Sherrilynne Starkie

JULY 19, 2019

Each week I scan the hundreds of industry websites to keep abreast of the news. Here’s this week’s list of the most important, must-know social media news featuring LinkedIn, World Emoji Day, Instagram Sales and Instagram anti-bullying. LinkedIn is adding three new advertising features plus an optimized click pricing option. Now there’s brand awareness campaigns which charge by impressions, enhanced conversion tracking capabilities and ads for LinkedIn Talent Solutions customer

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Social Media Today

JULY 19, 2019

Instagram is adding a new, time-based measurement on policy violations, which will also see the implementation of a new warning for accounts close to being banned.

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Instagram Policies 167

Ignite Social Media

JULY 19, 2019

Social media’s impact on the travel and tourism industry continues to grow stronger. In fact, some studies show that over 40% of travelers under 33 prioritize the ‘Instagrammability’. of a destination when choosing their next vacation. Pairing this with the rise of travel blogging and the highly-visual nature of social media, especially Instagram, social networking platforms have transformed into a top destination for wanderlusters and adventure-seekers.

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Social Media Today

JULY 19, 2019

Ensure you stay on top of the latest trends, shifts and updates in your industry by keeping an eye on your competitors. Here are some tips to help.

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JULY 19, 2019

With the FaceApp Challenge viral frenzy showing little sign of slowing down, security researchers have uncovered fake apps that are installing malware. Here's what you need to know.

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Social Media Today

JULY 19, 2019

Twitter has unveiled the latest in its test of new 'conversational' features, this time in the form of new icons on tweet replies.

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Social Media Today

JULY 19, 2019

LinkedIn engagement continues to rise, according to the latest insights from parent company Microsoft.

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Cortex

JULY 19, 2019

Since the beginning of natural language, the storytelling machine has been utilized to convince people of a perspective and persuade them into action. Unlike a cliché sales pitch, storytelling is a subtle ad that your customer familiarizes with. Once you start storytelling as a brand story technique, your storytelling machine formula will hack your content.

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Forbes Social Media

JULY 19, 2019

Instead of focusing all of our attention on random apps whose developers just happen to be Russian, perhaps we should take a closer look at how the biggest social media companies are in the process of opening their vaults to those very same Russians.

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Social Media Today

JULY 19, 2019

YouTube is seen by some to be the second largest search engine. If you want to maximize your YouTube performance, you need to optimize for on-platform search.

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JULY 19, 2019

The official Twitter account of London's Metropolitan Police was compromised last night and used, along with the police website, to post bizarre and offensive messages. Here's what happened and what was posted.

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Social Media Today

JULY 19, 2019

While influencer marketing is most commonly associated with B2C, B2B brands are making the connection, and utilizing influencers to boost their efforts.

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Forbes Social Media

JULY 19, 2019

Fans of some of the biggest names in Americana and country music could finally satiate themselves this New Music Friday with a long-awaited release: the first song from the supergroup The Highwomen.

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Social Media Today

JULY 19, 2019

If you're not retargeting highly engaged users through cart abandonment emails, you're missing out. Check out these tips and insights.

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Forbes Social Media

JULY 19, 2019

The 2019 'Take Back The Prom' movement allowed students to share more than 1,000 personal stories about injustices they experienced, in all 50 states.

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Forbes Social Media

JULY 19, 2019

It seems this week’s privacy backlash against viral app FaceApp has much less to do with privacy than it does with FaceApp’s Russian provenance.

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Forbes Social Media

JULY 19, 2019

The social media and Cloudflare crashes two weeks ago highlight how much local economies are tied to the viability of the internet. This article examines how much of our local economies have shifted from in-person interactions to online ones.

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Forbes Social Media

JULY 19, 2019

It is not algorithms that have led to our societal troubles of today, it is the way in which society has shaped the technologies available to it, transforming them from forces of good bringing the world together into forces of bad tearing society apart.

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JULY 19, 2019

Nowhere was the public’s failure to understand digital privacy on more prominent display this week than Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer’s letter to the FBI requesting a formal investigation of FaceApp over its privacy practices.

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Forbes Social Media

JULY 19, 2019

Politicians, both Republicans and Democrats, are determined to scapegoat big tech for past elections, biases and motives far beyond simply making a buck for shareholders.

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