This week in social news: Snapchat now lets you create custom filters (with a hefty price tag), Facebook further capitalizes on its dominance in video content by allowing users to record “Happy Birthday!” videos, Twitter decides to revamp its timeline again, and more in this week’s #MMSocialReport round-up!
ICYMI – Snapchat teamed up with Tribeca Film Festival to find the best Snap short, Instagram users can now see your direct messages in plain view, and Facebook AND Twitter decided to allow brands to directly message you (with some possible ads). All this and more on this week’s #MMSocialReport!
Twitter takes on the battle with Trolls, Grazia creates a social media guide on how to not become another faux pas this Valentine’s weekend, and how Twitter and Instagram are trying to capitalize on the the video-content trend – all this, and more in this week’s #MMSocialReport!
We hear so much about social media –– who’s remixing who, who comments what, and which latest app is trying to challenge the big players in the online world. With more features, plugins, and additions to your usual networks, there are some times when new apps emerge to challenge that status quo: what if you could connect with your loved ones in a new way? These “anti-establishment” applications are a gamble – they could either rise to the top or (belly) flop to the bottom.
This past week, I explored these “alternative” or lesser-known social networks to see what potential they had, if any, and whether they may be the next big thing within the coming year. So, ICYMI, here is a round-up of the most underrated social media apps – all Metter Media Intern approved.
#ICYMI: Kanye West came back better than ever with another epic tweetstorm, Facebook is taking over the social media world one feature at a time, Vine celebrates its 3rd birthday, and Snapchat isn’t backing down from legitimizing its platform. In this week’s #MMSocialReport, the social world is rising to new heights.
In this week’s #MMSocialReport, the world will find out the real truth – are you following your loyal Instagram followers? If not, you’re about to get caught red-handed with Instagram’s latest update, Nielsen takes on the power of social media and begins to crunch real-time data from Facebook and Instagram, and Facebook takes a stand against hate speech. All this, and more in this week’s roundup!
ICYMI: Peach is the newest social media app everyone is raving about, Snapchat just got a new important user (The White House!), your tweets can help a charity in need, and more news you might have missed in this week’s #MMSocialReport.
In this week’s #MMSocialReport, Twitter has announced that it will extend its 140 character limit to 10,000, Periscope CEO Kayvon Beykpour gives insight about the direction the app will take in 2016 (and its influence on the presidential election this year), and how Instagram’s app suite will give businesses leverage to produce engaging content in 2016.
What’s your New Year’s resolution? While everyone is making weight goals, buying ClassPasses, and planting home gardens, we’re focusing on our #1 obsession: social media. After a year full of new social media developments, two new iPhones, and memes galore, we’re getting ready for whatever the new year brings us.
In 2016, the Metter team is making social media resolutions to keep ourselves on our toes both on and off the clock.
Here are our goals for the new year:
Joanna – I resolve to actually use my personal Twitter account.
Angela – To tweet more news-related content and things people will actually find useful!
Kristen – I resolve to stop reading Facebook comments, typing replies, and deleting them before posting. I shall scroll past from here on out.
Lauren – My New Year’s Resolution is to not freak out with anxiety when I get tagged in Facebook photos.
Danielle – My resolutions: Get back on my Instagram game. Make sure to check in to at least one place per day – either on Swarm or by posting a pic to other platforms!
Jasmine – I want to stop getting into arguments on comment threads.
James – I want to start being nicer on social media.
Lyssa – Stop mindlessly browsing my Instagram feed when I’m supposed to be watching a movie / talking to a human / sleeping.
Sarah – I resolve to keep all (okay, most) of my Snapchat stories under 60 seconds.
What’s your social media resolution? Comment below or tweet it at us!
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Can’t seem to get the perfect holiday selfie? Haven’t been pinning festive holidays crafts on your Pinterest boards? Can’t stand to receive another Candy Cane Gram? Sounds like you’re feeling more like Ebenezer Scrooge than the Sugar Plum Fairy.
Before you go ahead and tweet #BahHumbug onto your feed, dear Scrooge, let’s take a journey with the ghosts of Social Media past, present, and future for some insight on where we’re headed in the coming year.