It is official. After over a year experimenting with various types of longer tweets, Twitter is finally letting everyone tweet with 280-characters at a time. We're expanding the character limit! We want it to be easier and faster for everyone to express themselves. More characters. More expression. More of what's happening.https://t.co/wBpYdy1K40 — Twitter (@Twitter) November […]
Twitter has released a new type of video ad called the Video Website Card, which is aimed at helping advertisers drive traffic to where they need it most. The new ad unit uses a multi-faceted approach to help streamline the process of directing users to your site, mobile app, or any other place you want. […]
In an attempt to breathe some life into their version of ‘Stories’, Facebook is expanding the feature to all pages – rather than just individual users. This means brands can now start sharing Stories too all their friends and followers, though it’s unclear whether businesses will take Facebook up on the offer. Since launching the […]
It may not come as a surprise that Facebook favors native videos, but a new report shows just how much of a boost videos can get by being uploaded straight to the social media platform. According to Quintly, native videos on Facebook get up to 530% more comments than videos shared from other sources like […]
Google has been teasing a massive revamp to the AdWords experience for months, and now it’s finally here. The company says the redesign and new features provide a faster, more intuitive experience with a better focus on meeting advertisers’ goals. What’s New The biggest changes to the ad platform are mostly focused on design and […]
Everyone seems to be ripping off Snapchat’s style these days, whether it’s the spread of vanishing video or “Stories”. Still, it doesn’t seem to be impacting the platform’s popularity with their biggest demographic. Teens still prefer Snapchat over any other platform – and it’s not even close. The investment firm Piper Jaffray’s latest annual “Taking […]
AdWords has made a pretty massive change to the way daily ad budgets can be spent, and it could wreak havoc on advertisers’ ability to manage their budgets. Google has always allowed campaigns to spend up to 20% over their daily budget. The idea is to provide flexibility so that you can take advantage of days […]
Instagram is quickly growing from just a platform for users to share pictures and videos towards a fully-fledged combination of social media and shopping. With the help of Shopify, Instagram is rolling out a new feature allowing “thousands” of merchants to seamlessly sell their products through Instagram just in time for the holiday shopping season. […]
Since its creation, Twitter has been defined by one simple thing. No, not memes, politics, or the platform’s ability to spread information faster than even the biggest news networks. The hallmark trait of the social media service has always been its 140-character limit. This week, Twitter announced that could change very soon as the company […]
Pinterest just hit a major milestone and they are celebrating by teasing several new features coming soon. According to a blog post last week, Pinterest officially surpassed 200 million monthly active users, representing more than 40% growth since last year. Notably, more than half of these users live outside the USA which shows how Pinterest […]
