Wed.Feb 06, 2019

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Top Five: What’s your (Instagram) story?

Sherrilynne Starkie

This week’s top 5 social media news for marketing and communications professionals! We feature the new Facebook Messenger Unsend. See some how-to info for Instagram Messenger. Get information from Facebook on fighting fake news. Learn about Pinterest’s smarter search. See Ottawa’s effective street signage. 1. Facebook’s Messenger Unsend Feature Is Now Available.

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Facebook Debunks Myth that Facebook Limits Post Reach to 25 Friends

Social Media Today

No doubt you've come across those Facebook posts that ask you to Like or Comment to stop Facebook limiting post reach. They're not true, as Facebook has clarified in a new post.

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Top Flavored Water Brands on Social Media

Ignite Social Media

I think you’d be lying if you said you haven’t at least tried some type of flavored water. (I’m currently obsessed.) It’s pretty much become the new “thing” as people across the world declare their favorite brands, tweet pictures and even buy bathing suits to show their support. Just like sports teams and fast food chains , sparkling and flavored water brands have been using social media channels to bring the popular drink to their thirsty customers.

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As Influencer Marketing Becomes More Prominent, Fakers are Likely to Come Under Pressure

Social Media Today

With more brands spending more money on influencer marketing, the push to identify fakes is growing, which could be bad news for those looking to cheat the system.

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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The Microsoft, Amazon, IBM & Google Clouds Enable Emerging Technologies - And Everything Else

Forbes Social Media

Cloud vendors are now deep into the emerging technology world. They offer a variety of services that enable the piloting and deployment of ET. Amazon, for example, offers tools in AI, analytics, augmented reality, virtual reality, Internet-of-Things (IOT), blockchain, robotics and machine learning.

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How to Make Best Use of Instagram Stories Stickers for Marketing

Social Media Today

As Stories hits the 500 million daily active users milestone, there’s never been a better time to harness their potential for engagement with your followers

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Pinterest Expands eCommerce Potential with Automated 'Shop the Look' Pins

Social Media Today

Pinterest is expanding its on-platform shopping potential with the addition of automated 'Shop the Look' Pins, which will connect images with products for purchase.

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Guide Dog And Wheelchair Users To Be Added To Official Emoji Roster

Forbes Social Media

A list of 59 new proposed symbols has been announced by the Unicode Consortium and will be officially adopted in March.

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Facebook's Updating it's 'Why Am I Seeing This?' Ad Info with More Specific Detail

Social Media Today

Facebook will roll out a new ad info panel, with more specific insight into ad targeting as part of its ongoing measures to provide more data transparency.

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How to Plan Instagram Content: 6 Tips for Captions, Stories, & More!

Later

Are you wondering how to plan Instagram content in advance, without spending hours at your laptop? You’re not alone! For busy brands and businesses trying to leave their mark on Instagram, finding time to prepare, schedule, strategize, and optimize your Instagram content can be very difficult. Luckily, there are several ways to streamline your process and save time while planning Instagram posts and stories!

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Social Media Automation 101

A beginner's guide to social media automation tools and getting automation right.

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Facebook Publishes New Report on How Instagram Drives Shopping Behavior

Social Media Today

Facebook has published a new report which highlights the potential of Instagram to drive products discovery and purchase behavior.

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Why Do We Tolerate Social Media's Dark Side And What If We Made Them Pay For It?

Forbes Social Media

Social media has devolved into a medium that tears society apart, fostering trolling, bullying and all manner of toxic, hateful and violent speech. Why don't we force companies to take these issues seriously by forcing them to give up the profits they earn from destroying society?

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YouTube Outlines Growing Opportunities for Creators in Strategic Outline Post

Social Media Today

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has outlined the platform's key areas of focus to assist creators in 2019.

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1 Of 3 Marketers Shifting Ad Spend From Facebook and Google to Amazon, Study Says

Forbes Social Media

But brands know they're doing a deal with the devil.

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The Content Marketing Survival Guide: How to Navigate the Wilds of Social Media

Use this guide to inspire your creativity and ignite more successful and sustainable social media conversations.

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'Famous Porn Star Turns Into A Promising Scientist'--A Lesson On Fake News

Forbes Social Media

An experiment on fake news that turned a famous porn star into a promising scientist.

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