Every week we dive into this week’s social media news, providing you with real (and amusing) insight into this dynamic industry. What’s up this week?
Reports indicate Twitter plans to boost its character limit, advertisers will soon have access to click-to-buy ads on YouTube, and Facebook announces a new measurement for video ads similar to Nielson ratings.
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Twitter Plans to Go Beyond Its 140-Character Limit, Kurt Wagner, Re/code
Twitter Buy Now, Twitter Business
NBCU Reaches Deal to Sell Ads on YouTube Videos, Including “Tonight Show” Clips, Mike Shields, The Wall Street Journal
YouTube Will Soon Be Able to Make Any Video Shopping-Enabled, Todd Spangler, Variety
Google Announces Three Long-Awaited Photos Features, Gabriel Komarnicki, Google Plus Daily
Pinterest CEO Says Advertisers’ Needs Take Back Seat to Users, Mike Shields, The Wall Street Journal
Improving Mobile Profiles, Aigerim Shorman and Tony Hsieh, Facebook Newsroom
Introducing New Ways to Buy, Optimize and Measure Ads for a Mobile World, Facebook for Business
It’s Not Just Facebook That Goes Down: The Cloud Isn’t As Robust As We Think, The Conversation, The Next Web