Facebook Messenger has rolled out to websites (yes, non-Facebook websites) and Facebook's Slack-competitor, Workplace, now has a chat function. On Twitter, you can now use twice as many characters for your chatter. Snapchat needs a redesign because us olds can't figure it out. Instagram Stories no longer have to be in-the-moment...and you can now properly use Hebrew, Arabic & Farsi on the platform.
Facebook Messenger for Websites:
Facebook introduces a Messenger plugin for business websites (TechCrunch)
Facebook Messenger plugin enables cross-platform customer service (Engadget)
Facebook Will Let Brands Integrate Messenger With Their Websites (Adweek)
Facebook Workplace Chat:
Workplace: One Year Later (Workplaceblog)
Facebook's Workplace, now at 30,000 orgs, adds Chat desktop apps and group video chat (TechCrunch)
Twitter Character Limit:
Twitter Doubles Tweet Limit to 280 Characters (Bloomberg Technology)
Tweeting in 280 Characters? Now You Can Do It, Too (NY Times)
Twitter officially enables 280-character limit for all accounts, including brands (Marketing Land)
Snapchat redesign:
Snap Will Overhaul Its App Just Nine Months After Its IPO (Bloomberg Technology)
A huge redesign is coming to Snapchat (The Verge)
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel is redesigning Snapchat because it’s too hard to use (Recode)
Instagram Stories:
You can now upload content older than 24 hours to Instagram Stories (The Verge)
Instagram continues Snapchat assault, lifts 24 hour limit on Stories clone (9 to 5 Mac)
Instagram now lets you add any photos or videos to your Stories (TechCrunch)
Instagram and Left-to-Right Languages:
Instagram now supports right-to-left languages like Hebrew and Arabic (TechCrunch)
Instagram adds right-to-left language support starting with Arabic, Farsi, and Hebrew (the Verge)
Instagram now supports three right-to-left languages (Engadget)