Instagram announced on Tuesday that it wants to start using algorithms to determine which posts are most interesting and relevant to users, which it described as being designed to improve the user experience, but is really just a way for the social network to have more control over what users see. Naturally, this will mean… Continue reading Smaller brands may as well say goodbye to Instagram
Category: Social Media
Instagram is planning to stop showing posts chronologically
It’s only natural for social networks to display posts in chronological order, which is what Instagram has always done, but this often results in posts that are more interesting or relevant to users being drowned out by other, more recent posts. That’s why Instagram is planning to emulate its parent company, Facebook, by using algorithms to determine which… Continue reading Instagram is planning to stop showing posts chronologically
Samsung’s attempt at a social media app is destined to fail
From time to time, Samsung will release a new product in an area that it’s not familiar with which will inevitably fail, and the tech community will laugh and wonder what the hell the company was thinking. The latest such product is Waffle, the company’s new content-sharing social media app that offers something most of its competitors… Continue reading Samsung’s attempt at a social media app is destined to fail
Nielsen now factors social media shares into television ratings
Nielsen announced on Wednesday that it’s expanding Twitter TV Ratings to include Facebook as well, and is renaming it to Social Content Ratings. What this means is that the company will now factor social media shares on both Facebook and Twitter into its ratings for American television programs, with Instagram expected to be added in the near future. Nielsen… Continue reading Nielsen now factors social media shares into television ratings
Fresh Meat is an online dating service that’s only for attractive people
Building a new social network is incredibly difficult, even for the largest of companies, and it’s next to impossible for the smaller ones. The only way to do it is to have a neat little quirk that draws people in and keeps them, such as Snapchat’s ephemeral messaging, or to cater to a specific group of people. A… Continue reading Fresh Meat is an online dating service that’s only for attractive people
Facebook is dead, long live Facebook Messenger
Okay, so Facebook isn’t actually dead, not even close, but if there’s one thing we learned from the recent end-of-the-year app statistics, it’s that messaging services are growing much faster than social networks, and have been for a while. For a number of reasons, messaging services have been massively popular with both consumers and marketers over the… Continue reading Facebook is dead, long live Facebook Messenger
Europe is considering banning children from using social media
Few things are as potentially dangerous to children in developed nations as social media, and though many governments and organizations have made efforts to raise awareness of its dangers, it hasn’t been nearly enough. That being said, the European Union’s proposal to make it illegal for people under the age of sixteen to have social media… Continue reading Europe is considering banning children from using social media
This new EFF website draws attention to social media censorship
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has been focusing a lot more on privacy and security issues following the Snowden leaks, but the organization is directing more of its attention towards censorship and content control. Earlier this week, the EFF launched a new website that it hopes will be able to create a user-generated database of the… Continue reading This new EFF website draws attention to social media censorship
Google Plus has been completely redesigned and refocused
Numerous articles have been written about what went wrong with Google Plus, so I won’t go into detail here, but suffice it to say that Google put too much focus in the wrong places and not enough focus in the right places. After years of trying to muscle users into adopting and using the service,… Continue reading Google Plus has been completely redesigned and refocused
Retailers ignore 83% of the complaints they receive on social media
Have you ever complained on a company’s social media account about an issue your having with their product or service? If you have, then you’re certainly not alone, because millions of people in the United Kingdom and United States do the same thing, but maybe they shouldn’t. According to the Q4 Sprout Social Index, companies tend… Continue reading Retailers ignore 83% of the complaints they receive on social media