What is hot in social media news ?
To keep you up to date with social media, here are some of important news :
#1 Instagram added Boomerang, Mentions and links to Instagram stories
Instagram introduced new tools to make stories more fun.
Boomerang: “lets you turn everyday moments into something fun and unexpected.”
Mentions: “you can share who you are with or who you are thinking of by mentioning them in your stories.”
Links: Instagram starts to test links inside some stories.
#2 LinkedIn opened sponsored InMail to all marketers
According to LinkedIn, Sponsored InMail allows you to “engage your target audiences in a personalized, direct and meaningful way.”
#3 Facebook opened sponsored massages on messenger
According to Facebook, “sponsored messages give businesses the ability to send targeted updates, information about promotions, reminders and other relevant messages.”
#4 Snapchat introduced New world lenses, Rewind capabilities and supported Spectacles
New world lenses can change your background and surrounding. Also Snapchat added new feature that you can rewind individual snaps.
#5 YouTube now support HDR Videos
YouTube now support High Dynamic Range (HDR) Videos.
#6 Pinterest made Notifications more simple
Pinterest announced that “notifications and messages just got a whole lot simpler. ”
#7 Facebook added Prisma’s art filters to Facebook Live
Now you can use eight Prisma filters with Facebook live stream.
#8 Pinterest introduced new way yo keep track of ideas
Pinterest added new way to track all of the ideas you have tried on Pinterest. Also now you can add feedback, notes and photos to help others.