Category: Social News Roundup

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…

1. Facebook Creates Industry Pages for Developers Facebook has created industry pages for developers who are in the e-commerce, entertainment, games, photos and travel industries. Read more…   2. Flipboard Adds Video Ads Video ads will now appear on Flipboard. They are being presented as an additional component to display ads, and users need to engage with the ads in order…

1. The US Makes Up 41.5% of All Twitter Mention A study from Mention found that the US makes up 41.5% of all Twitter mentions, followed by the UK with 9.7% and France with 5.4%. Read more… 2. Facebook Hits 100 Million Users In Africa http://https://renegade.web101.hubspot.com/Portals/15614/images/FB%20Mobile2.png Facebook now has 100 million users in Africa, which is half of all Internet…

1. Twitter Revamps Their Sign-Up Process Twitter has revamped its sign-up process for new users to help them get immediate value out of the social network. Read more… 2. Facebook Tests New Mobile Search Feature for Old Posts Facebook is testing a new search feature that allows mobile users to find old posts that were shared with them using keywords….

1. Twitter’s Tweet Activity Dashboard Is Open to All Users Twitter has begun opening its Tweet Activity dashboard to all users, which shows information including impressions, engagement and clicks. Read more… 2. Brands Immediately Hop Onto Instagram’s Hyperlapse App Big name brands such as Mountain Dew and Bud Light have already used Hyperlapse, Instagram’s app for making time-lapse videos, within…