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Social Media News Roundup: December ’17 Week 3

In social media news this week, Facebook changes its algorithm to downgrade certain posts and creates a feature to censor others, Apple buys out Shazam and an app makes it possible to turn your face into an emoji. Facebook Halts the Begging A new algorithm on Facebook means posts that ask

Making the Most of the Festive Season

Your company’s office may be decorated with the tallest Christmas tree and brightest baubles, but your brand will gain nothing from beautiful décor in the working environment. It’s time to get digital and turn your spirit for the festive season to your social media. The Christmas season is one of the
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Social Media News Roundup: December ’17 Week 2

In social media news this week, Facebook asks the questions we all want to know, Twitter gets a new look in virtual reality and Instagram makes disappearing pictures a thing of the past. Facebook – Did You Know? Thought you knew everything about your friends? Facebook begs to differ with

A ‘Social Media’ Christmas Carol

Let’s all gather round for a not-so festive story I call ‘A Social Media Christmas Carol’ – a brief history of how online networking has changed. Social media has undergone a journey over the years, from a fearful, misunderstood and somewhat unknown entity, to a diverse network that connects, improves

Social Media News Roundup: December ’17 Week 1

As we enter December, social media begins a new era with Facebook looking into artificial intelligence to tackle suicide on its site, Twitter following in the steps of Facebook with a ‘Save for Later’ tab and Snapchat redesigning its ‘Stories’ and ‘Discover’ features to make it easier for users. Here’s the
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Changing Your Online Voice for the New Generation

The modern social era brings more and more problems for people wanting to advertise their products and services online. Although, apps and social media sites are adding more to their advertising and promoting tools, many are hindered by other aspects that block people from seeing the brand. People tend to
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Bye Bye Brevity – Twitter’s Move to 280

After testing an increase of characters on some of its users, Twitter have finally made the move to 280, doubling the number of letters and punctuation in a tweet for everyone. All Twitter users have experienced the horror of having the best moment of their life that they know their

Social Media News Roundup: April ’17 Week 4

In the news this week – Instagram reaches 700 million users, Pinterest looks to reinvent itself and Twitter wants to live-stream 24/7… Twitter shares rise as users grow at higher-than-expected rates Shares in Twitter surged more than 10 percent this week. Alongside better than projected revenues and earnings, investors cited

Simple Social Media Post Structures for Constant Growth

Building an awesome and original repertoire of social media post structures is a great way to cement your social strategy for constant and continual growth. From the smallest manufacturer to huge multi-national corporations, from the up-and-coming influencer to the biggest name in the social game, we can all struggle when it comes

Social Media News Roundup: March ’17 Week 5

In the news this week – Facebook tests a new News Feed, Twitter removes names from tweet replies and Instagram is officially labelled as narcissistic… Facebook tests new rocket ship News Feed Facebook is testing a new feed of alternative content that users may be interested in, in the shape