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Top Five: New Whatsapp for Business

Sherrilynne Starkie

It also offers customizable quick replies and accessibility to users’ statistics. Facebook updates news feeds to prioritize local news. Feb 01, 2018. Facebook is now prioritizing local news as a part of a new emphasis on high-quality news. Businesses can now schedule Instagram updates in advance.

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Top Five: Tidal Wave of New Social Media Features

Sherrilynne Starkie

Embed List. Instagram users get mute. May 23, 2018. 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.

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Facebook Reader a welcome feature

Sherrilynne Starkie

I have had a Reader account for several years now, but hadn’t really ever used it. I did, at one time, make use of an RSS reader called BlogBridge. I liked that it had the ability to search through feeds to find specific content. But little by little Twitter and Facebook have taken over the reader duties for me. Do you use Google Reader?

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

Sherrilynne Starkie

Pinterest improves organic reach for retailers. 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.

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Top Five: Finally some good news

Sherrilynne Starkie

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

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Facebook’s fake news battle in Canada

Sherrilynne Starkie

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. Placing false stories lower in News Feed. Stories that have been rated false will held down by Facebook’s algorithm.

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Top five: Facebook continues towards world domination

Sherrilynne Starkie

A tick of box makes multiple placements a piece of ease. Recommended for you by Instagram. Jan 03, 2018. Instagram has improved content discovery by recommending posts in users’ feeds. 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. What laundry soap should I use?

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