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Twitter Announces Searchable #Stickers: Are They The New Hashtag?
Earlier this week, Twitter announced a new feature called ‘Stickers’. Essentially, theses are a mash-up of hashtags, emoticons, and Snapchat filters all in one easy-to-use...
News: New FB Live Features
Yesterday, Facebook announced a few new features to their Facebook Live function. Starting soon, the platform will allow for two-person broadcasts. Users will also be...
#Snapchat Out Grows Twitter
According to Bloomberg News, 150 million people use Snapchat each day, which surpasses Twitter’s average of 136 million active daily users.
Twitter Removes Names, URL, Images from 140 Count
According to a report from Bloomberg Today, in as few as two weeks, Twitter will no longer count photos and URLs as characters in tweets.
Facebook’s News Feed Algorithm Now Factors in Viewing Time
Facebook is going beyond the basic signals of liking, commenting, and sharing to now factor in viewing time as a ranking signal.
New App From LinkedIn Helps College Grads Find Jobs
The new app, appropriately titled LinkedIn Students, is made specifically for helping college students in their efforts to find jobs after graduation.
Facebook Changes its Policies on Branded Content
Facebook has updated its policies on how branded content is handled on the network,
Reddit Releases First Ever Self-Made iOS and Android Apps
Reddit finally has its own self-produced mobile app for the iOS and Android platforms.
New Ways to Search For Live Video on Facebook
Facebook has improved the search and discovery process for live videos, days after announcing a host of new features for Facebook live videos.
New Ways to Create Live Video on Facebook, and Track Viewership
Facebook has launched new features for live videos designed to get more people in on the action.
Kik Launches Bot Store: “Bots are the New Websites”
Kik is officially the first messenger app out of the gate with its own bot store, which the company believes will be critical to the...
Twitter to Stream NFL Thursday Night Football This Fall
A total of 10 games will be live streamed on Twitter for free throughout the 2016 NFL regular season.
Instagram Extends Videos from 15 to 60 Seconds
Instagram has announced it will be extending the standard 15-second length for videos to a full 60 seconds.
New Instagram Search: Look Up Friends of Friends
Instagram is opening up its search functionality to allow people to search through other peoples’ followers.
Facebook Releases Live Video Streaming to Limited Number of iPhone Users
According to the Facebook Newsroom, this new feature will allow users to share streaming videos they are seeing in real-time. To share a live video,...
Snapchat Now Allowing Some Publishers to ‘Deep Link’ To Their Content
Snapchat recently announced it will allow Discover Channel partners to link directly to their content on the platform using deep links. This means publishers such...
The #ArtofSocial Interview with @GuyKawasaki and @PegFitzpatrick #SEJBookClub
Want to see what other books we’ve covered? Read our other reviews in the SEJ Book Club archive. This instillation of #SEJBookClub is really exciting....