Welcome to the Social Media Roundup, our weekly roundup of the latest social media news, controversies, and new features. Stay tuned each week to find out what’s hot in the social world.
New This Week! April 7-11, 2014
- Facebook Messenger is Moving to a Standalone App on Mobile: Users will no longer have the option to send/receive messages in Facebook on their mobile device. Moving forward, users must download a standalone app to message their friends on the social media giant’s platform.
- Twitter Redesigns Profile Pages: Twitter has begun rolling out a new look for the user profiles that looks a lot like Facebook.
- Twitter Launches Editorial Calendar Tool: Twitter has launched a calendar that lists monthly trending topics that will help businesses with their editorial planning.
- ‘Pin It’ Button for Tumblr, Blogger, WordPress and Wix: Pinterest has launched a ‘Pin It’ button that allows users to pin directly from these platforms, which will enable users to share content with ease.
- LinkedIn Groups Get a New Look: The B2B networking giant has updated their Groups to enable professionals to discover groups that coincide with their network(s) more efficiently and effectively.
Vine
- Attention Friends! I Can Now Send Video Messages Directly To You: Vine has added private messaging to its list of latest features so you can now send a video for your friend’s eyes only.
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