Happy 2nd Birthday to Vine
On Saturday, the six-second video sharing social media app will celebrate its 2nd birthday. With its milestone approaching it has already bagged 347,186,768,222 ‘loops’ across the whole Vine network. Remarkable.
Below is one of the firm’s favourite Vines to date:
Facebook set to surpass one billion mobile users
eMarketer have found that the social media website will bag its one billionth mobile user at some point during this calendar year. The research also suggested that come the end of 2015, almost 75% of ad revenue will be generated for Facebook via mobile.
Twitter encourages ‘verified’ users not to post from Instagram
We’ve all let out a sigh or two when forced to click on an Instagram link to see the image the people we are following have tweeted. Well, good news because Twitter is encouraging its users to tweet their pictures directly rather than via Instagram.
Twitter encourages popular users to stop posting photos with Instagram http://t.co/Wh7wnf6rGO pic.twitter.com/3hPcaLqBoh
— The Verge (@verge) January 22, 2015
Twitter announces ‘while you were away’ feature
Ever felt out of the loop after a two-week break catching some rays? Well, Twitter is here to help with its new ‘recap’ feature. Twitter product manager Paul Rosania revealed what it would be all about: “surface a few of the best tweets you probably wouldn’t have seen otherwise, determined by engagement and other factors.”
Twitter officially launches its “While You Were Away” recap feature http://t.co/CuQiTGrQeS pic.twitter.com/97cJO0mtLQ — TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) January 22, 2015
Brand reactions to #bluemonday
Were you feeling particularly downbeat this Monday? If so, you were not alone with Monday 19th January deemed as the unhappiest day of the year. This didn’t stop brands trying to cheer us up with some clever #bluemonday marketing strategies.
Are you having a #BlueMonday or just a pretty normal one? Find out using our chart #findbetter http://t.co/b9TYCCQ2YJ pic.twitter.com/tBDowBUp6O — Monster UK (@Monster_UK) January 19, 2015
You can always find a smile in something. Even on #BlueMonday. Share yours with us using #MadeMeSmile. pic.twitter.com/Ij2MeSrbs2 — Thomson (@ThomsonHolidays) January 19, 2015
Feeling #BlueMonday? Our little puppy pals can help! pic.twitter.com/m74Sw8dT4r — This Morning (@itvthismorning) January 19, 2015
Say ‘BEANS!’ at the till to get a free coffee before 11.30am! #BlueMonday pic.twitter.com/qUZqT7T8Au — Pret (@Pret) January 19, 2015
