Social Media
Learn the latest news and trends on the most popular social networks and how to reach and engage your audience with social media marketing best practices.
Twitter Users Can Now React to Direct Messages With Emojis
Twitter’s latest feature draws inspriation from Instagram and Facebook, letting users react to direct messages with a simple emoji.
Instagram Drops IGTV Button Due to Lack of Use
Instagram is dropping the IGTV app from its home screen, saying very few users have been clicking on it.
YouTube Shows Users’ Comment History in New Profile Cards
YouTube is introducing profile cards, which display all comments a user has left on a particular video.
LinkedIn Brings 3 New Features to LinkedIn Pages
LinkedIn pages are gaining three new features designed to facilitate more community engagement and form stronger relationships with followers.
YouTube’s Organic Visibility Tops Wikipedia in Google SERPs
These four actionable tips will help you optimize your video content for both YouTube and Google SERPs this year.
Pinterest Overtakes Snapchat in Popularity Among US Users
Pinterest is now the third largest social media platform in the United States, a position which it’s expected to keep.
10 Inspiring Examples of Instagram Contests That Caught Our Attention
Want to get more engagement through Instagram contests? Here are 10 examples to keep you inspired.
Facebook is Preparing to Launch a Desktop Redesign to All Users
Facebook is planning to roll out a redesign of its desktop website to all users before this spring. The redesign is the same one that...
Instagram User Growth Drops to Lower Levels Than Previously Expected
According to a new report, Instagram’s user growth has dropped to single digit percentages for the first time.
Twitter Rolls Out a New Ad Unit in the Explore Tab
Twitter is launching the Promoted Trend Spotlight, a takeover ad displayed at the top of the Explore tab.
YouTube’s COPPA Changes Begin Today, Possibly Affecting Creator Revenue
Starting today, YouTube is rolling out privacy changes which are likely to affect ad revenue for some creators.
8 Things You Can Learn from NASCAR’s Content Marketing Strategy
Here are eight important lessons about creating a successful content marketing strategy from NASCAR.
Instagram Has New Rules for Publishing Branded Content
Instagram is introducing a new policy that will prohibit influencers from publishing certain types of content.
Facebook Has 4 out of 5 of the Most Downloaded Apps of the Year
Facebook dominated the year in app downloads, with 4 of 5 of the most downloaded apps belonging to the company.
YouTube Upsets Creators With Another Policy Change
YouTube has again upset creators after implementing another policy change that may impact the content published by popular channels.
Twitter Lets iOS Users Post Live Photos as GIFs
Twitter is rolling out a new feature to its iOS app, which lets users upload their live photos as GIFs.
Pinterest Introduces Tool For Discovering Top US Search Terms
Pinterest is introducing a new tool to help marketers keep up with the top US search terms on the platform.
Yahoo Extends Deadline for Deletion of Yahoo Groups Data
Yahoo is extending the date it plans to delete Yahoo Groups data, which was originally scheduled to happen this week.
Facebook Introduces 3 New Ad Reporting Tools
In time for the holiday shopping season, Facebook is rolling out new tools to assist advertisers with analyzing campaign performance.
YouTube Changes Rolling Out January 2020 May Impact Creator Revenue
YouTube is rolling out policy changes in January which have video creators concerned their revenue may be adversely affected.
Pinterest Launches a New Home Dedicated to Small Business Shopping
Pinterest has launched ‘The Pinterest Shop,’ which is a new section full of product pins from small businesses.
Community Moderation Tips for Avoiding a Toxic Culture
Tips for creating fun Facebook or Forum Communities with thoughtful moderation.
5 Ways to Use Social Profiles to Get Quality Links
Here are five of the best ways to use social media profiles to help get quality links.
Facebook and Instagram Go Down Across the World on Thanksgiving Day
Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger experienced major outages in various parts of the world on Thursday, November 28.
Paid Social Performs Better Than Expected This Year, New Report Says
Social networks will account for a greater share of programmatic digital display ad dollars in 2019 than originally expected.
Twitter Postpones Plan to Remove Inactive Accounts
Twitter is putting off plans to delete inactive accounts following concerns over what would happen to accounts of deceased users.
Twitter Highlights 18 of the Hottest Trending Topics Going Into 2020
Twitter has published a round-up of the fastest growing topics, which are expected to continue growing in 2020.
Twitter to Purge Accounts That Have Been Inactive for 6 Months
Twitter is reportedly planning to delete inactive accounts in an effort to free up usernames for other people.
Snapchat Usage Projected to Grow Over 14% This Year
Snapchat is projected to grow more than anticipated by the end of this year, according to eMarketer.
Snapchat Lets Advertisers Run Video Ads Up to 3 Minutes in Length
Snapchat is rolling out new options for advertisers, allowing them to run ads as long as three minutes.