Social Media Facebook Announces Two New Algorithm Updates Aimed at Improving On-Platform Engagement The Social Network has announced two News Feed algorithm updates this week, one focused on increasing the prevalence of posts from your closest friends, and the other aimed at reducing shallow, click-bait style content in feeds. Since the implementation of the News […]
Social Media Facebook Implements New Restrictions on Who Can Go Live to Stop the Spread of Disturbing Content In the wake of the Christchurch terror attacks, in which the perpetrator broadcast his crimes live on Facebook, The Social Network scrambled to remove the footage, with various users posting clips, and/or variations of them, in quick […]
Social Media Facebook’s Developing New Link and Mention Stickers for Facebook Stories According to reverse engineering expert Jane Manchun Wong, within Facebook’s back end code, there are in-development options for both link and mention stickers for Facebook Stories, unreleased, and unannounced as yet, but very likely to be coming soon. The main option of interest […]
Social Media Instagram Separates New Likes on Posts, Adds Unfollower Stats for Creator Accounts Instagram is testing out an option that would separate new and old likes on your posts, helping you to more easily see the latest activity, and take action on the same. The option could make it easier for businesses to ensure […]
Social Media Facebook Launches New Tools for Small Businesses Facebook is rolling out new tools to help businesses run automated ad campaigns, book appointments, and edit videos. With Automated Ads, Facebook can develop a customized marketing plan after asking a few simple questions about your business and your goals. A new appointment booking feature will […]
Social Media Instagram is Working on a New ‘Join Chat’ Sticker for Stories Reverse engineering expert Jane Manchun Wong has uncovered a new ‘Join Chat’ sticker option which would enable Stories viewers to join a private chat group, direct from a Story. The ‘Join Chat’ sticker prompts the user to add a note on what […]
Social Media Quora Launches New Business Podcast, Google Tag Manager Integration Quora is slowly but surely carving a niche for specific advertisers who are looking to reach consumers right when they’re seeking answers. Quora has announced a new integration with Google Tag Manager to help streamline its data tracking tools. In order to make it […]
Social Media Mark Zuckerberg Announces a New eCommerce and Payment Platform Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg gave a keynote presentation at the F8 Conference where he revealed that Facebook-owned WhatsApp is moving toward hosting web shops where customers can browse a store’s products and make purchases. What Mark Zuckerberg announced is a dramatic expansion to the […]
Social Media Facebook Publishes New Guide for Instagram Creators Facebook has published a new set of tips aimed at helping Instagram creators make the most of the platform. And while some of them are fairly common pointers, it is worth noting the more specific details included – especially as they’re coming from Instagram’s own team, […]
Social Media Facebook’s Working on a New Creator Studio Dashboard for Instagram Facebook is testing out a new Instagram Creator Studio dashboard, which would be added into the existing Facebook Creator Studio app that The Social Network launched last year. Not everyone has access to this option as yet. It’s not clear exactly where it’s […]
