{"id":4340,"date":"2014-01-17T10:35:33","date_gmt":"2014-01-17T15:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/en-ca\/blog\/social-media-roundup-17-01-14\/"},"modified":"2015-08-27T15:47:05","modified_gmt":"2015-08-27T19:47:05","slug":"social-media-roundup-17-01-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/en-ca\/blog\/social-media-roundup-17-01-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Roundup #4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the\u00a0<strong>Social Media Roundup<\/strong>, our weekly roundup of the latest social media news, controversies, and new features. Stay tuned each week to find out what&#8217;s hot in the social world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New This Week!<\/strong><br \/>\nJanuary 13-17, 2014<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2667 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/week2-630x293.jpg\" alt=\"facebook paper\" width=\"630\" height=\"293\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/mobile\/facebook-paper-january-launch\/\">Facebook \u2018PAPER\u2019 News App<\/a>:\u00a0Facebook is gearing up to launch a\u00a0mobile\u00a0news reader app similar in many ways to Flipboard.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.insidefacebook.com\/2014\/01\/14\/infographic-top-facebook-advice-from-2013\/\">Infographic: 2014 Tips to Improve Facebook<\/a>:\u00a0Social marketing firm ShortStack compiled all of the important Facebook marketing lessons of 2013, allowing for marketers to improve in 2014.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/article2\/0,2817,2429636,00.asp\">Facebook Rolls Out Trending Topics<\/a>:\u00a0Facebook began rolling out its new Trending feature, designed to surface relevant conversations, like the upcoming Oscars telecast, and help users discover more content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2683 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/twitter_72.jpg\" alt=\"twitter ads\" width=\"630\" height=\"242\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/social-media\/twitter-improves-targeted-ads-way-specific-audiences\/\">Twitter Improves Targeted Ads<\/a>:\u00a0Twitter just made a major improvement to its targeted ads program. Advertisers can now create custom lists of people they want to target based on email addresses. Find out more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2671 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Vine-logo1-630x243.jpg\" alt=\"vine\" width=\"630\" height=\"243\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vine<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2014\/01\/15\/vine-celebrities\/\">12 Celebs Who Can&#8217;t Get Enough of Vine<\/a>:\u00a0Celebrities and cameras go hand in hand. Thus, it makes perfect sense that stars in the spotlight enjoy using the six-second video app, Vine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2679 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Screen-shot-2014-01-16-at-10.05.06-AM-630x320.png\" alt=\"instagram\" width=\"630\" height=\"320\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/socialfresh.com\/understanding-gender-stats-on-instagram-infographic\/\">Understanding Gender Stats on Instagram<\/a>:<b style=\"color: #000000; font-style: normal;\">\u00a0<\/b>A new infographic from Instagram analytic company Nitrogram breaks down gender distribution of Instagram users across the globe.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/socialfresh.com\/how-to-make-your-instagram-photo-visible-on-twitter\/\">How To Make Your Instagram Photo Visible On Twitter<\/a>:<b style=\"color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.7;\">\u00a0<\/b>Many of you know that in 2012\u00a0Instagram pulled the function\u00a0that allowed users to view Instagrams just like any photo embedded inside Twitter. Discover the quick fix now!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2677 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/google-plus-banner-630x354.png\" alt=\"google+\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Google+<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2014\/1\/13\/5305034\/high-profile-google-users-will-get-better-default-email-settings\">Google+ Users Will Get Better, More Private Email Settings<\/a>: Google+ and Gmail users will soon be able to send messages right into your inbox, even if you never gave them your email address.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2670 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/week2_last.jpg\" alt=\"social media\" width=\"556\" height=\"320\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>More News to Check Out:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/socialmouths.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/10\/buffer-for-business\/\">9 Ways to Improve Your Social Media in 2014<\/a><b style=\"color: #000000; font-style: normal;\">: <\/b>Recently, the Buffer team announced Buffer for Business, with some great improvements to existing features and a few exciting new ones.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brandwatch.com\/2014\/01\/why-2014-is-the-year-of-social-media-advertising\/\">Why 2014 is the Year of Social Media Advertising<\/a>:<b style=\"color: #000000; font-style: normal;\"> <\/b>This year, the photos and links in our news feeds are joined by something else: ads. So, which social networks are already integrating ads into their feeds, and what does that mean for brands?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thoughts?<\/strong> Please 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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