Contributed by Christian Neri
- #SocialSkim: Messenger Chat Features for Business; New Social App Vero: 10 Stories This Week
In this, the very last issue of SocialSkim: Facebook woos businesses with Messenger features, offers job application feature in 40 ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook 3D Posts Are Coming; LinkedIn Salary Insights: 10 Stories This Week
Facebook's new 3D posts usher in a brave new AR/VR world; LinkedIn's new Salary Insights; Facebook opens Community Help to ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook 'Dislike' Button; Twitter Makes a Profit: 10 Stories This Week
Facebook tests a "dislike" button (sort of); Twitter makes money (finally); why your Facebook Page may see less organic reach; ...
- #SocialSkim: Snapchat Intros Live Video; Facebook Courts Creators: 10 Stories This Week
Snapchat's live video (but don't get excited), e-commerce store, and rising stock; access to Facebook Watch opens up; brand winners ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook Loses Users for First Time Ever; Twitter Preps Snapchat Feature: 11 Stories This Week
How and why Facebook (willingly) lost users for the first time ever; Twitter's Snapchat-like video feature; Instagram post-scheduling, maybe video-calling; ...
- #SocialSkim: One Social App to Replace the Rest; Snapchat Allows Sharing: 10 Stories This Week
Why miniprograms will replace apps and change social media; Snapchat to make its content shareable; new app v2 from Vine's ...
- #SocialSkim: Coping With Facebook Changes; WhatsApp Business App Launched: 10 Stories This Week
Your social strategy in the wake of Facebook's big algorithm change; WhatsApp launches its business app; Snapchat users unhappy with ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook's Sweeping Algorithm Change; LinkedIn's Repositioning: 11 Stories This Week
Facebook's biggest algorithm change in years; LinkedIn's campaign to reposition; networks that Americans want to see gone; LinkedIn has new ...
- #SocialSkim: Snapchat Everywhere; Zuckerberg's Surprising 2018 Goal: 10 Stories This Week
Why you might see a lot more Snapchat on the Web & why it might launch unskippable ads; Zuckerberg's personal ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook vs. 'Engagement Bait'; Amazon vs. YouTube: 11 Stories This Week
Facebook's war on engagement bait; Amazon just trademarked AmazonTube; Snapchat is teens' favorite; Twitter makes business direct messaging more personal; ...
- #SocialSkim: WhatsApp Business Features; Facebook's New Organic Reach: 11 Stories This Week
WhatsApp unveils business account features, hints at app for brands; Facebook redefines how it calculates organic reach; Instagram just reinvented ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook Messenger for Kids; Instagram's New App: 10 Stories This Week
Facebook launches Messenger Kids app; Instagram tests standalone messaging app, adds Stories features; Twitter Lite expands to conquer new markets; ...
- #SocialSkim: New Algorithm Redefines Snapchat; Facebook's Messenger Broadcast: 10 Stories This Week
Why Snapchat's new algorithm is unique; Facebook preps Messenger Broadcast for business; Twitter tests bookmarking; YouTube gets its own version ...
- #SocialSkim: Meet Facebook 'Creator'; Google's Best Social Feature Yet: 8 Stories This Week
Facebook courts video creators away from YouTube; Google's new social search feature; Facebook tests total VR experiences in News Feeds; ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook's Yelp-Killer Events App; Snapchat's Coming Algorithm: 10 Stories This Week
Facebook's new app wraps Yelp, Foursquare, and Facebook Events into one; Snapchat's massive redesign & upcoming algorithm; LinkedIn streamlines Lead ...
- #SocialSkim: Twitter Doubles Character Limit, Facebook Rolls Out Messenger 2.2: 11 Stories This Week
Twitter doubles tweet character limit (and the surprising result); new features for brands in Messenger 2.2; Facebook's polls for users ...
- #SocialSkim: LinkedIn's New Benchmark Tool; Facebook's Enterprise Software: 10 Stories This Week
This week: LinkedIn's new tool helps measure your competition's growth; Facebook's quiet journey into enterprise software, plus new Group admin ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook's Warning to Marketers; LinkedIn Smart Replies: 10 Stories This Week
Facebook's stark reminder to advertisers that they don't hold the power; LinkedIn upgrades messaging—and your productivity—with smart replies; Facebook's Pinterest-esque ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook Tests Résumé Feature; New LinkedIn Video Ads: 10 Stories This Week
Facebook tests full-fledged résumé feature, acquires feel-good social media app tbh; LinkedIn's new mobile video ads (also, its Website Demographics); ...
- #SocialSkim: LinkedIn's New Sales Navigator, Snapchat's Transformative Feature: 11 Stories This Week
Snapchat launches a feature that will transform how people use the app and discover businesses; LinkedIn upgrades its Sales Navigator; ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook's Big Swipe at LinkedIn; Instagram Polls: 10 Stories This Week
Facebook takes on LinkedIn via ZipRecruiter integration; Instagram polling via Stories; Bumble's new professional networking and mentorship feature; Messenger Lite ...
- #SocialSkim: Twitter Tests Longer Tweets; LinkedIn User Content Preferences: 10 Stories This Week
Twitter tests longer tweets (but how long & for whom?); LinkedIn users' content preferences; Facebook retargeting of physical-store shoppers; Instagram ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook Nixes a B2B Feature, Governments Grow Weary of Social: 10 Stories This Week
This week: Facebook pulls an important B2B targeting capability; Messenger hits 1.3 billion users, but not all's well; Pinterest reorganizes ...
- #SocialSkim: Snap's College Play, Facebook's Tinder Test, LinkedIn's ProFinder: 11 Stories This Week
Snapchat again courts college audience; Facebook tests a Tinder-like feature, to spend $1 billion on original programming for "Watch"; Twitter's ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook Rolls Out 'Watch,' LinkedIn's New Audience Network: 10 Stories This Week
Facebook's YouTube competitor Watch goes live; LinkedIn's major new Audience Network tool; WhatsApp gets serious with a business app; where ...
- #SocialSkim: YouTube's Major Facelift, Saudi Arabia's Surprise Sarahah App: 10 Stories This Week
YouTube's first-ever logo change and new mobile design & capabilities; anonymous messaging app Sarahah's surprise success; Facebook bans some Pages ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook's Big Weak Spot, LinkedIn Launches Video: 11 Stories This Week
Young users may be ready to abandon Facebook; LinkedIn launches video upload, Reddit follows suit; Snapchat wants to transform news, ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook and Instagram Redesign, Amazon's Spark vs. Instagram and Pinterest: 10 Stories This Week
This week: Facebook, Instagram aim for engagement with redesigns; all about Amazon's Spark social platform; LinkedIn's smart share options, a ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook Launches Original Shows, Social Media Claims 3 Billion Users: 11 Stories This Week
Social has 3 billion users (and other need-to-know stats); Facebook's original video push; LinkedIn expands partners program; a mobile messaging ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook Messenger Upgraded for Business, a Big Blow to Snapchat: 10 Stories This Week
Facebook unleashes Messenger 2.1 with business-friendly features, may be working on futuristic video chat; stock market rejects Snapchat; Pinterest homes ...
- #SocialSkim: LinkedIn's New Website Demographics, WhatsApp's Business Chat: 10 Stories This Week
This week: LinkedIn's powerful new website-visitor insights tool; WhatsApp's rumored business chat app and new milestone against Snapchat; Facebook's new ...
- #SocialSkim: LinkedIn Jumps Into Video, Amazon's Social Shopping Platform: 10 Stories This Week
This week, it's all about LinkedIn: native video, a lite mobile version, and a Windows 10 app. Also: Amazon's social-shopping ...
- #SocialSkim: LinkedIn Custom Notifications, Facebook Monetizes Messenger: 10 Stories This Week
LinkedIn's suite of tools to help you customize notifications; Facebook Messenger ads roll out globally, and Instant Article subscriptions are ...
- #SocialSkim: Snapchat's Business-Friendly Features, Facebook's Transparency Metrics: 10 Stories This Week
This week: Snapchat's new business-friendly features to fend off Instagram; Facebook's drone test to bring Internet to rural areas, and ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook's Huge Investment, YouTube at VidCon: 11 Stories This Week
Facebook to spend millions on original shows, hits major user milestone; YouTube's VidCon announcements and its experimental app open to ...
- #SocialSkim: Google Aggregates Job Listings, Snapchat's Location-Sharing: 10 Stories This Week
Google becomes the biggest job-search platform; Snapchat maps help users meet up; LinkedIn makes comments expressive; Music.ly's original programming with ...
- #SocialSkim: Apple's Business Chat, Twitter's Major Redesign: 11 Stories This Week
Apple's Business Chat vs. Messenger; Twitter's big redesign; why Yahoo's grand social media Tumblr plan failed; Facebook's paid news subscriptions, ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook Plans New Messaging App, Instagram Hooks Small Biz: 11 Stories This Week
Facebook gives parents control with teen messaging app; Instagram vs. Snapchat for small business; Facebook, WhatsApp revamp photo features; the ...
- #SocialSkim: Skype Mutates, Instagram Ads Connect to Messenger: 11 Stories This Week
Skype mutates to take on Snapchat and Messenger; LinkedIn Groups gives brands an edge; Instagram now has links and Messenger ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook Bets Big on Original Shows, Instagram as New LinkedIn: 12 Stories This Week
Facebook inks original-video pact and massive e-sports deal; young workers use Instagram to evaluate workplaces; Snapchat's Custom Stories perfect for ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook Outpacing LinkedIn for B2B, All About Google Lens: 12 Stories This Week
This week: A radical shift pitting Facebook against LinkedIn as the professional's social network; a search revolution with Google Lens; ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook's Netflix-Like Shows, Algo Change; Snapchat's Scary Slump: 10 Stories This Week
Facebook eyes original TV-like shows for this summer; Snapchat scares investors, releases suite of new features to combat Instagram; Facebook's ...
- #SocialSkim: Twitter's Livestream News and Live Shows, YouTube's New Design: 10 Stories This Week
Facebook and Twitter dominate the social conversation: Twitter's 24/7 news livestream and live shows; YouTube's new design; Facebook's QR codes ...
- #SocialSkim: LinkedIn's Major New Milestones, Twitter's Growth Rebound: 10 Stories This Week
This week: LinkedIn hits half a billion users, rolls out new Matched Audience ad targeting; Instagram's growth accelerates, nears 1 ...
- #SocialSkim: All About Facebook's F8, YouTube's 'Adpocalypse': 10 Stories This Week
This week: Facebook's suite of new apps, tools, and features; YouTube's 'adpocalyptic' algorithm change; LinkedIn's new privacy policy; Snapchat's impressive ...
- #SocialSkim: Instagram Stories Surpasses Snapchat, Facebook Launches Free Workplace: 12 Stories This Week
Instagram Stories surpasses Snapchat's user base (in 9 months!); Facebook introduces a free version of its work collaboration tool; Twitter ...
- #SocialSkim: YouTube TV Is Here, LinkedIn Optimizes Lead Gen: 11 Stories This Week
Google changes the TV landscape with YouTube TV; Snapchat makes itself a video search destination; LinkedIn introduces easy lead-gen forms; ...
- #SocialSkim: LinkedIn Launches Trending Topics, Facebook Targets Snapchat: 11 Stories This Week
Facebook undermines Snapchat, dives into politics and fundraising; LinkedIn launches trending topics; YouTube defends itself against big advertisers; best times ...
- #SocialSkim: Apple Takes On Snapchat, LinkedIn Beefs Up Lead Generation: 11 Stories This Week
This week: Apple's Snapchat-inspired video-editing app; LinkedIn's big news for its Sales Navigator, and its new retargeting tools; Foursquare's plot ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook Clones Snapchat (Again), Google vs. Slack: 11 Stories This Week
This week: copycats and censorship. Facebook ports Snapchat Stories, almost literally, to Messenger; China's had enough of virtual pinboards; Google ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook's Scripted TV-Like Series and Like Algorithm Change: 11 Stories This Week
This week: Facebook's original TV-like series, and its algorithm change that devalues Likes; Pinterest Web extension that lets users search ...
- #SocialSkim: YouTubeTV Challenges Cable, a Guide to LinkedIn Marketing: 12 Stories This Week
This week: YouTube's cable-killing TV service; Instagram Stories ads open to all; Facebook's new mid-roll ads; a guide to content ...
- #SocialSkim: Apps Will Soon Die, Twitter for Your Customer Service Teams: 11 Stories This Week
This week: The impending demise of apps and why companies need to start preparing; Twitter's new customer-service feature; Instagram's big ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook Undermines LinkedIn, Amazon Takes on Skype: 11 Stories This Week
This week, two giants gang up on a third: Facebook undermines Microsoft's LinkedIn as Amazon digs at Microsoft's Skype. LinkedIn ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook Lite, Pinterest Search Ads, Rethinking Snapchat: 11 Stories This Week
This week: why you might consider Facebook Lite; why Snapchat's fastest-growing demographic will surprise you; how the Super Bowl played ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook's Latest Algorithm Change, LinkedIn Tips by LinkedIn: 13 Stories This Week
This week: Facebook aims to optimize for video and so updates its algo; LinkedIn shows how it markets itself on ...
- #SocialSkim: LinkedIn Data Deal to Help Marketers, Facebook Tests Messenger Ads: 12 Stories
LinkedIn promises more targeting capability; Facebook tests ads on Messenger; Google+ finally builds an insights feature; Facebook replicates Snapchat's Story; ...
- #SocialSkim: The Biggest Social Channel You're Missing Out on, Twitter Abandons E-Commerce: 12 Stories This Week
This week: Amazon's Twitch social platform; Twitter's renunciation of e-commerce; big changes to Facebook Live; Snapchat's new approach to search; ...
- #SocialSkim: Why LinkedIn Just Lost 6 Million Users, Twitter’s Plans to Shift Course: 13 Stories This Week
This week: LinkedIn's fight with the Kremlin; Twitter distances itself from... social media; Snapchat builds lead-gen ad capability; the ultimate ...
- #SocialSkim: LinkedIn's Latest Changes, How Social Will Change in 2017: 10 Stories This Week
Skim for a fresh start in 2017: all the LinkedIn changes marketers need to know; Twitter's cry for help, and ...
- #SocialSkim: Messenger's Major Overhaul; Broken Social Metrics; Instagram's Milestone: 13 Stories This Week
Facebook turns Messenger into Snapchat, takes on Skype with group video chat; Facebook's failing metrics; Twitter resuscitates Vine, kills lead-gen ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook vs. Netflix; Instagram Live Video; Twitter Livestreaming: 12 Stories This Week
Facebook mulls original video content, offers 360-degree live video, admits more metrics errors; Instagram allows livestreaming. Also, grow email lists ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook Grapples With Snapchat, Conferences You Shouldn't Miss: 12 Stories This Week
Facebook takes on fake news and Snapchat; Google makes itself searchable via emojis... on Twitter; regulators OK Microsoft's LinkedIn acquisition; ...
- #SocialSkim: Instagram Preps for E-Commerce, Customizable Pages for Facebook: 10 Stories This Week
Instagram preps for full-fledged e-commerce; Facebook's new customizable page layouts (it also bets on social gaming); think twice about using ...
- #SocialSkim: Instagram's Livestreaming and Ephemeral Messages, Facebook's Fake-News Battle: 10 Stories This Week
Instagram's livestreaming and disappearing messages; Facebook's fake-news fight; livestreaming app Houseparty; Russia's LinkedIn ban; B2B social mistakes; SMB chatbots; Facebook ...
- #SocialSkim: LinkedIn Launches Audience Insights, Facebook Builds Unified Inbox: 11 Stories This Week
LinkedIn finally gives us audience insights; Facebook builds a unified inbox for all its properties; Snapchat sends users on a ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook Sets Sights on LinkedIn, Trials TV Ads (Kinda): 13 Stories This Week
Facebook steps on LinkedIn's turf with a job-posting feature and begins to trial selling ads on TV screens; hope for ...
- #SocialSkim: Instagram Paves Path to E-Commerce, Twitter Builds Bots: 13 Stories This Week
Instagram's latest push to satisfy brands' need to sell; Twitter introduced bots for customer service; Pinterest launched three new types ...
- #SocialSkim: Twitter Kills Vine, Instagram Tests Live Video, Facebook Bulks Up for Businesses
Twitter, Pinterest suffer cyberattack; Instagram's live-streaming foray; Microsoft's challenge to Slack; Facebook's newest features for businesses; Twitter's plans for big ...
- #SocialSkim: Twitter Takeover Hopes Crushed; Pinterest Hits New Milestone: 10 Stories This Week
This week: Twitter's hopes of a takeover are dashed; Facebook Live gets a scheduling feature, and Facebook releases push notifications ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook Launches 'Workplace' Social Network; Snapchat Preps for IPO: 10 Stories This Week
Facebook launches both a new social network and a standalone event app; Snapchat introduces post-roll ads, plans IPO; American Express ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook Challenges eBay, Craigslist; Twitter Moments Global Rollout: 11 Stories This Week
Facebook takes on Craigslist and eBay, tests own version of Snapchat Stories; LinkedIn-Microsoft deal under scrutiny; what Twitter Moments global ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook's Enterprise Tool, Snapchat's Sunglasses: 11 Stories This Week
Among this week's headlines: 'Facebook at Work' to launch next month; Snapchat introduces Snap-taking connected glasses, rebrands; LinkedIn launches 'Learning,' ...
- #SocialSkim: Twitter Rebuilding, Google Rejoins Messaging Wars: 13 Stories This Week
Twitter just helped brands become more customer-service-friendly, launched a live-streaming app, and finally expanded its character limit. Also: Google's new ...
- #SocialSkim: Apple Takes Aim at Facebook's WhatsApp, Plus 12 More Stories This Week
This week's social roundup is all about community (and money). Apple puts Facebook's WhatsApp and other messaging platforms in its ...
- #SocialSkim: Snapchat Ad Revenue to Near $1 Billion, Plus 11 More Stories This Week
Snapchat seems to be taking the reins of the social media realm, with projections that its ad revenues will reach ...
- #SocialSkim: Apple's Social Video App, Facebook's Offers Upgrade, Plus 10 More Stories This Week
Apple grabbed headlines with chatter about its impending social video app. Also: Twitter attracts YouTuber-like influencers, Facebook makes a big ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook's New Teen-Only App, Plus 10 More Stories This Week
Facebook again grabbed headlines—this time with an app for teens only. Also: what Facebook plans to take over next, why ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook Changes the Rules for Bots, Plus 11 More Stories This Week
Social was all about getting down to business this week: Facebook refreshed its rules for Messenger bots, and Instagram made ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook Takes on Adblockers, Plus 11 More Stories This Week
This week, Facebook circumvented ad blocking technology but also gave consumers new powers to control ads they receive; Twitter expanded ...
- #SocialSkim: Instagram Just Cloned Snapchat Stories, Plus 10 More Stories This Week
This week: imitation. Instagram essentially integrated a copy of Snapchat within its app (with one major advantage); Facebook and Twitter ...
- #SocialSkim: Why Social Media Satisfaction Is Falling, Plus 11 More Stories This Week
This week, falling user satisfaction on social platforms, Reddit's new plan to lure advertisers, Twitter's big live-streaming news, nine new ...
- #SocialSkim: What All Marketers Need to Know About Messaging App 'Line,' Plus 10 More Stories This Week
This week, the hot $1B South Korean messaging platform Line, Snapchat's push to bring movie studios and TV partners aboard, ...
- #SocialSkim: Amid Violence, Facebook Clarifies Censorship Policy, Plus 11 More Stories This Week
Livestreaming again dominates the social media narrative, with Facebook outlining its censorship policy after the broadcast of high-profile graphic content ...
- #SocialSkim: Snapchat's Transformative New Feature, Plus 10 More Stories in This Week's Roundup
A new feature alters how—and why—we use Snapchat, and Facebook's News Feed tweaks has many publishers up in arms. Also: ...
- #SocialSkim: A Whole New Facebook Live, Plus 10 More Stories in This Week's Roundup
This week, Facebook's major changes to Facebook Live that drastically expand broadcasting capabilities, and YouTube's own mobile live streaming feature. ...
- #SocialSkim: Brand Love for Hot Messaging App Yubl, Plus 12 More Stories in This Week's Roundup
New apps and ad capabilities this week: Yubl, the latest under-25 messaging platform that brands are scrambling onto; Twitter's new ...
- #SocialSkim: Snapchat Gets Serious About Advertising, Plus 11 More Stories in This Week's Roundup
This week's all about ads, ads, and more ads as major social networks introduced new ad products and Snapchat debuted ...
- #SocialSkim: Instagram Algorithm Goes Live, Plus 11 More Stories in This Week's Roundup
The social giants never stop evolving. Instagram's new algorithm is finally here, and Snapchat just toppled Twitter in daily active ...
- #SocialSkim: Instagram Makes Biz Profiles Official, Plus 12 More Stories in This Week's Roundup
Social networks spent the week honing their core products and beefing up their ad prowess. Instagram officially introduced its long-rumored ...
- #SocialSkim: Twitter's 140+ Character Limit (Finally!), Plus 11 More Stories in This Week's Roundup
Finally, Twitter officially gives you more room to express yourself, and Facebook updates Facebook Live so you can skip ...
- #SocialSkim: Snapchat Changing Its Algorithm, Plus 13 More Stories in This Week's Roundup
From Snapchat's plans to introduce a non-chronological algorithm to social networks' taking on the role of news organization to Google's ...
- #SocialSkim: Amazon Debuts YouTube Competitor, Plus 14 More Stories in This Week's Roundup
Product launches and redesigns were the talk of the town this week. Amazon surprised us all and introduced a user-generated ...
- #SocialSkim: Snapchat Overtakes Facebook in Video, Inks Olympics Deal; Plus 10 More Stories in This Week's Roundup
This week's 'Skim is all about maximizing views and visibility. Snapchat has done the impossible and overtaken Facebook in video ...
- #SocialSkim: What Facebook's Algorithm Change Means, Plus 12 More Stories in This Week's Roundup
This week's all about optimization and user experience—from the social network and brand perspectives. Facebook grabbed headlines with a big ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook Tests Massive News Feed Revamp, Plus 13 More Stories in This Week's Roundup
Facebook tests a redesigned News Feed and explores how to monetize live video, while YouTube one-ups it by introducing live ...
- #SocialSkim: All You Need to Know About Facebook's F8, Plus 13 More Stories in This Week's Roundup
All about Facebook's annual F8 conference and all the shiny new things the company is working on. Also: Periscope's latest ...
- #SocialSkim: Twitter Sacks Facebook, Plus 13 More Stories in This Week's Roundup
Read closely, because we spell out the future of social. Twitter landed a punch in social's quest to conquer sports ...
- #SocialSkim: Facebook Messenger for In-Store Payments? Plus 13 More Stories in This Week's Roundup
This week, big updates and new capabilities: Facebook looks to leap into mobile payments, and Snapchat unveils a feature-rich update. ...
- #SocialSkim: Are 'Bots' About to Replace Apps? Plus 13 More Stories in This Week's Roundup
Find out how "bots" are about to revolutionize social, and read all about how Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest will dive ...
