Hey fellow social media lovers! For this week’s #MMSocialReport we’ll discover the newest perks of Twitter and how Pinterest is marketing’s golden tool…not to mention seeing the snapchat and facebook video that broke all time records in views!
1. Pinterest is a force to be reckoned with in the world of Social Media
By: @YohanaPetrovic via @jeffbullas
Who knew Pinterest could be more than pinning your dream closet and wedding? Pinterest is, in fact, a huge source of revenue and a great place to promote business: no one sees pins as ads, and most don’t know you can actually buy the clothes in your fashion board! It’s official: Pinterest is underrated.
2. Chewbacca Mom Goes Viral
By: @Fruzsina Eordogh via @Forbes
Everyone has seen a classic mom post on Facebook: they talk about their kids, their day, and even their trips to the store. This mom, however, blew all those posts out of the water when she put on her new Chewbacca mask and brought in 50 million views with her gleeful experience … in one day! Watch the most popular video in Facebook to date now.
3. Twitter Upgrading Tweets to be More Than 140 Characters
By: @Kurtwagner via @Socialflow
Do you ever find yourself writing a tweet and go one character over, no matter how much you try to abbreviate? Or maybe you want to add a picture with a caption but the picture takes up too many characters?? Not to worry, Twitter has finally upgraded to make tweets longer than 140 characters. Get the deets over at SocialFlow.
4. Who else used the Taco Bell geofilter on Cinco De Mayo?
By: @LaurenJohnson via @SocialMediaOrg
This year Cinco de Mayo made Taco Bell the top campaign in Snapchat history when the lens, which transformed people’s heads into tacos, was viewed 224 million times. The creepily hilarious lens took the Taco Bell Team six weeks to create and shattered previous records with its goofy (and delicious) look.
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