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Social Media News Roundup: February ’18 Week 1

In social media news this week, more details about Vine’s replacement emerge, Twitter begins working on video content and Messenger makes improvements for its users. The Return of Vine Vine is making a comeback in the form of an app called v2. Vine was a

Social Media News Roundup: January ’18 Week 4

In social media news this week, Instagram follows in the footsteps of Messenger, Facebook furthers its use for desktops, Whatsapp means business and a new feature called ‘Type’ might change the way we use Instagram Stories for good. Active Four Hours Ago… Alike to Whatsapp

Social Media News Roundup: January ’18 Week 3

In social media news this week, a new app changes the way we could read the news, Facebook opens its Messenger app to children and Sony/ATV Music makes a deal with Facebook. Hear all about it…well some of it! New app Zig, which launched this week,

Social Media News Roundup: January ’18 Week 2

In social media news this week, we say goodbye to Facebook’s M, Instagram creates an app that separates its direct messaging feature and Twitter updates its policies on transparency. Goodbye Mr. M Facebook is ditching its beta virtual assistant this week and moving the human staff

Social Media Trends set for 2018

2017 was a year of great change in social media, and this year will be no different in terms of social media trends. The digital world is constantly improving and evolving, and every day an improvement is made to a social site to propel it

Social Media News Roundup: January ’18 Week 1

In social media news this week, Germany begins the war on hate speech online, Instagram adds a new feature that recommends posts on a user’s news feed, Facebook expands its Live users on New Year’s Eve and WhatsApp gets an Instagram Stories makeover. Germany V Hate

2017: It’s Not All Doom and Gloom

This year was plagued with doom and gloom and many horrific events, most of which were viewed through social media. However, it’s important to remember how social media has helped people this year! Here’s a few stories about social media from 2017, that will brighten

Social Media News Roundup: December ’17 Week 4

In the last, festive week of social media news, Instagram surprises us all with a new feature, a company release an app that turns likes into money and Facebook tries to get rid of the catfishes that plague the social site for good. Instagram’s Christmas

Twitter’s Battle with Hate Crime

Twitter has recently clamped down even further on hate crime and abuse as it removes posts with derogatory connotations and suspends people who promote negativity and abuse on individuals and groups in society. The one site that emphasised this idea of free speech seems to have taken a

Social Media News Roundup: December ’17 Week 3

In social media news this week, Facebook changes its algorithm to downgrade certain posts and creates a feature to censor others, Apple buys out Shazam and an app makes it possible to turn your face into an emoji. Facebook Halts the Begging A new algorithm on