Facebook Ads stop discriminating; Instagram “Chat” sticker, Explore ads, and layout tweaks (bye-bye, scroll); Twitter t tests layout changes, visual themes, and auto-mute; LinkedIn shifts towards relevant content, adds Company Page features, and adds ad retargeting; find me on Girlboss.
Read moreFAQ: Video length
Is “more” always more when it comes to video?
Read more#MidweekMinute 5/8/19: F8 wasn't the end of it...
And you thought Facebook got out all of its announcements last week at F8… nope! News on the video algorithm, Messenger features, Workplace layout, new Cryptocurrency rumors, and Instagram “join chat” sticker.
Also, Twitter did a thing.
Read more#MidweekMinute: Snap, Pinterest & Google expand interactivity
Facebook tests downvotes, and gets animated, communal, and protective; Instagram story sharing; Snapchat opens marketing API, Maps feature, creator tools, and free ads; Pinterest rearrangements & visual/text search; Google AMPs up Gmail & search.
Read more#MidweekMinute: better visuals & more advertising power
Facebook friend limits, Watch revamp, and audience insights; Google Pixel 2 Visual Core expands to apps; Snapchat text options, mute, and Snap Store; Instagram Stories type, Story ads, and video chat rumors; welcome Daisie.
Read more#MidweekMinute: Stories about stories
Facebook upgrades security, newsworthiness, Story publishing flexibility, and makes video viewing more social. Instagram Stories adds GIFs, text-only stories, a screenshot notification feature, and activity status. Snapchat Stories are now shareable, and adds valuable advertising features. WhatsApp goes business.
Read more#MidweekMinute: FB devices & integrations
Facebook gets into home devices & ditches its AI/VA hybrid in beta; Instagram Stories expand to WhatsApp; Ripple follows Bumble in taking on LinkedIn.
Read more#MidweekMinute: Suggested stories, business DMs, more Snap
Instagram now recommends stories; Twitter empowers businesses with stronger direct messaging tools; Snapchat expands shareability beyond the app and increases ad strength by disabling immediate skips for some clips.
Read more#MidweekMinute: chattin' up a storm
A whole lot of chatter on Workplace, websites, Twitter, Snapchat & Instagram
Read moreSocial: Christy Laurence on how to PLANN a great brand story
Christy Laurence of PLANN discusses how to tell engaging, relatable brand stories on Instagram.
Read more#MidweekMinute 10/11/17
Permanent away message for AIM; Facebook guarding against fake news; Shopify bringing eCommerce to Instagram; Instagram Stories and Facebook Stories allow cross-posting; Snapchat introduces user verification and location context cards
Read more#MidweekMinute 7/12/17: Everyone's copying everyone else...
Today's #MidweekMinute reminds us that everything is just racing to become everything else
Read moreSocial - Cheftini and I "Shazam" our food
Social - C'mon, get Snappy!
Social with Christine Gritmon - special guest Michael Berean of Grace Innovation!
We discussed all the latest Snapchat news: sponsored world lenses and new geofilters that target local businesses, perpetual Snaps and new editing tools, and of course how one can get in on the Snapchat advertising game. Check it out!
Episode 3 of Social – guest Maria Colaco
Thanks so much to social media creative & content creator Maria Colaco of The New York Mom (among other pursuits) for a great conversation on Instagram Stories, influencer marketing, streaming TV and more!
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