This week, Facebook started experimenting with its own take on the much-talked-about dislike button, Twitter introduced a new Moments feature that shares the day’s top stories, our feeds got way smarter, and – oh yeah – Jack Dorsey is back in action as Twitter’s new *permanent* CEO. All this and more in the #MMSocialReport!
1. Exercise Your Mind With These 16 Twitter Accounts
by @deefontein via @hootsuite
Not all social media is mindless. In this article, Hootsuite lists 16 Twitter accounts that will give you a daily dose of critical thinking. Who knew your feed could make you smarter?
2. Learn How Your Facebook Audience Affects Your Outreach
by @socialmedia2day via @adhutchinson
Peek into Facebook’s inner workings with this article from Social Media Today. Learn the algorithms that organize posts, create News Feeds, and spread your content. Spoiler Alert: the audience rules.
3. Jack Dorsey Becomes Twitter’s Permanent CEO
by @sfiegerman via @mashable
Congratulations to @jack on becoming Twitter’s permanent CEO! After three months in an interim position, Dorsey has regained long term leadership of his original social media project. Going forward, users can expect a progressive, community-based approach. In his Dorsey’s words, “Twitter stands for freedom of expression. We stand for speaking truth to power. And we stand for empowering dialogue.”
4. Twitter Introduces Moments
by @justmadhu at Twitter Blog
Commemorate history as it unfolds with Twitter’s new Moments feature. Moments is a curated feed of important, innovative, and incredible posts — no matter who you’re following. Use it to find new leaders, follow world events, and participate in history.
5. Facebook Tests Its ‘Dislike Button’ — But It’s Not What You Think
by @nmcalone at @businessinsider
Remember Facebook’s notorious “dislike button”? It has started to roll the feature out in two key markets: Spain and Ireland. However, the button is more than a thumbs-down. Instead, the social network has introduced a full line-up of emoji reactions, including “Love,” “Sad,” and “Angry.” If users are “Love-ing” the new options, they could become available on Facebook and mobile worldwide.
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