziness happening on your news feed! Including: Instagram’s group video chat that hits phones TODAY and their redesigned ‘explore’ tab, where the online creator industry is heading, how you can become verified on Twitter, and a new mobile app that can guide you through a museum. Read through for our pick of the week about someone who may actually change the world as we know it! Now, let’s talk about our top 5 social media stories:
This week the social media world has been all about the unexpected — including Facebook focusing on streaming for gamers, Snapchat (finally) borrowing features from Instagram, and Instagram’s big release of their new app ‘IGTV.’ It appears that social media providers are now focusing on growth and change and revealing some big surprises that are shocking the Internet! Speaking of shocking the Internet, let’s talk about our Pick of the Week! To recap this wild week, here are the top 5 social media news stories:
This week’s social report explains what’s up with Twitter, Instagram, and a building-scaling raccoon! Snapchat even let’s you unsend messages like you always wanted to! To see all the excitement, read our #MMSocialReport:
Open your ears because this week’s update is all about audio! Instagram is adding audio stickers to stories, Snapchat lenses can react to sounds now, and HearMeOut is the first audio-focused social media platform. Want to know more? Read it all in the #MMSocialReport:
What is this Vero app everyone’s talking about?
Well, here’s what we know: Vero, a new social media platform created by Lebanese billionaire Ayman Hariri, is striking chords with social media influencers everywhere by offering its application for free — for its first 1 million useres.
Why does it matter if it’s free, you ask? Well, unlike other platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc., Vero is an ad-free, non-information mining, clean, self-regulated network.
This means: a.) advertisements won’t clog your feed, and b.) your information is safe with you, not sold to Google. Weird, right?
Wanna know what’s weirder? This app was launched all the way back in 2015. So why is it getting big all of a sudden? Well, as we mentioned earlier, the app announced that it was going to be free for the first 1 million users to download it. And as of last week, the app hit 3.5 million users — prompting Vero to extend its “free for life” offer to all new users until further notice.
Okay, we know everyone is raging right now over the new Snapchat updates. Let’s be honest — the new set up is less than ideal for a number of reasons, one being the way to choose to whom your snaps go. Now, instead of clicking down a quick line of streaks, you have to scroll through your entire friends list to make sure you didn’t miss someone. Who has time for that?
And, while having snap stories on the same page as your friends list might seem like it’s saving time, having to redevelop the habit of swiping left has been a total pain! But we can’t completely disregard the positive updates: the new fonts are pretty cool, and the new backdrops are pretty cute (if you can find a reason to use them).
Needless to say, there are a lot of opinions associated with the new Snapchat. Here’s how some of the team at Metter feel about the commotion: