News is MTV’s The Real World is coming to Facebook, Instagram scrolling may be soon a feature of the past, and Snapchat is becoming a top news outlet for college students. Read more on the latest happenings with social media on this week’s #MMSocialReport:
It’s a whole new (augmented) reality here on the Internet! While Facebook and Instagram are debuting new features, Snapchat tries to save itself from doom, and it’s time to say goodbye to Google Plus. Keep reading to find out more deets on the latest social media news.
Mark Zuckerberg is making big changes to Facebook, Instagram notifications are going to be more addictive, and shopping just got easier on Snapchat. Oh, the social media rabbit hole. Keep reading to find out what stays and what goes in this week’s social report:
Fall is rapidly approaching and OH, how social media platforms are changing their features by the second! Let’s dive in and see what they are up to.
It seems like just yesterday the entire internet was freaking out about Instagram stealing the stories function from Snapchat. People were laughing in the face of Instagram stories, convinced it wouldn’t be able to overtake the Goliath that is Snapchat.
Fast-forward two years later… and here we are. Snapchat stock has been plummeting, due to some posts by the ultimate influencers Rihanna and Kylie Jenner, and Instagram stories are blowing up with 400 million daily active users. They’ve even introduced new emoji reactions to the stories, similar to their parent company, Facebook. Internet influencers have been flocking from Snapchat to Instagram to reach their audience, simply because viewership is so much higher on the photo-sharing app rather than on the…other…photo-sharing app. In fact, many influencers have taken to posting the same stories taken and edited on Instagram to their public Snapchats. Many think that Instagram just has a better platform. But is that true?
Let’s dive in.
Out with the old and in with the new. It seems that this week, all of our favorite social media channels from Youtube to Snapchat are rethinking some of their old features and trying to implement some new ones. Keep reading to find out what stays and what goes in this week’s social report:
It’s Friday the 13th, and your social media luck may just be running out! Twitter is deleting locked accounts and causing you to lose followers… Facebook is plotting to take over your feed with yet more advertising… and Instagram is introducing interrogation torture with it’s new question sticker. The positive is that Friday the 13th is just one day, and your luck will change, just as the magical world of social media is ever-changing! However, our “goal” is to lift your spirits and not bring you down. And speaking of goals, don’t miss our tribute to the FIFA World Cup in our kick (we mean pick) of the week! That’s enough small talk – here’s what went down this week in the world of social media:
This week the social media world has been all about the unexpected — including Facebook focusing on streaming for gamers, Snapchat (finally) borrowing features from Instagram, and Instagram’s big release of their new app ‘IGTV.’ It appears that social media providers are now focusing on growth and change and revealing some big surprises that are shocking the Internet! Speaking of shocking the Internet, let’s talk about our Pick of the Week! To recap this wild week, here are the top 5 social media news stories:
Open your ears because this week’s update is all about audio! Instagram is adding audio stickers to stories, Snapchat lenses can react to sounds now, and HearMeOut is the first audio-focused social media platform. Want to know more? Read it all in the #MMSocialReport:
