Issue 24 | 31 August 2016

 

Tomorrow is September. Hope you had a good bank holiday folks, because that's the last one until Christmas. The year seems to be flying by like a particularly eager hummingbird. Time – as a wise man once said – moves pretty fast. This is more true than ever in the world of social media, so let's stop wasting it and get on with the lastest issue of Sociable Folktales.

 
 
Facebook   Twitter and Instagram
 
 
Other Platforms
  • Pinterest debuts promoted video ads.
  • Pinterest allows more control over home feed.
  • Snapchat buys search app Vurb.
  • Snapchat unveils 360° video for movie teaser.
  • Live TV shows on Periscope.
  Emerging Platforms & Tech
  • Fabric – an automated personal journey of your life.
  • Snow is keeping Snapchat at bay in Asia.
  • Uber loses at least $1.2 billion.
 
 
Social Media Items of Interest
  • Five great video ads to watch right now.
  • Celebrities get busy with the 22 push-up challenge.
  • How an emoji can combat bullying.
  • YouTuber fronts Unilever's new Impulse campaign.
  • Brands that nailed the Olympic Games on social.
  • Instagram may be more accurate at diagnosing depression than a doctor.
  • The kid who revolutionised tech reviews on YouTube.
  • The brands making Instagram Stories work for them.
  • Charts that sum up social marketing during Rio 2016.
  • Drones are now the delivery method of choice for prisoners.
  • Sony Entertainment explains why it's moving away from Twitter.
  • Kardashians under fire for not declaring sponsored posts.
 
 
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