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Will private conversations change Twitter?

Sherrilynne Starkie

Social network Twitter has introduced a new feature: Private Conversations and it just might be a game changer. Twitter says that users can create groups in just a few taps and when someone is added to a group, he or she will receive a notification. Some see transparency as being one of the key defining attributes of Twitter.

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Social media top 5: Twitter takes on spammers and bots

Sherrilynne Starkie

Social Media Top Five: Twitter cuts off spammers and bots. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google are all featured. Twitter's fight against spammers and bots. Twitter is now banning apps that allow you to simultaneously post identical content to multiple profiles or liking or retweeting from multiple accounts. followers .

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Top Five: What do Facebook’s growth numbers mean?

Sherrilynne Starkie

This week’s Top 5 must-know news for marketing, communications and PR professionals includes new social functions for Vimeo, Facebook’s growth trends, Twitter and retweets, Pinterest users and fun emojis. Should Twitter get rid of retweets? Entire Twitter accounts have been built on this strategy. — SS.

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Top Five: Tidal Wave of New Social Media Features

Sherrilynne Starkie

This week's must-know news from the world of social media includes new features and functions from Instagram, Facebook Messenger, LinkedIn and Twitter. Klout is shutting down on May 25, which also is the day new privacy regulations, known as General Data Protection Regulations, take effect in Europe. New features for Twitter apps.

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Facebook and hashtags: at long last

Sherrilynne Starkie

Similar to other services like Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, or Pinterest, hashtags on Facebook allow users to add context to a post or indicate that it is part of a larger discussion. Facebook graph search and your privacy. Facebook Adopts Twitter’s Golden Child: The Hashtag. Hashtags are the first step. Related articles.

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SOPA explained

Sherrilynne Starkie

Thousands of websites went black in protest of a bill currently being considered by Congress in the USA: the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA). Blocking competitors on Twitter: total folly. Here’s Clay Shirkey’s explanation of why SOPA affects us all…including folks outside of America. Social media policies.

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Top Five: Social networks invest in quality news

Sherrilynne Starkie

This week’s must-know social media news for marketing and communications professionals includes headlines about Facebook’s attempt to clean up, support for journalism from Twitter and Google, the continuing importance of links in SEO and some new, clever features from LinkedIn. 4 Twitter is developing new analytics dashboards.