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April 18, 2019

Updates:

• Instagram is experimenting with a new option which would enable users to view on-platform video content with a friend, while also seeing their reactions on screen via the phone camera.

• Twitter acquihires highlight sharing app Highly

April 17, 2019

Updates:

• Twitter has announced that it will allow users to hide tweet replies as part of its ongoing efforts to improve on platform discourse.

• After launching its 3D posts option last year, Facebook is now looking to advance its 3D tools, including a new option to post 3D images in Facebook Stories.

• Facebook has rolled out an updated version of its Ads Manager app, along with a new bidding option. 

• Facebook’s Portal will now surveil your living room for half the price of $99.

• LinkedIn has added a new tool which will enable users to prioritize updates from colleagues in their feeds.

April 16, 2019

Updates:

• How to Unlock Your Creative Potential on Stories [GUIDE]

• Facebook prototypes a swipeable hybrid carousel of feed posts & Stories

• With Skype, you can already share your screen with others using the desktop version of the software, and the company is now adding the final touches to the same feature for Android and iOS devices (for beta testers - click here to sign up).

April 15, 2019

Updates:

• As part of its wider shift towards messaging, and to integrate its various messaging tools, Facebook may be looking to bring messaging back into its main app.

• LinkedIn has been gradually rolling out some new image features which you may not be aware of.

April 12, 2019

Updates:

• Instagram bug showed Stories to the wrong people

• LinkedIn adds celebrate, love, insightful and curious reactions to spur more engagement

• Pinterest is Now Up to 265 Million Users, Added 51 Million Within the Last Year

• Pinterest has added some new ad options, including Conversion optimization and Promoted Video for Conversions.

Podcast:

• "Pinterest Ads Are The Best Kept Secret On Social!" With Alisa Meredith

April 11, 2019

Updates:

• Instagram now demotes vaguely ‘inappropriate’ content.

• Google makes it way easier to search by date. For example, if you wanted to read all of Mashable's articles about Google changes this year, you'd search for "mashable google after:2019-01-01."

• Facebook's Implementing New Rules and Processes to Stop the Spread of Harmful Content

April 10, 2019

Updates:

• Facebook is adding new tools to help families and friends manage the accounts of deceased users and related notifications.

Tool:

• StreamYard