During the session, we covered the following:

News Topics:

• Facebook Town Hall Tool
  • Provides a place for its users easily contact their local officials
  • Facebook lets you call, message, email and go to the Facebook Page of each representative listed
• Facebook iOS Users Are now able to add Background Colors
  • Rolling out a change to help people make their text posts more visual
  • Available on Status updates
• Facebook takes on Snapchat with Messenger Day stories
  • Messenger Day lets you post pictures and videos to ‘stories’ that only have a shelf life of 24-hours –  After that time period, the content is automatically deleted
  • The company says the move is to “put the camera front and centre” of its messaging app and is additionally part of Facebook putting “video first across all apps and services”
• Instagram Hits 1 Million Advertisers, Fueled By Small Businesses
  • More than 1 million monthly advertisers, up five times from a year ago
  • Expected to generate $3.64 billion in advertising revenue globally this year
  • More than 80% of Instagram users follow a business on the app, and in the past month, more than 120 million users have used business profiles to visit a website, get directions or contact a firm

Lesson of the Week: 

•  Social Teaming – Scouting and Drafting

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