We're well and truly into December and in that worrying period when people ask you, 'are you all set for Christmas?'. You'll cringe internally because no, you're not. Time's running out and your calendar's stuffed like a turkey with parties, pantos and post-work drinks. The only thing you can do is strap yourself onto the bright red festive juggernaut and try to enjoy it. Luckily, we have social media to distract, entertain and inspire us on the journey. Here's Sociable Folktales to bring you right up to date with what's been happening.
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• Messenger rooms tested in some countries.
• New page interactions ad targeting tested.
• High profile accounts hacked.
• New wifi hotspot finder. 
• Aquila drone failure investigation.
• Search to be simplified.

• Twitter
• New ways to curb trolls and abuse.
• You can now follow people with QR codes.
• Direct reply count added.
• Instagram
• Live-streaming feature released.
• Notifications when someone screenshots your DMs.

• Snap goes on hiring frenzy.
• Pinterest adds to marketing partners.
• Snap Spectacles' hidden augmented reality feature.
• Snapbots selling Spectacles appear.
• First Spectacles store opens in NYC.
• CNN buys Casey Neistat's Beme.

• New battery tech lasts for days, charges in seconds.
• Amazon's data-storing truck.
• Sky moving into mobile.