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Social Media News Roundup: March ‘17 Week 2

The world of social media is pretty fast moving and news travels fast. We have rounded up some of the biggest stories of the past seven days into one handy resource… Twitter begins hiding entire profiles that may contain sensitive content A number of Twitter accounts are reporting that the
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Social Media News Roundup: March ’17 Week 1

We’re only a few days into March and already we’ve seen some pretty hefty social media news stories. Here are some of the biggest… Twitter partners with leading companies to live stream esports tournaments Twitter have announced that it has partnered with leading esports companies to live stream content this

Social Media News Roundup: February ’17 Week 3

Week three of February has been a busy week for social media news. We’ve compiled the biggest news stories of the past seven days into one handy summary article. Mark Zuckerberg posts 6,500 word manifesto Mark Zuckerberg has posted a 6,500 word statement on his page reminiscent of a state

Social Media News Roundup: February ‘17 Week 2

Hardly a day goes by without something happening in the world of social media. Every week we take a look back at some of the biggest social media news stories of the past seven days. Facebook introduces new weather forecast feature Facebook hab announced the roll-out of a new feature

Social Media News Roundup: February ’17 Week 1

We’re only a few days into February and already it’s starting to look like a big month for social media news. Here are some of the biggest stories. Facebook celebrates Friends Day with a strange video on a day which isn’t Friends Day Facebook have released a feature where a

Maximise Your Valentines Day Social Media Message

Love it or loathe it, Valentines Day is another opportunity for you to maximise your social media marketing with a heartfelt promotional message. What does Valentines Day mean to you? It could just be another day of the year. Or maybe it’s an opportunity for you to secure yourself a

Social Media News Roundup: January ’17 Week 3

A week is a long time in the digital age. Here’s our roundup of some of the biggest social media news stories of the past seven days Instagram live lands in the UK Instagram users in the UK, Germany, France, Brazil and Canada are now able to make use of
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Facebook research looks to allow people to communicate via brain waves

Facebook may be investing in futuristic technology that uses neuroimaging and electrophysiological data to let humans communicate via brain waves. Last year Facebook created an uber-secretive research division named Building 8. Headed up by ex-Google Advanced Technology and Projects Group Executive Regina Dugan. Its vision is to developing innovative consumer

The First Ever Facebook Live 360 Broadcast

Facebook have announced the introduction of Facebook Live 360 degree video, with the first published 360 Live stream scheduled to be broadcast on the National Geographic Facebook page at 20:00 Greenwich Mean Time. Yesterday, in a post on Facebook Media Centre, the launch of Live 360 was announced by product

Facebook Adds Snapchat-esque Geo-filters

Facebook has continued its tirade into casual plagiarism by releasing another feature reminiscent of Snapchat’s lenses and filters. Facebook’s new Camera Effects Platform will allow users to add what they are calling “frames” – custom image geo-filters. Facebook have been on something of a feature poaching tirade in recent months,