Social Media News: Facebook Newsfeed changes, Pinterest for iOS8 and a new platform to help your family.
This week’s Social Media Recap has a few updates, cool extensions and one free beta product. Facebook has a big presence this week; they have launched Facebook Media, which is similar to Facebook for Business. Facebook Media is a resource for media outlets looking for more efficient ways to utilize Facebook. Check it out if you’re looking for some creative ideas for marketing your business on Facebook.
Additionally, Facebook has made changes to the newsfeed again “showing more timely stories from friends and pages.” Now Facebook’s News Feed ranking will look at two new factors to determine if a story is important; Trending Topics and the time and length of engagement on posts.
With all of the new tech updates announced by Apple recently, and iOS8 being released this week, there are a lot of cool new features to help you share your favorite content easier. Pinterest is now integrated into iOS8, and you can now share photos to Pinterest the same way you share photos to Twitter and Facebook from your camera roll. This is great for community managers who are always plugged in, and might want to share some content while they’re on the go.
Do you have multiple tabs open in your browser during the workday? Wouldn’t it be awesome to see a gorgeous image every time you open a new tab? Pinterest tab for Chrome is your solution; if you install this extension in Chrome you will see a new beautiful image every time you open a new tab in your Chrome browser. My challenge is to actually wait 10 seconds and look at the image before typing in a URL.
I’ve recently learned about a new software platform, and I haven’t seen anything like it on the market before, its call Red Folder. This platform is "web-based application, which allows users to place their life’s information in a highly secure environment for use whenever and wherever." Red Folder enables you to leave your footprint to those you love after you’re gone, as well as the need-to-know information for your family right now. Red Folder is in beta, and it’s free to signup until Monday so go sign up TODAY and let me know what you think.
Will you starting Pining more images from your iPhone with iOS8?