Skip links
GET IN TOUCH
Giraffe Social

News

Social Media News Roundup: May ’17 Week 2

In the news this week – Twitter signs deal to live-stream NFL content, Instagram allows uploads from it’s mobile site and that guy who really wanted some chicken nuggets gets some chicken nuggets… Twitter signs deal to stream NFL content (but no games) Twitter may

Social Media News Roundup: May ’17 Week 1

In the news this week – Facebook tests new loyalty rewards scheme, Twitter’s TV app made available on Roku and Pinterest releases top 10 travel destinations… Facebook rolls out emoji reactions for comments Facebook users are now able to react to comments on posts with

Social Media News Roundup: April ’17 Week 4

In the news this week – Instagram reaches 700 million users, Pinterest looks to reinvent itself and Twitter wants to live-stream 24/7… Twitter shares rise as users grow at higher-than-expected rates Shares in Twitter surged more than 10 percent this week. Alongside better than projected

Social Media News Roundup: April ’17 Week 3

In the news this week – major announcements from F8 Facebook Developer Conference and Instagram automation crackdown… Mind-reading brain-computer typing interface Perhaps the biggest reveal of Facebook’s F8 conference was the announcement that the company’s immensely secretive Building 8 R&D lab were working on a

Social Media News Roundup: April ’17 Week 2

In the news this week – Snapchat announce new product, Twitter tests a complaints bot and a guy is 15m RTs away from a lifetime of chicken nuggets… New Snapchat product confirms whether ads increase foot traffic Snap is launching a significant new product which

Social Media News Roundup: April ‘17 Week 1

In the news this week – Twitter unveils new API, McDonalds take CVs via Snapchat and Facebook’s AI guy confirms robots won’t seek world domination… Facebook’s campaign to help people spot fake news Facebook in launching an educational campaign to help people understand, identify and

Social Media News Roundup: March ’17 Week 5

In the news this week – Facebook tests a new News Feed, Twitter removes names from tweet replies and Instagram is officially labelled as narcissistic… Facebook tests new rocket ship News Feed Facebook is testing a new feed of alternative content that users may be

Social Media News Roundup: March ’17 Week 4

In the news this week – Instagram announce a bunch of updates, Twitter consider a premium Tweetdeck, and Ed Sheeran stands up to Facebook for a busker… Instagram rolls out option to save live videos to your phone Instagram has begun offering users the option

Social Media News Roundup: March ’17 Week 3

In the news this week – more options for live streaming on social media, attack of the Twitter bots, and the discovery of Skull Island on Google maps… Up to 48 million Twitter accounts are bots A new study released by University of Southern California

Social Media News Roundup: March ‘17 Week 2

The world of social media is pretty fast moving and news travels fast. We have rounded up some of the biggest stories of the past seven days into one handy resource… Twitter begins hiding entire profiles that may contain sensitive content A number of Twitter