Instagram highlights video with new look for Explore
Instagram is giving users a more personalized Explore channel, both for discovery and for finding new content that is tailored to users' likes.
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Twitter Awards to recognize innovative ad campaigns
For its 10th anniversary, the Twitter Awards is giving brands, agencies and partners the ability to showcase their best #GoLive campaigns on the platform, with prizes and appreciation for top scorers.
3 web UX personalization tools for code haters
If you think website personalization is out of reach because you don't employ a team of developers, contributor Tamar Weinberg suggests three new tools to consider.
UK users can now buy Pinterest ads
Through its self-serve marketplace, marketers in the United Kingdom can now purchase ads on Pinterest.
Kik opens Bot Shop to encourage more fun and engaging chat
To make its chats more fun for users, Kik launches a Bot Shop and encourages developers to get on the bandwagon to build engaging bots for the platform.
Video ads are coming to Facebook Instant Articles
Facebook Instant Articles open to all publishers on April 12, and publishers will be encouraged to take part and make money on advertising with video ads.
Olapic acquires Piqora to boost its visual marketing platform
Olapic acquires Piqora, giving marketers deeper insights and greater value of their visual content among sites like Pinterest and Instagram.
Facebook video metrics add richer day-by-day data
Facebook's video metrics have been enhanced to give marketers insights into viewer performance, broken down by day.
Impersonated on Facebook? The social network is testing an alert feature
Facebook's safety team is working to prevent impersonation, enhance security and stop the spread of images that expose victims of abuse.
TrackMaven releases 2016 Social Media Inflation Index: Instagram growth is huge
Content analytics firm TrackMaven released data showing the popularity of brands across social media platforms.
Report: Video ads are coming to Pinterest
Pinterest is testing video ads to a small subset of users.
RIP TweetDeck for Windows: App to sunset on April 15
Support for Twitter for Windows will end April 15 while the company chooses to focus on the web interface instead.
Facebook tests topics, allowing users to converse around specific themes
Facebook is testing out a feature that lets post authors select a "topic" of their choosing.
Instagram feeds to evolve into algorithmic territory. Are you ready?
Say goodbye to Instagram reverse chronological feeds. An algorithm is about to determine your user experience.
Sprout Social’s Landscape optimizes images for the social web
Sprout Social launches Landscape, a free tool that resizes images for 7 social networks.
WordPress releases plugin to support Facebook Instant Articles
WordPress has partnered with Facebook to launch a plugin that supports Instant Articles out of the box.
Apple Offers Tech Support On Twitter With New @AppleSupport Account
Apple has launched a support channel, @AppleSupport, to give tips and support to customers.
Canvas: Facebook’s Immersive Mobile Ad Experience Launches Internationally
Facebook has launched Canvas, giving marketers the ability to improve the mobile advertising experience with native immersive ads.
Twitter Enhances Embedded Timelines
Twitter's updated embedded timelines will give website owners and visitors a richer user experience.
Facebook Launches Reactions Globally
In addition to "Like," users have five new ways to respond to posts.Facebook is rolling out Reactions to all users of the platform today.
Pinterest Launches Updates To Rich Pins With Recipes And Movie Data
Pinterest has launched rich data within movie and recipe pins to improve the user experience.
7 Email Trends That Should Die In 2016
Looking to step up your email marketing this year? Columnist Tamar Weinberg discusses some outdated trends that you should immediately shelve if you want your email marketing to shine.
Facebook Launches Website For Nonprofits
Facebook has launched a website that teaches nonprofits how to better utilize the site.
Facebook Rolls Out Instant Articles To All Publishers
Facebook's Instant Articles will be rolled out to all publishers starting April 12.
Gmailify From Google Gives You Google Now, No Gmail Required
Gmailify gives Gmail for Android users the ability to connect Yahoo! Mail or Hotmail/Outlook email accounts to the Gmail interface.
Twitter Rolls Out GIF Search For iOS, Android And The Web
Twitter will be launching a GIF search across its platform over the next few weeks.
Instagram Now Supports Multiple Accounts For Some iOS And Android Users
Instagram is rolling out multi-account login to users of iOS, joining a handful of Android beta testers of the feature.
Instagram Now Offers 60-Second Video Ads
Longer format gives marketers more creative choice.
Twitter Changes Home Pages To Give Timeline Of Top Tweets
Twitter's home page has been updated on mobile and desktop versions to give not-logged-in users a taste of what's new in their countries.
Twitter Gets Serious With Its Million-Dollar Branded Emoji
Twitter gears up for the Super Bowl with million-dollar custom branded emojis.
Kik’s Branded GIFs Allow Companies To Engage With Users
Kik's branded GIFs feature is an extension of the emoji keyboard, letting brands engage more naturally with users.
Snapchat New Feature Allows Friends To Be Added With Personalized URL
Snapchat now has a handy URL you can use to add friends to your network easily.
Twitter Names Leslie Berland CMO
Former executive Leslie Berland of American Express joins Twitter as its Chief Marketing Officer.
Marketers Can’t Target Ads to Twitter VIPs
Twitter VIPs receive an ad-free experience, making it impossible for marketers to target to them.
Google Glass Shutters Social Accounts
Google Glass has killed its Twitter and Instagram accounts, and the social team has said goodbye to its followers on Google+.
Twitter Exodus Over The Weekend As Key Executives Leave
Several key executives announced their departure from Twitter on Sunday.
Twitter To Up The Ad Ante With 30-Second Skippable Pre-Roll Ads
Twitter's ad product is evolving into longer form pre-roll advertisements, up from six seconds to 15 or 30.
Facebook Makes News Feed More Relevant Again With Organic Audience Optimization
Facebook is helping publishers improve their organic reach and relevancy by offering a tool for targeting posts to interests, demographics and geography.
Google Files Patent To Replace Social Media Marketers
Google's newest patent suggests copy to ensure that links shared in social media find wider distribution.
Which Publishers Are Winning On Facebook? HuffPo & BuzzFeed Take The Lead
These news brands won on Facebook in December 2015, seeing success in covering topics such as gun control, politics and the environment.