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Top Five: Tidal Wave of New Social Media Features

Sherrilynne Starkie

Instagram has introduced mute in feed, a new way to control what posts users see on Instagram. The new feature lets people hide posts in feed from certain accounts, without unfollowing them. With this change, users can make their feeds even more personalized to what matters to them. Embed List. Instagram users get mute.

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Top Five: New Whatsapp for Business

Sherrilynne Starkie

Facebook updates news feeds to prioritize local news. Stories from loca l news publishers may appear higher in news feed for followers in publishers’ geographic areas. It also offers customizable quick replies and accessibility to users’ statistics. Feb 01, 2018. Businesses can now schedule Instagram updates in advance.

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Facebook Reader a welcome feature

Sherrilynne Starkie

I liked that it had the ability to search through feeds to find specific content. Today, we are hearing reports that Facebook is going to launch a reader application, and my first thought was, I hope this won’t change Facebook’s current update feeds. Goodbye, Google Reader: 5 Alternatives to Get Your RSS Feed Fix.

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Top Five Social Media News: Instagram native scheduling is here!

Sherrilynne Starkie

Pinterest has launched a personalized “ shopping hub” that displays at the top of users’ feeds with product recommendations pulled from retailers’ organic ProductPins and Catalog feeds. Pinterest improves organic reach for retailers.

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Top Five: Finally some good news

Sherrilynne Starkie

Instagram tests Recommended Post in Feed. Instagram is testing recommended posts in Feed, a new way for users to see content they may like. As the Facebook and Instagram experiences improve for users, so too will their performances as a marketing and communications platforms.

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Top five: Facebook continues towards world domination

Sherrilynne Starkie

Instagram has improved content discovery by recommending posts in users’ feeds. A tick of box makes multiple placements a piece of ease. Recommended for you by Instagram. Jan 03, 2018. It's a new feature that will help people find more of the content they like, and help brands to broaden organic (for now) reach.

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Facebook’s fake news battle in Canada

Sherrilynne Starkie

Placing false stories lower in News Feed. How Facebook Canada’s Fact-Checking Will Work. Fact-checking stories. News stories flagged on Facebook will be reviewed by AFP who will check facts and rate their accuracy. Stories that have been rated false will held down by Facebook’s algorithm.

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