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Social Media News Ticker: Twitter Debuts New Ad Types, Vine Gets Direct Video Messaging

The Realtime Report

Check out this week’s summary of all the latest social media news, including changes and new features for Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube: Vine adds direct messaging via video (photo: Vine blog). Any social media updates that we missed? Any social media updates that we missed? Let us know in the comments below.

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3 Reasons to Consider Running Ads on Snapchat

Ignite Social Media

Snapchat is a social media network that launched a decade ago, it seemed like it was on the verge of joining many other networks in the social media graveyard a few years back. That said, the network is gearing up to be a powerhouse social network once again, with audiences of all ages still utilizing the platform.

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Facebook Updates that May Warrant a Marketing Plan Tweak!

Harp Interactive

They are most likely to interact with brands and each other on social networks…especially Facebook where they spend hours on end. Nielsen reported that in January, U.S. It is hard for marketers to keep up with all the developments on Facebook, let alone in the social universe.

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6 Brands Achieving Amazing Results on Facebook

Social Media Strategies Summit

It’s still the most-used social network in the US, with 73% of American consumers visiting the site regularly… Source: Statista It’s also the platform 65% of marketers plan to use most in 2023. But they were interested to discover if they could use the social network to increase purchases via physical retail stores.

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What’s the Best Social Media Monitoring Tool? It Depends

Webbiquity SMM

The explosion of social media has led to a corresponding need for more sophisticated monitoring tools that can crawl the hundreds of social networking and bookmarking sites and millions of blogs across the globe. Social Mention. blogs, microblogging sites, social networks, etc.). Nielsen BuzzMetrics.

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10 Great Examples of TikTok Content for Higher Education

Social Media Strategies Summit

In its early days, TikTok was known as the social media platform of choice for young people. While TikTok’s audience has grown a little older as the platform has gained in popularity, it still skews a lot younger than any of the other larger social networks and has more female than male users. Teens loved it. Image source.

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4 Emerging Social Media Platforms To Watch In 2019

Social Media Strategies Summit

According to Nielsen , Millennial buying power is an estimated $65 billion, while Gen-Z has already eclipsed that with an estimated $100 billion in purchasing power. Whether you’ve noticed or not, Gen-Z has also already made its mark social media. This feature offers brands a way to drive further interaction with consumers.

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