This week, we reminisce about an old YouTube favorite, laugh with Jimmy Fallon about road trip fails, learn how Snapchat can transform your small business, get compassionate with Facebook, and explore the idea of a digital afterlife. Read on for this weeks top stories!
In this week’s #MMSocialReport we go behind the scenes to learn more about Pinterest’s finest. Also: the Internet re-learns the Alphabet, Snapchat adds more fun features, and we discover what Direct Messaging freedom really feels like. Read on!
This week, the social media world focused on growth. Whether that’s adding new features, making apps more accessible, or Snapchat’s rapid rise to the top, the constant evolution of these products is what lets us connect in new ways and faster than ever.
Social media outlets are making it easier to get all the info you want and nothing you don’t. The latest updates on Facebook, Snapchat, and Twitter are all about personalization, aiming to cultivate and keep track of all the different ways people use these apps.
Social media outlets and iOS developers are advancing the way we connect–quickly. Users’ needs and preferences change with the technology and developers need to update with them. From Facebook altering its ads to Snapchat no longer requiring you hold down your finger to view snaps, times are a-changing. It seems like only yesterday you were in my extended network.
Social media technology is constantly being developed and used in different ways to capitalize upon its benefits, for both brands and individuals. It’s a perk for both parties (companies have new ways of reaching customers, and as personal users we get a whole new range of apps and features) and the developments help emphasize the whole reason we’re on social media to begin with – community.
This week, Instagram users are able to find your photos more easily thanks to a new crop of third-party search engines, two Romanian widows helped cure people’s loneliness via Facebook, and today, Snapchat explores Boston through the eyes of those who live here.
More than ever, social media channels are listening to the preferences and concerns of their users, and the result is a constant evolution of the apps and sites we love. This week, Twitter launched its homegrown alternative to Storify, and added promoted tweets to user profiles. Facebook targeted THOSE people on your newsfeed with a new service for parents, and Yik Yak founders discussed staying true to their niche following. Lastly, Snapchat execs addressed the concerns about privacy, bugs, and transparency in an exclusive and rare interview. Ch-ch-ch-changes!
In this week’s #MMSocialReport, we take a look at a new service for Reddit users, the effect that ABC’s “Shark Tank” has on the apps featured on the show, Twitter’s anti-harassment initiatives, a new ad feature for Pinterest and an update to gender identity options on Facebook. Progress, it’s happening!
This week in the #MMSocialReport, we take a look at the top social media influencers on Twitter, Facebook’s new ad features, an interview with the elusive Boston Yeti, Snapchat’s revolutionary new capabilities, and a tool that can predict how retweetable your content is!
The folks at Taco Bell are social media geniuses. They’ve established that already. But they still continue to wow us.
Their latest move: Snapchat hilarity.