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12/20/2013: Social Media Snapshot

Harp Interactive

Below are highlights of changes on top social media platforms for the week ending December 20, 2013: New on Facebook Facebook Acquires SportStream Announced Tuesday, Facebook acquired SportStream, a personalized social feed [.] ( Read more. ).

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Facebook Marketers are Already Fumbling News Feed Change

Jon Loomer

I encourage you to read through the list of news feed updates Facebook has made since August of 2013. And there is plenty more, especially if you go back before 2013. It’s been a little over a week since Facebook announced the latest news feed change intended to surface more content from friends and less content from brands.

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The 3 Social Media Lessons of 2013 – And What’s In Store for 2014

Convince & Convert

And from Expion , a free report on the top 50 retail brands’ social media use in 2013. Lessons from 2013: The Big Bang of Social. The Social Pros boiled down 2013 in social media into 5 general trends. From Janrain , a free guide to improve your conversion rates and your data quality. Listen Now. The RSS feed is: [link].

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Facebook News Feed Updates: Authenticity and Video Completion

Jon Loomer

For some marketers, Facebook’s constant tweaking of the News Feed algorithm — which determines what users see and don’t see in their feed — is a source of frustration. So if this is you, prepare yourself for further frustration. Facebook is in an ongoing battle with inauthentic content. Updates to real-time signals.

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This Week in Social Media – 7/17/2013

Social Media Marketing

Metrics/Measurement/Big Data Sponsorships are still a growing percentage of budgets growing anywhere from 3-6% in 2013 and comprising 14% of marketing budgets. Dissatisfied with the amount of data being consumed by the new messaging app, Unicom, a Chinese telco will be launching a WeChat subscription plan on August 8.

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Life After the News Feed: Why Facebook is Shifting to Stories (And Why Your Business Should Too)

Buffer Social

Since Snapchat debuted the Stories format in 2013, it’s gone from strength to strength and is quickly becoming the default format for content consumption and creation. The News Feed is one of Facebook’s marque innovations. Not to mention, it also played a pivotal role in Facebook’s march to advertising dominance. ” The rise of Stories.

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Learn Facebook Ads Tips in Quick Audio Shots

Jon Loomer

Way, way, way back in 2013, I started The Pubcast (then The Social Media Pubcast) to talk about topics related to Facebook ads and entrepreneurship over a beer. I’m doing something different, and it may be an easier way for you to consume my content about Facebook ads. Subscribe to The Pubcast. Below are some links: Apple Podcasts.

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