The world of social media is always renewing itself in some way or another. With frequent updates and resurfacing content, it can be hard to keep up with on a daily basis. It’s important to stay informed of the current issues and trends so that your social media presence stays relevant. Using social media is one thing, but using it well is the key to online success. Stay updated and stay informed with the latest social media news!
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Google+ introduced a couple of new features on Monday, including a new tool that allows bloggers and content creators to embed public Google+ posts on other sites.Users who wish to highlight a Google+ post within a news story or on a personal blog can do so by clicking the “Embed post” tab from the drop down menu in the post’s upper righthand corner. Users can then copy and paste the available line of code to embed the post, including text and photos. More on this story here.
Facebook will begin testing a new mobile feature Thursday that plays videos automatically as users scroll through their News Feeds. The videos will begin playing as they come into view on the screen, and users can preview them within the News Feed without clicking on or opening them.Each video will play silently and can be viewed with sound upon clicking. For more on this story, click here!
Ask any consumer tech startup in Silicon Valley about its primary focus, and you’ll undoubtedly hear about some type of commitment to the user experience.Without a doubt, Twitter as a public company will operate differently as a business — after all, they’ll have to answer to shareholders. But what kind of change can Twitter’s reported 240 million monthly active users expect in regards to their day-to-day experience on the platform?According to analysts, not a whole lot. Click here to read more!