Social Media
Innovations and critiques of both social platforms and social strategy from our expert guest contributors. Want to appear on every article in this category? Get in touch to sponsor SEJ’s “Social Media”.
Twitter Introduces New Video Ad Unit for Increasing Website Visits
Twitter has introduced Video Website Cards, which allow advertisers to use videos to drive traffic back to their website.
Facebook Introduces Stories for Pages, Will Anyone Care?
Facebook is making ‘Stories’ available to all pages in a push to increase usage of the feature.
LinkedIn is Testing Autoplaying Video Ads on Mobile
Get ready to start seeing autoplaying video ads in your LinkedIn feed on mobile.
Facebook Native Videos Receive 530% More Comments [STUDY]
A study published by Quintly shows that videos uploaded to Facebook receive 530% more comments than videos from other sources.
Snapchat’s New Context Cards Make Snaps Searchable
Next time you’re curious about what you see in a Snap, new context cards from Snapchat will have the answer.
Fake News & Facebook Ads: It’s Shockingly Cheap to Influence Elections [DATA]
This data proves that it only takes $50 and an hour of work to promote fake news using Facebook Ads.
6 Ways You Can Use Twitter in Your Customer Feedback Loop
Let’s take a look at some especially potent and efficient ways to find and use customer feedback published 140 characters...
LinkedIn is Working on a Recruiting Tool Called Talent Insights
LinkedIn is working on a tool called Talent Insights to help companies make data-backed decisions when recruiting talent.
Facebook’s News Feed to Provide Additional Information About Article Sources
To help users make informed decisions about which stories to engage with, Facebook will provide additional context about publishers.
The Top 15 Tools for Managing Social Media Accounts
Here are the top 15 must-try tools that can help you manage your social media accounts efficiently.
16 Social Media Updates You Might Have Missed
Miss the latest social media news? Here’s a recap of the latest updates on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, and YouTube.
Turn Instagram Posts Into Sales With Shopify Integration
Shopify is rolling out its “Shopping on Instagram” feature to thousands more merchants, just in time for the holiday season.
Instagram Stories Can Now Have Interactive Polls
Instagram has added a new feature which will let users ask questions and have their audience vote on the answer.
The 5 Steps to Becoming a Social Executive Influencer
Make your own individual executive social brand that will drive influence by following these five steps.
Everything You Need to Know About Twitter Advanced Search
Twitter’s Advanced Search feature can help brands refine their marketing strategies. Learn how you can use it for lead generation.
4 Vital Tips on Managing Your Social Media During a Rebranding
Here are four important tips on how to manage your social media profiles during a rebranding.
Twitter Tests a 280 Character Limit: What You Need to Know
Twitter is testing a 280 character limit while suggesting that letting people say more will get them to tweet more.
Visual Content Marketing: 10 Brilliant Examples
Take inspiration from these 10 brilliant visual content marketing campaigns that made the best use of imagery.
Now You Can ‘Snooze’ Instead of Unfollow Others on Facebook
Facebook has introduced a new option for muting people and pages which is a little less anti-social than unfollowing them.
Pinterest Hits 200M Users, + New Features on the Way
Pinterest has hit a milestone of 200 million monthly active users, which represents a 40% growth since last year.