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Snack Social Summary – the best of 2016

Jodie Cormack — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 11:20:12 +0000

Twitter announced it would be discontinuing Vine over the coming months in October, this came as a shock to its users. The announcement came as part of Twitter’s restructuring to trim costs as the company tries to find a sustainable way forward. Twitter has released that the app will change into Vine Camera, a low maintenance app. Innovation from Vine did not keep pace with other players on the…

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Snack Social Summary-Manchester City becomes first Premier League club to use Snapchat Spectacles, Instagram releases stickers, Messengers’ video chat and its great features

Jodie Cormack — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 15:27:22 +0000

Manchester City is the first Premier League club to use Snapchat Spectacles. The club is offering a unique behind-the-scenes perspective using the new devices, giving fans an inside look at all the match day action, including player arrivals and warm ups. The Snapchat spectacles activation marks the continuation of City’s efforts to be seen as the most innovative football club.

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Snack Social Summary-WhatsApp testing Snapchat like platform, Facebook fights with LinkedIn, and the end of Vine?

Alex Barth — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 14:03:03 +0000

WhatsApp testing Status, a feature suspiciously similar to Snapchat Stories In a rather unsurprising move, WhatsApp has become the latest social media platform to create a feature mimicking Snapchat Stories. The feature, called Status, will allow users to share customizable photos and videos for 24 hours, much like Stories. With Facebook and Instagram creating Stories-esque features…

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Snack Social Summary-Vine founders roll out “Hype”, Facebook’s new influencer policy, and Instagram’s push for online shopping

Alex Barth — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 11:38:40 +0000

Founders of Vine hit back with ‘Hype’ Days after Twitter announced it was pulling the plug on Vine, the co-founders are bouncing back with a new video streaming app called Hype. The live video service will allow users to share content while streaming, something unique to this platform. Hype will be up against Facebook Live, Go Insta and Twitter’s own Periscope, but Hype creators are…

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Snack Social Summary-Facebook helping with TV advertising and live broadcasting on Instagram?

Alex Barth — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 11:19:54 +0000

One in six people within a target audience are seeing a campaign on Facebook and not on TV A recent study found Facebook helps TV ads reach an additional 5% of the population. Research showed that among a target audience, reach rose to 16%, meaning one is six people are seeing campaigns on Facebook, not on TV. Social media is a powerful tool for marketers, and these results demonstrate the…

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Snack Social Summary-Twitter and Vine extending length of videos, Instagram’s translation feature and the app’s absurd monthly user totals

Nick Lamour — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 10:35:29 +0000

On his blog, Twitter has announced that they’ve acquired Magic Pony Technology, a machine learning startup that can automatically sharpen low-resolution and blurred real-time video. Magic Pony can improve pictures taken on low-resolution camera. Twitter has claimed it will help to enhance their strength in live and video and open up lots of exciting creative possibilities for social media.

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Snack Social Summary-Instagram allowing users to switch accounts, the best tweets on Twitter, and a terrible tweet from Apple CEO Tim Cook

Adrien Danjou — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 11:30:16 +0000

Definitely the best social news of the week. After months of testing and waiting, Instagram has officially rolled out a feature allowing users to switch between multiple accounts. This is the end of an era where users, particularly Community Managers, had to enter a new username followed by a new password – what a waste of time! But now, all users and brands are able to link up to five…

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Snack Social Summary-Twitter moments arrive in the UK, NBA surpasses 1 billion loops on Vine, and Facebook Messenger teams up with Uber

Adrien Danjou — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 09:08:56 +0000

Twitter Moments officially in the UK The Twitter feature, Moments, allowing users to catch-up on breaking news, is now available in the UK after its launch last month in the US. This tab aims to show you key ‘moments’ in different topics: today, news, sports, entertainment and fun. https://twitter.com/TwitterMoments/status/676719756926459904 The NBA surpasses 1 billion loops on Vine On…

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