1. Happy Thanksgiving from your favorite viral family! The Holderness Family has done it again, this time with a cover of Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass,” entitled “All About That Baste.” Read more… 2. A new Snapchat ad format Photo courtesy of Ad Age Snapchat teamed up with Samsung to roll out a new ad format in the American…
The beauty of this survival guide is that it only requires one tool—your smartphone. Step 1: Follow, like and snap If you already know which stores you plan on visiting, then you should follow them on Twitter and like their pages on Facebook. It is likely that your favorite retailers will be using these sites to share deals, coupons and…
1. Not all content is shared equally. A new study suggests that 32% of Facebook users in Canada use the site to endorse content compared to Twitter’s 79%. Read more… 2. Twitter goes iconic. Twitter teamed up with The Iconfactory and launched more than 800 Emojis. The new picture characters can now be seen over the web. Read more……
1. Snapchat’s freaky first ad Snapchat releases its first ad for the film, Quija. Read more… 2. Faecbook adds bidding options Facebook expands unique reaches to advertisers, introduces new CPM-based bidding options to target specific consumers. Read more… 3. Social media for marketing on the rise. Study reveals that 88% of U.S. companies are using social media for marketing, expected…
1. Social network campaigning A new study by the Facebook Data Science Team reveals what politicians are talking about and what issues are dominating the landscape during midterm elections. Read more… 2. Word games Using the correct word when creating content can generate more likes, shares and retweets. Which words made the cut? Read more… 3. The Huffington…
1. Keeping up with the mobile generation. A new survey finds that 74% of Millennials say social media helps them stay up to date with family and friends. Read more… 2. Mr. Smith goes to Washington, Twitter style! After being prohibited from reporting on the scope of surveillance of its users by the government,Twitter takes the fight to Washington, filing…
1. Say Ello to the new kid in town Is this ad-free social network site, created by a small group of artists and designers, really the anti-Facebook of social media? Read more… 2. Brands take their message to Latin America. Social media users in Latin America are projected to hit 300 million by 2017. Brands are jumping on the…
1. Amazon Shoppers Can Add Items to Their Wish List With a Tweet Amazon shoppers can add items to their Amazon wish list by sending a tweet that includes the hashtag #AmazonWishList and a link to the item. Read more… 2. Hyperlapse Update Enables Users to Use Front-Facing Camera A new update for Hyperlapse allows users to shoot videos…
1. To Compete with Google, Facebook Will Unveil a New Advertising Platform Facebook will soon unveil a new advertising platform called “Atlas” to improve the way that marketers target users. Read more… 2. Tips to Help Your Twitter Search Did you know that Twitter’s search tool allows you to search for specific tweets and phrases? For example, if you want…
1. Facebook Rolls Out Privacy Checkup Facebook is rolling out a privacy checkup to remind users to review their privacy settings and make sure they are sharing updates with the right audience. Read more… 2. Twitter Forces Twitpic To Shut Down Twitpic is shutting down as a result of a trademark dispute with Twitter. Read more… 3. Organic Search Drives…