{"id":4077,"date":"2015-02-13T17:03:03","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T22:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/en-us\/blog\/social-media-roundup-23\/"},"modified":"2015-09-15T11:28:00","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T15:28:00","slug":"social-media-roundup-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/en-us\/blog\/social-media-roundup-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019s hot in the social world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New This Week! February\u00a09-13, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2015\/02\/new-pinterest-contest-rules.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pinterestcontest.jpg\" alt=\"social media\" width=\"660\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pinterestcontest.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pinterestcontest-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pinterest<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2015\/02\/new-pinterest-contest-rules.html\" target=\"_blank\">New Pinterest Contest Rules Aim to Wean Out Spam:<\/a> In an effort to avoid spam, Pinterest has made changes to its contest rules, ensuring contests do not suggest Pinterest sponsors or endorses the contest in any way. Contests can no longer require people to pin from a specific set of pins or from a particular website, and entrants cannot be forced to leave a comment on a pin or board. Check out the full list of rules <a href=\"http:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2015\/02\/new-pinterest-contest-rules.html\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2015\/jan\/26\/pinterest-smarter-search-men-women\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest promises \u2018smarter search\u2019 including manly pins for men:<\/a> With men being Pinterest\u2019s largest growing demographic, Pinterest has decided to revamp its search results to display relevant search results for both men and women. Rest easy, men! From now on, when you search watches or shoes, your results won\u2019t be filled entirely with women\u2019s clothing and accessories.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/3705008\/facebook-video-ads-cinemgraphs\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ecco-domani-summer-cinemagraph-980px.gif\" alt=\"social media\" width=\"560\" height=\"295\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/3705008\/facebook-video-ads-cinemgraphs\/\" target=\"_blank\">Watch the Hypnotic New Ads That Are About to Take Over Facebook:<\/a> Mesmerized by the swirling wine glass above? Good news! Your Facebook ads are about to get a lot more eye-catching. Facebook will soon be implementing cinemagraph ads with partly moving images (GIFs).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/college.usatoday.com\/2015\/02\/06\/snapchats-new-discover-feature-brings-news-to-millennials\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Snapchat_Logo.png\" alt=\"social media\" width=\"912\" height=\"912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Snapchat_Logo.png 912w, https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Snapchat_Logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.hellospark.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Snapchat_Logo-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Snapchat<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/college.usatoday.com\/2015\/02\/06\/snapchats-new-discover-feature-brings-news-to-millennials\/\" target=\"_blank\">Snapchat\u2019s new \u2018Discover\u2019 feature brings news to millennials:<\/a> Snapchat\u2019s latest (and greatest) mission is to bring news to the millennial generation. The Discover feature brings daily \u2018packages of information\u2019 to its users from news platforms like CNN, Comsopolitan and ESPN, helping millennials with short attention spans stay informed in an easy and entertaining manner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Are you excited for Facebook\u2019s new ad format? Do you like getting your daily news from Snapchat\u2019s Discovery feature? Let us know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Social Media Roundup, our weekly roundup of the latest social media news, controversies, and new features. 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