Posts tagged social media
Snap Inc. Takes the Next Step as a Growing Platform

Snap, Inc. isn’t a small company anymore. From the famous dog filter to Spectacles, Snap, Inc. has developed their popular application, Snapchat, into an interactive photo messaging app. Users have the ability to take photos, record videos, write text, and choose from many of the filters that come with the app. Seeing success and growth in the application and with Spectacles, CEO Evan Spiegel decided to file for IPO.

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Facebook Videos to Start Including Commercial Breaks

Videos have always been an effective way to connect with audiences. YouTube previously had a near monopoly on the online video industry. Slowly more and more companies began to follow suit and allowed videos to be posted on multiple platforms, but YouTube still offered creators the option to include advertisements before videos in order to add monetary value to the number of views. 

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The Famous Disappearing Act of Instagram Direct

Life flashes before our eyes. Before we know it, we’ve gone from our first day in kindergarten to accepting job offers and wheeling headfirst into adult responsibilities. It’s the same with Instagram’s new disappearing photos and videos feature - except this time, you get to watch your friends’  lives flash before your eyes. 

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The Struggle Is Real… That One Time Twitter Accidentally Suspended the CEO

Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO and co-founder, was briefly suspended from his account last Tuesday night. Users seemed to be confused and equally humored by this mishap judging by their tweets during the CEO’s surprise hiatus. It was corrected within hours, but Dorsey still lost over a million followers during that time frame.

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Beme Creator Bringing His Brand of Social Media to CNN

News network giant CNN aquired Beme, a social media mobile phone application that allows you to share your own video blogs, and the creative possibilities that can come from this acquisition are endless. As a result, Beme will no longer run its social app and will instead work with CNN to create content relevant to millennial audiences starting in January.

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Introducing “Tried It,” The All New Pinterest Bucket List Feature

Calling all super Pinners: there is now an easy way to cross things off your Pinterest bucket list. This month, Pinterest rolled out the “Tried It” button, a feature that allows users to keep track of every craft, recipe or life hack that they’ve brought to life. It works both as an idea inventory and an endorsement mill for users who are wondering which projects are right for them.

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Most Recent Instagram Update is Giving their Users More...Just in Time for the Holidays!

With the rapid growth of social media, Instagram is staying ahead of the game with a recent host of network updates. From integrated Boomerang and mentioning friends in Stories to integrated Story links, Instagram is appealing to broad audiences by seamlessly blending our social world ever so closer.

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Saving Face: How Facebook is Cloning Snapchat’s Features to Promote Original Content

Facebook is testing a photo messaging feature that bares a striking resemblance to Snapchat’s main functions: photo filters which mask your face, full-frame effects, and the choice to send photos directly or share with as many people as you like. These photos will only last temporarily as well, just like the way photos taken on Snapchat do.

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