Category: Social News Roundup

1) Facebook makes searching easier… Photo Courtesy of All Facebook Facebook now allows users to search through any posts that have ever been shared with them. Read more…   2) …and so does Twitter! Photo Courtesy of Mashable Twitter’s advanced search update allows users to search through any user’s tweet history. Read more…   3) Netflix introduces ‘Tweet Me a…

1) Twitter introduces safety updates Starting today we’re rolling out an improved way to flag abusive Tweets. See how it works. https://t.co/Yf6cStz0z1 — Twitter Support (@Support) December 2, 2014   Some of Twitter’s new updates include improvements to the block functionality and an improved way to flag abusive tweets. Read more…   2) Fresco, an image based news app Photo…

1) Geofilters available to all on Snapchat Photo Courtesy of Social Times Due to the large number of Snapchatters asking for personalized Geofilters, Snapchat decided to allow users to create their own Geofilter artwork which can be submitted to Snapchat for approval here. Read more…   2) Additions to Facebook’s Ad Insights Photo Courtesy of All Facebook Facebook Insights now…

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…

1. You Can Now Share Tweets Via Twitter Direct Message Photo courtesy of Recode Twitter now allows users to privately share content posted publicly on Twitter via direct message — something that was previously done mostly via e-mail. Read more…   2. Obama Uses Facebook To Announce Immigration Speech Photo courtesy of USAToday White House spokesman Josh Earnest says, “This was…

In 2015, Posts which are “Too promotional” will get Minimal Reach on Facebook Photo Courtesy of Newsroom.fb After Facebook spent some time analyzing its data to better understand what users like to see in their news feeds, they found that the content users considered “too promotional” was actually coming from pages they like, rather than ads. So, what does this…

1. Need to “Say Thanks?” Photo courtesy of AllFacebook Facebook introduces a new feature called “Say Thanks” that lets users send personalized thank-you video cards to their Facebook friends. Read more…   2. Time For A Twitter Overhaul! Photo courtesy of MediaBistro Some of the new improvements coming to Twitter include Instant Timeline, Timeline Highlights, better direct messages, video sharing 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…