Twitter Polls lets users quiz their followers
Twitter has launched a new feature that lets users create simple, two-choice polls inside tweets.
Facebook just 4th most popular social network for US teens- report
Facebook ranks only fourth as US teens’ most important social network, with Instagram the clear favourite, according to new research.
The X Factor adopts Periscope in new social media drive
The X Factor will be using Twitter’s live streaming app Periscope as part of its new social media drive in 2015.
Facebook adds ‘trillions of users’ posts to search results
Facebook has indexed almost two trillion posts put on the site by its members to make it easier to find them- raising new privacy concerns in the process.
Twitter tool shows advertisers which ads perform better
Advertisers on Twitter will be able to tell which ad campaigns generate more conversions using Twitter’s new reporting tool.
Twitter cuts 8% of global workforce
Twitter is cutting more than 300 jobs, or roughly 8% of the company’s global workforce, as reinstalled CEO Jack Dorsey looks to boost the social netowrk’s fortunes after nearly a decade of financial losses.
USA Today puts emojis into print headlines :-\
In a bid to pre-empt Facebook’s upcoming ‘Reactions’, USA Today has started inserting emojis into its newspaper- but readers are giving it the thumbs down.
Twitter debuts pre-roll ads in tweeted videos
Twitter is putting pre-roll ads in all videos in tweets, as the social network looks for new ways to monetise its service amid slowing growth.
Video viral of the week: Basketball star ‘plays peoples tweets’ for Foot Locker
Footlocker worked with NBA star James Harden to run a new Twitter campaign where he performs basketball tricks suggested by his fans- and performs forfeits if he fails. See why it’s our video viral of the week below…
Facebook offers 3 new second screen tools for broadcasters
Facebook has launched a number of second screen tools including voting buttons, custom icons and a photo submission app, to help broadcasters encourage interaction from the new generation of ‘second screen’ viewers.