With false information doing the rounds on several social media platforms and highly-prejudiced views penetrating through our newsfeed, we all need a dose of hope in sensitive times like these. Is it upon social media to own up and take necessary steps to counter all the hate that is seeping through? We’ve tracked a few small steps that big corporations have taken up and would love to know your views on them:
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:
“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.
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:
Personalization is the theme of the week — with Twitter planning to personalize your feed, Facebook enhancing your shopping experience by collaborating with Shopify, Linkedin increasing your chances of finding a job and Snapchat getting you an exclusive channel for the NBA, we’re more than excited to share what happened in the social media world this week:
#MadeByGoogle went viral and we’re impressed with all their efforts, but they’ve been also been a bunch of other events happening in the tech world. Facebook-owned WhatsApp borrows from Snapchat, GIFs get interpreted by artists in NYC and Sprout Social comes out with a social media report. We’ve also suggested a link that has 16 Twitter recommendations for the curious soul. Scroll down to learn more:
Twitter marks its presence during the American elections and Facebook intends on making the workplace more friendly with its new Facebook at Work Initiative. Snapchat comes out with own version of glasses called “Spectacles” and you can now make your Twitter Moment. There’s more to these expansion plans. Learn more in this week’s Social Report!
Welcome to this week’s #MMSocialReport! Read on to learn about Twitter’s new promoted stickers, how to actually see what your Facebook friends posts in real-time on your news feed, and Facebook’s new 360 video tools! In the not-surprising-news category, a self-declared “hater-free” platform is becoming a haven for trolls. Scroll for details!
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 😳
Who would have thought a short video about food could be such a hit? It turns out Buzzfeed struck gold when it generated the Tasty channel one year ago, which has completely taken over social media with its fast-motion, aesthetically pleasing videos showing off recipes from start to finish.
Since Tasty went viral, others have hopped on the bandwagon making videos in the same style. Insider Food and Tastemade are Facebook’s newest additions, posting daily and increasing views and popularity by the millions. The videos are around 30-50 seconds and each one is a how-to that includes ingredients used and the step-by-step process of making the dish.
We’re kind of obsessed with this type of content over at Metter Media, so we foodies put together a full-course meal brought to you by some of our favorite visual dishes. 😋 Bon appetit!
Happy Friday! In this week’s #MMSocialReport, we share our excitement for more female emoji representation and the launch of Instagram Stories. Also, heads up — ads are coming to Facebook Live, Snapchat is making scannable codes for the real world, and LinkedIn introduces videos from influencers. Read on for details!