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Question added by Duaa Saif , Translator & Copywriter , Bayt.com
Date Posted: 2016/08/14
Ghada Eweda
by Ghada Eweda , Medical sales hospital representative , Pfizer pharmaceutical Plc.

Amazing question, thank you.

Here are the latest news on social media :

1-Snapchat removes 'racially insensitive' filter

Snapchat has removed a filter for photos that some say promoted racist 

2-Now, ad blockers won't work on Facebook's desktop website.

3-Twitter takes on Snapchat as 'Moments' feature goes mainstream

Taking on Instagram and Snapchat "Stories" feature, Micro-blogging website Twitter has opened its "Moments" feature.

4-Live streaming apps: Facebook Live vs. YouTube Live vs. Periscope.

5-Rio Olympics: Blow for Twitter as gifs banned

There is a complete ban on gifs from the Olympic Games.

6- Indian railways is using Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms

After receiving1, tweets and complaints, IR has been contemplating new features to allow passengers to connect with senior rail manager.

7-Facebook is changing, says no to "Clickbait"

8-Facebook to celebrate birthdays with videos

Birthday Recap Videos are-second videos that will appear on top of a user’s Facebook wall a day after the user’s birthday.

 

 

Thanks for the invite Duaa.

News Number One: Facebook Expands User Control Over Ad Preferences and Combats Ad-Blocking

Well, remember how random concerts and music festivals' ads would show on the right pane of Facebook if you browsed maybe the pages of TomorrowLand or Coachella? That is because the algorithm at Facebook reads that as your interest and shows you relevant ads. 

However, many people complained about Facebook showing irrelevant ads and that the lack of user control on those ads was annoying. 

Now Facebook (as of today) has improved its Ad controls by giving users the control over their ad preferences. If you don't wish to see a certain type of ad like cars or office supplies, you can uncheck that in your ad preferences. This improvement will give the users more control over how their data forms the ads which they see.

When they’re relevant and well-made, ads can be useful, helping us find new products and services and introducing us to new experiences — like an ad that shows you your favorite band is coming to town or an amazing airline deal to a tropical vacation. But because ads don’t always work this way, many people have started avoiding certain websites or apps, or using ad blocking software, to stop seeing bad ads. These have been the best options to date.

We’ve designed our ad formats, ad performance and controls to address the underlying reasons people have turned to ad blocking software. When we asked people about why they used ad blocking software, the primary reason we heard was to stop annoying, disruptive ads. As we offer people more powerful controls, we’ll also begin showing ads on Facebook desktop for people who currently use ad blocking software.

Second MAJOR news:

The Federal Trade Commission is moving to tighten the rules for marketers working with social media influencers when it comes to disclosures alerting consumers that they are seeing paid content, according to Bloomberg, which first reported the news last week.

Michael Ostheimer, a deputy chief in the FTC’s Ad Practices Division, warned in the Bloomberg interview that the commission will be increasing the requirements for disclosure on sponsored posts, with most of the burden falling on advertisers (as opposed to the influencers who are paid to make the posts). Ostheimer explained: “We believe consumers put stock in endorsements and we want to make sure they are not being deceived.”

Among other thing the new, stricter rules dictate that brief disclosures like “#ad,” “#sp,” “#spon,” and “#sponsored” will no longer be sufficient in many cases, principally because consumers are unlikely to notice them and understand their meaning – which is doubtless part of the reason marketers favored them in the first place.

Much of their acceptability depends on how prominently they are displayed: thus “#ad” may be acceptable by itself if it comes first in the post before all other content, but not at the end. By the same token, truncated or abbreviated disclosures like “#sp” and “#spon” aren’t acceptable by themselves, regardless of position, because consumers can’t reasonably be expected to know what they’re supposed to stand for.

Ostheimer tells Bloomberg: “If consumers don’t read the words, then there is no effective disclosure… If you have seven other hashtags at the end of a tweet and it’s mixed up with all these other things, it’s easy for consumers to skip over that. The real test is, did consumers read it and comprehend it?”

Importantly, on sponsored video posts the disclosure must be spoken out loud or displayed on screen.

Additionally, all forms of compensation should be disclosed, including those beyond straightforward cash payments, including free products and services provided to influencers by brands or agencies.

The commission is already enforcing tighter standards for brands working with online influencers. Last month the FTC rapped Warner Bros. for failing to include “conspicuous” disclosures in a social influencer campaign to promote its Lord of the Rings game, “Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor.” As part of a settlement with the company the FTC required that Warner Bros. implement an internal compliance system and make sure that influencer partners are also aware of the rules regarding disclosure.

Samiullah Khan
by Samiullah Khan , IT Support Specialist , Kitopi

thanks for the invite...

well news in social media is like get ready for new things each day...

instagrams 50 billion grand slam driving facebook's future

facebook cracks down on news feeds

25 visual content marketing tools to engage audience

instagram debuts ephemeral stories in battle with snapchat

etc etc and much more... well changes in these can be entertaining for the users but its time to think what profit can be made out of this being a marketer... :p

Moses Nyaimwa
by Moses Nyaimwa , Renewable Energist , Solar Innovations Ltd

Thanks for the invite got intresting things happening

1.instagram Introduces Instagram Stories: Instagram debuted Instagram Stories, a new feature that lets you “share multiple photos and videos… in a slideshow format: your story.” With Instagram Stories, “you can bring your story to life in new ways with text and drawing tools” and “the photos and videos will disappear after 24 hours and won’t appear on your profile grid or in feed.” According to the Instagram blog, Instagram Stories will be rolling out globally over the next few weeks and will be available on both iOS and Android.

 

2.Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan announced on Tuesday that they are donating $25 million to the Centers for Disease Control Foundation to fight Ebola. 

 

Zuckerberg revealed the donation in a post on Facebook (of course), the site that has made him into the $33 billion man he is today. In a status update, Zuckerberg compared the disease to Polio and HIV, noting that 8,400 people have already been infected by Ebola and that it has the potential to spread quickly.

3. Facebook is once again tweaking its News Feed algorithm to make sure its 1.71 billion users walk away feeling informed — and the social media giant is turning to humans for help.

Users in Facebook's Feed Quality Program already rank how informative they find stories in their feeds on a scale of one to five.

 

 

Dina El Yassaki
by Dina El Yassaki , Client Service Senior , Sout Al Qahira Media Agency

latest news:

Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie divorce

US accusing Saudi Arabia for the destruction of twin tower on the 11th of September & fining them.

 

Yousef Ahmad Al Saraireh
by Yousef Ahmad Al Saraireh , متطوع , المجلس الدنماركي للاجئين

Is relay the latest news by social networking sites and users can be at this news or incorrect

Mohamed Elsherif
by Mohamed Elsherif , Head of insights and reporting , Crowd Analyzer

There is no right answer to this quetion. Social Media is not only social networks, but every way of tranfering information in an interactive way. The latest news also in few hours are not that much latest anymore. I have collected this list for your entertainment suggusting that you follow it everytime you want to know the latest news:

  1. http://www.forbes.com/social-media/
  2. http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/
  3. http://www.socialmediatoday.com/
  4. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/social-media/
  5. https://www.entrepreneur.com/topic/social-media
  6. http://mashable.com/category/social-media/
  7. http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/tag/social-media-news/
  8. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/social-media/

Mohamed Tarek
by Mohamed Tarek , Art director , Vola Agency

it depends on time you see my answer.

sudeesh s
by sudeesh s , AutoCAD draftsman , M.R.S.INTERIOR

China's 'rocky romance' causes social media stir

There are many ways to express love.

Some people bestow their loved ones with flowers or chocolates. Others express their feelings through poetic words on cards and letters.

But one Chinese woman has caught the eye of social media by painting a huge portrait of her crush on the side of a cliff. The unusual expression of admiration has inspired a passionate online debate,

The female rock climber, who is in her thirties, told local media that she doesn't want her real identity to be revealed. So she has been given the pseudonym 'Lingling' (a generic name for a woman). She told Chinese radio station FM93 that her mural, which was painted on a rock at Xianju National Park, in Zhejiang province in eastern China, was created during several weekends over a two month period .

She said she would begin painting at 3am in the morning, and go on for several hours.

Ahmed Saeed
by Ahmed Saeed , graphic designer , Nerhadou

in egypt

12 assassination of Egyptian troops in the Sinai :( :(

Defeat Zamalek in front of Sun Downs 0: 3

 

Muhammad Usman
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