General, This Week in Social Media
November Social Media Round Up
Nov 24 2015
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The top news in social media that we covered this month includes:
Facebook Introduces the Notify App – Notify is “a new app from Facebook that delivers timely notifications about the things that matter to you, from the sources you love, all in one place.”
Facebook Expands 360 Video: 360 videos on Facebook “can now be viewed on iOS devices, in addition to Android devices and the web.”
Facebook launches ‘fundraiser’ pages:”Fundraisers” are dedicated pages where nonprofits can raise money for specific campaigns.
Google is now offering podcasts on Google Play Music giving podcasters access to millions of new listeners on Android phones and tablets.
Instagram Introduces the Instagram Partner Program: The Instagram Partner Program makes it “easier for advertisers of any size to find the best-in-class technology partners they need to get great results on Instagram.”
Instagram Builds Curated Content Streams: Instagram created “a new video-only content feed curated by Instagram employees” around specific events.
Periscope
Periscope Comes to Apple TV. Periscope on your TV lets you instantly experience live broadcasts.
Pinterest now lets you easily find Pins you saved for later. Recent Pins are right up top and you can browse your pins by topics. Once you have enough Pins, your profile will start showing you the topics you Pin about most.
Pinterest Rolls Out Buyable Pins on Android and Introduces the Pinterest Shop: Pinterest announced it will start rolling out buyable pins to U.S. Pinners on Android!
2015 Pinterest Media Consumption Study: Ahalogy compiled survey data from 1,015 online consumers on Pinterest usage and attitudes toward the site. Check out the study!
Twitter Introduces Brand Hub – new addition to their suite of analytics tools.
Twitter Increases Follower Limits From 2,000 to 5,000 Users: Once you’ve followed 5,000 users, there are limits to the number of additional users you can follow: this limit is different for every user.
Twitter Tests Promoted Moments: Twitter has begun testing a new native ad format, Promoted Moments, with selected brand partners in the US.
YouTube
YouTube now supports VR video—a brand new kind of video that makes you feel like you’re actually there.
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