Welcome to Social Marketing Cluster Facts! We’ll be diving into the week’s top social media news, providing you with real (and amusing) insight into this dynamic industry.
What’s up this week? Twitter introduces autoplay feeds, Facebook announces a new retention algorithm and LinkedIn’s Pulse news platform announces it’s bringing back HUMAN editors to tailor news to users. Interested? Watch Cluster Facts! Turn it on. Turn it up.
Introducing a More Seamless Video Experience With Autoplay, Baljeet Singh, Twitter Blog
This is Twitter’s Top Secret Project Lightning, Mat Honan, BuzzFeed
Twitter Acquires Artificial Intelligence Startup Whetlab in Machine Learning Push, Kathleen Chaykowski, Forbes
News Feed FYI: Taking Into Account Time Spent on Stories, Ansha Yu, Facebook Newsroom
Facebook Taken to Court By Belgian Privacy Watchdog, BBC Technology
Linkedin Brings Back Human Editors to Tailor News to You, Julia Greenberg, WIRED Magazine
Pinterest Search Just Got Smarter, Caroline Belo, Pinterest Blog
Facebook Gives Top Creative Awards to Ice Bucket Challenge, Always’ ‘Like a Girl’ Campaigns, Martin Beck, Marketing Land