Here’s your quick weekly summary of all the latest social media news, including changes and new features on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest:
- Facebook announces News Feed changes, gets more transparent with businesses – Facebook has “revamped” its Facebook for Business page and will now share information about how its ranking algorithm works (HubSpot)
- Facebook fights Snapchat by letting you send Instagrams with Messenger – trying to compete with Snapchat and WhatsApp, Facebook just began allowing Messenger for iOS users to send Instagrams and photos from other non-Camera Roll albums (TechCrunch)
- Twitter taps data giant to connect dots between tweets and store purchases – last week Twitter announced its partnership with Datalogix; it will work with the data giant to analyze the impact of tweets on sales for CPG marketers (AdAge)
- Twitter updates iOS and Android apps with login verification via push and in-app approvals – Twitter rolled out new security updates via its mobile apps last week; users can now use login verification and approve login requests directly from their mobile device (TechCrunch)
- Twitter ups its search game: how it compares against G+ and Facebook’s Open Graph – Twitter updated the search capabilities on Twitter.com, making it easier to find accounts and recent photos related to your search topic, as well as view a stream of topical tweets (CIO)
- LinkedIn now lets jobseekers apply for positions directly via its mobile apps – LinkedIn users can now apply for jobs via the mobile app, and can even use their LinkedIn profile as a resume; this new feature is rolling out globally, starting with English-speaking members (TechCrunch)
- Pinterest becomes e-commerce contender with introduction of price drop alerts – Pinterest added a new feature that alerts users when the prices drop on items they have pinned; the price drop email notifications will be automatically rolled out to accounts in the next few weeks (ClickZ)
Any social media updates that we missed? Let us know in the comments below!
