Happy new year! While everyone was celebrating the past two days, we made sure to keep track of what was happening online and rounded up a few useful posts you may have missed, covering news, trends, and new features from your favorite apps.
1. New Facebook Terms: What Marketers Need To Know
by Andrea Vahl via @smexaminer
Ugh, MORE CHANGES. Although most policies have remained the same, we want to call your attention to the areas with the most significant updates: privacy basics, Facebook services, cookies policy, and data policy.
2. 10 Social Media Trends We Hope to Not See in 2015
by @zahra_motorwala via @iDivaOnline
Yes, there are a lot of these lists circulating from different sources. However, this one is short and agreeable. We would love to say goodbye to hashtags on Facebook (unless they’re for humor, emphasis, or exaggeration). Everyone can do without Year In Review and Thank You videos. The only questionable one: selfies. Nothing like a good selfie.
3. This was the Internet’s Worst, Best Year Ever
by @nancyscola via @washingtonpost
Cool: The number of regular Internet users grew by about 250 million people in just the last 12 months. Not cool: 32 of 65 countries surveyed in 2014 saw declines in their Internet freedoms. Take a look at this article for stats and facts on 2014’s high and low points on the web.
4. The ‘Social Media Phase Of The Internet’ Is Over
by Jay Yarrow via @BusInsiderAU
No, it’s actually not. In fact, Instagram now has more than 300 million active users, 100 million of which joined in the last 10 months. The number of active Facebook users grew from 1.23 billion in 2013 to [now] 1.35 billion.
5. 9 Professional New Year’s Resolutions You Should Actually Keep
Replace the cliché healthy eating and seven-day workout resolutions with some things that will help you as a professional, like mastering Excel and improving your design skills.
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