
Instagram introduces new hashtag search API for businesses
Instagram rolled out a new hashtag search API on Wednesday that allows businesses to search for up to 30 hashtags within a seven-day...

Pinterest’s new Promoted Carousel ads will display up to 5 swipable images in a single ad
A Promoted Carousel ad for Cheerios. Pinterest rolled out a new ad format on Thursday, introducing Promoted Carousel ads that allow...

Agencies must now confirm client relationships before enabling Facebook Pixel and event sets
Facebook is updating its policies around who can enable its Pixel and event sets, now requiring agencies to confirm their relationship...

Advertisers can now use CPM bidding to buy Quora ads
Quora has added impression-based bidding to its ad platform. Quora advertisers can now use CPM (cost per thousand impressions) bidding to...

Despite 280-character expansion, short Tweets are still the norm
Since doubling character limits for Tweets to 280 characters a year ago, Twitter says people are still keeping their Tweets short and...

LinkedIn Sponsored Content can now be tracked via Google Campaign Manager
LinkedIn announced on Monday it is adding Sponsored Content to the available ad units that can be tracked by Google’s Campaign Manager....

Vimeo integrates with LinkedIn to enable video publishing to company pages
Marketers can now publish videos to their LinkedIn company pages directly from a Vimeo account via the ‘Publish to Social’ feature....

Twitter beats expectations, reports profit for fourth quarter in a row despite losing MAU
posted significant increases in earnings Thursday, reporting net income of $789 million for the third quarter, beating expectations...

Latest version of Facebook’s Marketing API gives details on why ads fail to run
Facebook released a new version of its Marketing API on Tuesday which includes updates that will give advertisers more insight into why...

Facebook Messenger 4 will make it easier for users to connect with brands
Facebook has started rolling out a new version of Messenger — called Messenger 4 — that promises a more “simplified” experience. Among...

Facebook Attribution now available to all advertisers
Facebook started beta testing an attribution solution for marketers to analyze the impact of their campaigns both on and off Facebook in...

Survey: Social commerce held back by security, privacy concerns
A new survey from Sumo Heavy Industries has both good and bad news for social media. The survey was conducted in May among more than...

Facebook introduces retention optimization option for app advertisers
Facebook introduced a new retention optimization feature and four new app retention metrics for app advertisers on Thursday. Why app...

Facebook aims to give more transparency around brand-influencer relationships
Facebook is updating the language for its Branded Content tag — putting more transparency around brand-influencer relationships — and...

Facebook cracking down on ads with clickbait headlines, sensationalized language
In May 2017, Facebook announced it was doing more to demote ads that included shocking, disruptive or malicious content. On Wednesday,...

Pinterest updates Ads Manager, rolls out Product Pins features ahead of holiday shopping
Pinterest announced Wednesday the first big refresh for its self-serve Ads Manager tool since its launch in 2016. The company also added...

Facebook: Coming to a TV near you?
Facebook is rumored to be working on a connected TV device under the project name Ripley, reports Cheddar.com. The hardware, which...

Facebook opens Audience Network SDK beta program for developers, publishers
Facebook announced last week it is opening its Audience Network SDK Beta Program, giving app developers and publishers early access to...

Attackers exploited 3 bugs and Facebook’s once-vaunted social graph to steal 29 million users&
Facebook provided an update on the investigation into the massive data exploit it reported to users on September 28. While the overall...
























