Social Media is always changing, and staying on top of news and trends is one of the only ways to stay relevant in this industry. To help with that I have compiled the latest in social news.
Here's the skinny: The Library of Congress has admitted defeat on the attempt to archive all public tweets after Twitter upped the platforms character count. Several different reporters have used this as evidence that Twitter is irrelevant. Instagram will now be adding to your feed recommended posts. This is the first major change to the feed since Instagram changed to an algorithm in 2016. Instagram hopes that this change will help users find and follow more users on Instagram. Snapchat is fighting so hard to continue to stay relevant. They are rumored to be considering a web browser version while also looking at adding options to share content outside of the platform. OKCupid usership is tanking since they made the decision to switch to real names.
facebook:
26 - Facebook's 'comment a memory' meme should replace 'HBD!'
27 - Why I Stopped Saying Happy Birthday on Facebook (and Why You Might Want To)
27 - How Workplace By Facebook Is Helping Organizations Improve And Enhance Communication
27 - Facebook profiles are a part of U.S. sanctions
27 - Stop reading what Facebook tells you to read
28 - Why the Death of 'Dark Posts' Is the Biggest Growth Opportunity for Social Advertising
29 - Facebook Messenger Bots: What Every Marketer Needs to Know
29 - Facebook has a 100-person engineering team that helps advertisers build tools and infrastructure
29 - Facebook apologizes after report shows inconsistencies in removing hate speech
twitter:
25 - Julian Assange's Twitter account goes offline, returns
26 - Library of Congress will no longer archive all public tweets, citing longer character limits
27 - Library of Congress admits defeat, accepts the futility of trying to archive all of Twitter
27 - The Top 50 Must-Follow #SportsBiz Twitter Accounts Of 2017
27 - Your tweets will no longer be archived by the Library of Congress
27 - Why Influencers Love and Hate the New 280-Character Tweets
27 - The Surprising Reason the Library of Congress Will Stop Saving Your Tweets This Month
28 - How Bad Is Twitter's Harassment Problem? Just Look At The Last Two Days
28 - Why Twitter banned the bot that unmasked neo-Nazis. (Hint: Neo-Nazis)
28 - Here Are the Top 10 Tweets of 2017, Featuring Everyone From Barack Obama to J.K. Rowling
28 - The Library Of Congress In the Digital Age: From Archiving Twitter To Innovation Lab
28 - Library Of Congress To Stop Archiving Every Tweet
instagram:
27 - Instagram will now add 'Recommended' posts to your feed
27 - The $1.80 Instagram Strategy To Grow Your Business Or Brand
28 - Instagram is changing your feed again, this time with 'recommended' posts
28 - Instagram: Here's Hot to Tag Someone in a Story Post
28 - Instagram is integrating recommendations into user feeds
snapchat:
24 - CNN cancels its Snapchat-specific show 'The Update' after just 4 months
24 - CNN is axing its Snapchat daily news show 'The Update' after only 4 months
27 - Snap's 2018 will involve 'Stories Everywhere'
28 - How To Find Your 2017 Snapchat Memories So You Can Relive Your Best Snaps Of The Year
28 - Why Snapchat Wants To Unleash Its Content Everywhere
28 - How To Edit Your 2017Snapchat Memories So They Showcase The Best Of Your Year's Snaps
28 - Snapchat releases personalized 2017 stories for all users via Memories
28 - Could Snapchat finally get a web browser version? Leak suggests the possibility
28 - How To Use 2017 Snapchat Memories To Highlight The Best Parts Of Your Year
28 - Relive your top Snapchats of the year with a Story for all of 2017
29 - Snapchat's Looking to Add New Options for Sharing Snap Content Outside the App
29 - Snapchat pushes 'Stories Everywhere' to lure users
29 - No mo'FOMO - here's how to delete your Snapchat account
google:
28 - The Most Googled Recipe Of 2017 Is Unexpected, To Say The Least
linkedin:
28 - The 1 Simple Mistake That Kills Your Changes of Success on LinkedIn
28 - What Marketers Need to Know About LinkedIn
29 - The Massive Personal Branding Mistake I Discovered From Studying 16,000 LinkedIn Profiles
pinterest:
29 - Pinterest adds former CBS Corp. CFO Fred Reynolds to its board
content:
25 - Why the Pivot to Video Will Prevail
26 - How I Connect With Influencers Like Demi Lovato And Jake Paul (And How You Can Too)
26 - 4 Ways Brands Can Use the Psychology of Color as a Competitive Edge
27 - Influencers: Your Most Important Media Buy
27 - 3 Things You Need to Know to Launch a Successful Content Marketing Campaign
27 - The 22 Most Engaging Pieces of Brand Content on Social Media in 2017
brands:
24 - OKCupid insists on real names, and some folks are a bit worried
24 - Netflix and OkCupid Are Wrong When They Mock Customers
24 - Razor CEO steps in to replace a child's stolen presents
26 - Follower Envy? How to Leverage Your Competitors' Social Networks
26 - 3 Things Marketers Can Do to Build -- and Keep -- a Loyal, Engaged Audience
27 - Efficiency Or Ageism? Study Says Companies Use Online Ads To Exclude Older Candidates
28 - 15 Big Trends That Will Influence Marketing In 2018
28 - 5 Ecommerce Trends Everyone Should Pay Attention to in 2018
28 - The 16 stories that shook media and advertising in 2017
29 - Bring Your Brand to Life With Always-Present Customer Engagement
29 - The New's Year's Race to Motivate and Inspire Social Influencers Begins
tech:
26 - Your Digital Detox: 17 Smartphone Apps To Delete In 2018
26 - The Biggest, Baddest Hardware Failures of 2017
26 - The 10 Cleverest Tech Ideas Of 2017
27 - As sea levels rise, researchers use A.I. to monitor urban flooding
27 - These Were The Most Downloaded Smartphone Apps On Christmas
27 - 5 Tech Trends to Watch in 2018
27 - WhatsApp may not work with older BlackBerry or Windows phones in 2018
27 - Learn essential digital marketing skills with this best-selling online course
29 - The State of Shoppable Media in 2017 and Its Future in the Coming Year
social:
26 - 5 social media networks that are still alive and kicking, but we don't know why
27 - Social Media's Ace in the Hole
27 - This Hollywood Icon Never Signed a Single Contract With His Clients. Here's Why It Mattered
27 - President Obama wants against getting 'cocooned' in bias via social media
27 - Black Women Are Besieged On Social Media, And White Apathy Damns Us All
28 - Swarm Emerges as a Serious Social Search Tool
28 - Team internet reunites a man with an envelope full of money after he left it in the pub
28 - How to Turn Customers into Loyal Fans using Social Media
28 - These Social Media Apps Are Trying To Inspire The Best In Humanity
29 - What a Natural Disaster Taught Me About The Future of News Media
29 - OKCupid's rating sinks as users rebel over new 'real name' policy
29 - Obsessive selfie-taking could point to underlying mental health issues
Socially,
Chelsea