{"id":4320,"date":"2014-04-11T16:33:48","date_gmt":"2014-04-11T20:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/en-ca\/blog\/social-media-roundup-5\/"},"modified":"2015-09-15T14:08:45","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T18:08:45","slug":"social-media-roundup-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/en-ca\/blog\/social-media-roundup-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the\u00a0Social Media Roundup, our weekly roundup of the latest social media news, controversies, and new features. Stay tuned each week to find out what\u2019s hot in the social world.\u00a0<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>New This Week!\u2028 April 7-11, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2014\/04\/09\/facebook-messenger-or-the-highway\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2834 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/fb-mobile-2014-04-09-at-1-04-25-pm.png\" alt=\"Facebook Mobile\" width=\"313\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/fb-mobile-2014-04-09-at-1-04-25-pm.png 313w, https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/fb-mobile-2014-04-09-at-1-04-25-pm-300x266.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2014\/04\/09\/facebook-messenger-or-the-highway\/\">Facebook Messenger is Moving to a Standalone App on Mobile:<\/a> 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&#8217;s platform.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2014\/4\/8\/5593102\/twitter-web-profile-redesign\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2835 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-11-at-4.18.32-PM.png\" alt=\"Twitter Profile\" width=\"637\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-11-at-4.18.32-PM.png 637w, https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-11-at-4.18.32-PM-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2014\/4\/8\/5593102\/twitter-web-profile-redesign\">Twitter Redesigns Profile Pages:<\/a> Twitter has begun rolling out a new look for the user profiles that looks a lot like Facebook.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/socialmediatoday.com\/allisterf\/2336141\/twitter-launches-editorial-calendar-tool\">Twitter Launches Editorial Calendar Tool:<\/a> Twitter has launched a calendar that lists monthly trending topics\u00a0that will help businesses with their editorial planning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/pinterest-launches-pin-it-for-tumblr-blogger-wordpress-wix-2014-04\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2836 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pinterest_1404104_320x245.jpg\" alt=\"Pinterest Pin It Button\" width=\"320\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pinterest_1404104_320x245.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pinterest_1404104_320x245-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pinterest<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/pinterest-launches-pin-it-for-tumblr-blogger-wordpress-wix-2014-04\">\u2018Pin It\u2019 Button for Tumblr, Blogger, WordPress and Wix:<\/a> Pinterest has launched a \u2018Pin It\u2019 button that allows users to pin directly from these platforms, which will enable users to share content with ease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/shutterstock.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2837\" src=\"http:\/\/3u2y5k1tk4mcf1mfx3asz2r439.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shutterstock_170100236.jpg\" alt=\"LinkedIn App\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shutterstock_170100236.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shutterstock_170100236-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>LinkedIn<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessnewsdaily.com\/6197-linkedin-groups-expertise.html\">LinkedIn Groups Get a New Look:<\/a> The B2B networking giant has updated their Groups to enable professionals to discover groups that coincide with their network(s) more efficiently and effectively.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2014\/04\/vine-video-messages.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2838\" src=\"http:\/\/3u2y5k1tk4mcf1mfx3asz2r439.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/vine-video-messages-660x403.jpg\" alt=\"Vine Video Message\" width=\"528\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/vine-video-messages-660x403.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/vine-video-messages-660x403-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vine<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2014\/04\/vine-video-messages.html\">Attention Friends! I Can Now Send Video Messages Directly To You:<\/a> Vine has added private messaging to its list of latest features so you can now send a video for your friend\u2019s eyes only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thoughts?\u00a0Please share your comments below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to the\u00a0Social Media Roundup, our weekly roundup of the latest social media news, controversies, and new features. 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