Instagram Scheduling... and maybe video chat (maybe); Twitter Sponsored Moments and video sharing; Snapchat's Bitmoji expands; Facebook prioritizes local stories, ups the ante on privacy, tests tipping for gamers, and bans cryptocurrency advertising.
Read more#MidweekMinute: Stories about stories
Facebook upgrades security, newsworthiness, Story publishing flexibility, and makes video viewing more social. Instagram Stories adds GIFs, text-only stories, a screenshot notification feature, and activity status. Snapchat Stories are now shareable, and adds valuable advertising features. WhatsApp goes business.
Read more#MidweekMinute: Don't freak out about Facebook
Facebook's infamous algorithm reprioritizes people over brands; simplifying Messenger; Facebook "Today In" app; Snapchat's unpopular redesign.
Read more#MidweekMinute: FB devices & integrations
Facebook gets into home devices & ditches its AI/VA hybrid in beta; Instagram Stories expand to WhatsApp; Ripple follows Bumble in taking on LinkedIn.
Read more#MidweekMinute: Suggested stories, business DMs, more Snap
Instagram now recommends stories; Twitter empowers businesses with stronger direct messaging tools; Snapchat expands shareability beyond the app and increases ad strength by disabling immediate skips for some clips.
Read more#MidweekMinute: Troll Patrol
Facebook introduces new measures to curb unpleasant experiences on the platform, and expands ad capabilities to include WhatsApp integration and greater video options; Twitter flags hate; Snapchat lets you develop your own AR.
Read more#MidweekMinute: Fighting Snapchat & killing Storify
Facebook adds new features, kills an old one, and resurrects yet another oldie-but-goodie; Instagram introduces a new app and a new function; Tinder gets personal; Tweetstorms & Twitter videos get a boost.
Read more#MidweekMinute: Messenger's where it's at
Facebook closes an API, opens a new app, & expands ads; Instagram adds story archives, stands up for animals, & integrates with Messenger (as does Pinterest).
Read more#MidweekMinute: Major Facebook & Snapchat developments
Facebook and Snapchat are on a streak of new feature rollouts & tests.
Read more#MidweekMinute: slow news week
No video this week, but it was a slow news week anyway - here's the few announcements from Facebook & Twitter. See you on the other side of Thanksgiving...
Read more#MidweekMinute: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
Facebook condenses some features, expands others, and generally continues to crush other apps; Twitter continues their expansion kick; Instagram is taking a cue from bots; LinkedIn is taking a cue from that annoying paper clip.
Read more#MidweekMinute: chattin' up a storm
A whole lot of chatter on Workplace, websites, Twitter, Snapchat & Instagram
Read more#MidweekMinute: Trolls, exploration, pins, journalism, bots, and camaraderie
Twitter calendarizes their stand against hate; Facebook will let you browse brands & your friend's babies on separate feeds, "pin" together like posts, and subscribe to real news; LinkedIn will let a bot interact on your behalf, and possibly start original programming; you can bring a friend onto your next Instagram Live broadcast.
Read more#MidweekMinute: TWO MINUTES of news this week!
Facebook makes news with VR, food delivery, away messages, a resume feature, branded stories, tbh... yikes, chill with the innovations, FB! LinkedIn and Twitter up their video ad game, and Snapchat is getting scripted programming.
Read more#MidweekMinute 10/4/17
#MidweekMinute (and a half; whoops!): Facebook facial recognition, Russian ads, and a "lite" version of Messenger; Snapchat artist collab; swipe right on Bizz; LinkedIn geofilters
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#MidweekMinute: New YouTube & LinkedIn developments; new follows on FB & Insta
New YouTube & LinkedIn developments; new follows on FB & Insta
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A new $99 Twitter ad subscription plan, Facebook's mysterious touch screen speaker device, LinkedIn website demographics, and your very own Snapchat drone.
Read more#MidweekMinute: Spark, more Groups, REAL NEWS, and a not-phone
Are you using Amazon Spark? Have you joined a "group" for a page yet? Will you pay Facebook for news? And, last but not least: is Facebook developing a modular smartphone?
Read more#MidweekMinute 7/19/17: Alexa, let's chat
Three major players are dipping their toes into new formats.
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