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:
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:
3, 2, 1… Action! Big things for Social Media this week, from Youtube’s popularity to Instagram and Twitter launching new features — and video is the big trend this week. Read all about it in this week’s #MMSocialReport:
Imagine Dragons fans got an awesome surprise on Sunday during the GRAMMY Awards.
The chart-topping rock band made a surprise appearance during a break in the show… but it was much more than just a performance. It was an approximately $8 million commercial spot for Target’s #MoreMusic campaign, and the first live GRAMMYs advertisement. The result? #ImagineDragons and #MoreMusic took the social media world by storm.
But Target’s not the only large corporation to recently fuse televised events with viral marketing.
Andy Warhol said, “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.”
Warhol didn’t account for the future being so social, though. Nowadays, thanks to the power of social media, everyone can be world-famous IN 15 minutes. Viral fame is a sudden movement on a permanent platform. That kind of infamy lasts a lot longer than a few minutes.
Here are some sudden celebrities and how they reached their fame overnight: