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Facebook Is Testing Ability To Search Within Page Posts
Pilot program is for a small group of US English desktop and mobile users.
Amazon Is Reportedly Looking To Launch Its Own Air-Cargo Business
E-commerce giant is negotiating to lease 20 Boeing 767s to avoid shipping delays by third-party carriers, the Seattle Times reports.
Pinterest Brings Price Drop Notifications To Buyable Pins
Notifications will now come via app and email for price drops on Buyable Pins.
Facebook Opens Live Streaming Video To Brands With Verified Pages
The social network moves closer to being a full-fledged Periscope competitor.
Facebook Rolls Out Instant Articles For All Android Users
Facebook says more than 350 publishers worldwide have signed up for the program and more than 100 are publishing daily.
Pinterest To Open Promoted Pins For All US Businesses
Self-service ads will be available in January; Pinterest now has more than 1 million active businesses accounts.
Facebook Gives Page Owners Tips To Improve Their Video Production
Facebook, which attracts more than 8 billion video views daily, reminds Page admins about tools to help them improve the chances that their videos will get a share of that viewership.
Facebook’s Cost Per 10-Second Video View Ad Option Is Now Available Globally
But Facebook still recommends advertisers optimize for total views because its data shows that even very brief views increase recall and brand lift.
Facebook Makes Another Accommodation For People With Slower Connections
People with sketchy or no connection to the internet will be shown unviewed stories already loaded in their phones.
Facebook’s Year In Review Is Heavy On Heavy News
The US presidential election and the terror attacks in Paris were the most discussed topics on Facebook in 2015.
Facebook Bows To Publishers, Will Serve More Ads In Instant Articles
The social network will now allow one ad for every 350 words in the new feature to make sure publishers aren't "leaving money on the table," the Wall Street Journal reports.
TV’s Top Twitter Moments Of 2015: Kanye, Super Bowl & The Walking Dead
West's 2020 presidential "announcement" at the MTV VMAs generated 248,000 tweets in a minute, upending the Super Bowl's top tweeted moment.
Pinterest Acquires The Hunt & Pext To Boost Ad Tech, Commerce
The moves will add experience to Pinterest's engineering and product teams.
Twitter Is Testing Timelines That Are Not Reverse Chronological
Continuing its efforts to attract new users, Twitter is experimenting with juggling timelines. Many power users are not pleased.
Twitter Is Now Displaying Fuller Versions Of Photos In Your Web Feed
Images will now appear uncropped on twitter.com, meaning an end to awkward-looking crops. Company also revamps multi-photo display.
Shareaholic: Twitter Sharing Drops 11% After Twitter Kills Share Counts
Data shows a significant drop in relative use of tweet buttons in the two weeks after Twitter turned off share count display.
Facebook Tweaks News Feed To Serve Only The Best Viral Stories
Update will push down viral stories that people don't want to see, based on surveys of "tens of thousands" of people a day.
Facebook Starts Testing Live Video Streaming For The Masses
Edging closer to Periscope, social network gives a small number of US iPhone users ability to live stream. Still no access for business Pages.
Could Google’s New Star Feature For Images Challenge Pinterest?
New bookmarking option for Google Images is only available on a personal account level, but there is social sharing potential down the road.
Disappearing Act: Twitter Pulls Share Counts From Tweet Buttons
The removal of share counts, which Twitter announced in October and executed last week, surprises and frustrates some publishers.
Twitter Adds More Choices To Native Polls
Not just a tossup any more, Twitter polls now include the ability to include up to four answers.
Social Beat Search In Referrals For The Year’s Top News Stories
Report by analytics firm Parse.ly shows social dominating search for five of seven major stories of 2015. Social also has an overall advantage in referral traffic in the Parse.ly network.
Google Drops Display Of Local Business Reviews in New Google+
Some are questioning whether small local businesses need a Google+ page after redesign drops display of listing information.
Facebook & Instagram Now Offering Ads Targeted At Holiday Shoppers
The targeting will be based on people's posting and interaction with posts containing holiday-related keywords.
Facebook’s Oculus Finally Ships First Consumer Product: Samsung Gear VR
Mark Zuckerberg's big bet on virtual reality gets its first test with $99 Samsung headset.
How Snapchat’s Sponsored Lens For The Peanuts Movie Was Born
Avatar Labs, an L.A.-based creative agency, had about two weeks to come up with a design that would respect a venerable brand and resonate with the Snapchat audience.
On The Hunt For Black Friday Shoppers? Pinterest Says It’s Got Them
Pinners shop more on Black Friday than the average online user and spend more on toys, housewares and clothing and electronics, according to a Pinterest funded study.
Google Revamps Google+ To Focus On Communities & Collections
Redesign boosts speed and makes it easier for people to share interests on Google's oft-maligned social network.
Most Social Media Management Tools Still Lack “Emergency Stop” Button For Times Of Tragedy
All agree that brands should stop promotional messages in the immediate aftermath of tragic events, but most management dashboards don't have a simple way to pause posting.
First Look: See Facebook’s 360-Degree Video Ads For AT&T, Samsung & Others
Facebook tests 360-degree video ads with selected brands and gives people the ability to see the format on iPhones and iPads.
WSJ: Facebook Considers Changes To Instant Article Ads After Publisher Concerns
Because publishers aren't earning as much for Instant Article ads as they can on their own properties, Facebook is experimenting with relaxing policies that throttle the number of ads and prohibit rich media.
Buffer Adds Social Calendar To Its Management Dashboard
Company now offers paid customers the ability manage their accounts within a weekly calendar view.
Facebook Invades Lock Screens With New “Notify” App
Standalone iOS app gives people the ability to receive push notifications from 70 news and entertainment publishers.
“Facebook Live” Adds A Subscribe Button; Vin Diesel Had 1 Million Live Viewers
Subscribe button will give people a way to be notified when their favorite public figures start live broadcasts. Facebook reports big audiences for VIPs.
Instagram Introduces Partner Program To Help Businesses Market Better On Instagram
Facebook-owned network launches program with 40 partners to help with ad tech, community management and content marketing.
Snapchat Hits 6 Billion Daily Video Views
Fresh off Facebook's hitting the 8-billion-view mark last week, Snapchat confirms a stat that has tripled since May.
Study: Retailers Are Ignoring More Than 80% Of Customers’ Social Media Requests
Sprout Social finds most merchants fail to respond to consumer questions on Facebook and Twitter, a problem compounded during the holiday shopping season when the volume of requests increases.
4 Big Marketing Takeaways From Facebook’s Earnings Call
Sheryl Sandberg touts Facebook and Instagram combo as a killer mobile app for marketers; 1.5 million SMBs posted Facebook video in September; Dynamic Product Ads seeing ROI as good as paid search.
Facebook Is Now Serving 8 Billion Video Views A Day
Average daily video views on the social network have doubled since April.