It has been a great week for Instagram! Not only has their user-base reached 400 million but their global ad revenue is set to hit $600M
Celebrating a community of 400 million. Thank you for sharing your passions on Instagram. http://t.co/cnY3iCEkmX
— Instagram (@instagram) September 22, 2015
Facebook announced this week that it is now supporting 360 degree video ads on the platform:
Facebook brings VR-style 360-degree video to News Feed http://t.co/a5FdK120O1 pic.twitter.com/8W9xtr3AAh
— TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) September 24, 2015
With the new Star Wars film fast approaching, a selection of sponsored emoji’s have been published to celebrate the release. But is this visual gem becoming old news already?
Will #Twitter's #SponsoredEmoji work, or get really old really fast? http://t.co/g8jWiSPSmp by @adhutchinson pic.twitter.com/mFFWmIJfDx
— Social Media Today (@socialmedia2day) September 23, 2015
Burberry came out on top in London Fashion Week. The fashion brand’s partnership with Snapchat meant they led the way on social media and their hashtag got an outstanding 46,718 mentions.
London Fashion Week steals the show http://t.co/cSoXZ9tdrA pic.twitter.com/WVFiEr9lRa
— We Are Social (@wearesocial) September 24, 2015
The biggest political news this week wasn’t very political at all! As #PigGate swept the nation, thousands of social media entries came flooding in. Here are some brand reactions:
. @David_Cameron no pigs here, but if you want to tickle a tapir we can sort it: http://t.co/bFux83cxQW #piggate pic.twitter.com/YLTuT55SvG
— lastminute.com (@lastminute_com) September 21, 2015
Ah, this explains it. #piggate https://t.co/47AIT7qdZ4
— Coral (@Coral) September 21, 2015