Twitter down: social media platform suffers global outage with users unable to post

Twitter has suffered multiple outages in many countries across the world, leaving millions of users unable to post to its platform. Full Story: The Guardian

Marketing Under Lockdown – Leveraging Social Media to Maintain Visibility

Marketing in the COVID-19 era is almost exclusively an online exercise. In the absence of in-person meetings and events, staying connected and top of mind is challenging. Full Story: JD Supra

5 Ways Better Payment Processes Can Help Attract Social Media Influencers

As people spend more time at home because of COVID-19, they turn to everyone’s new favorite pastime: watching internet videos. Full Story: Retail Info Systems News

Social media shopping: what are your rights?

More of us are looking to Instagram and Facebook to satisfy our shopping wants and needs, but just what are your rights when you buy through these platforms? Full Story: Good Housekeeping

Best Practices for B2B Social Media Marketing in 2020

Social media for b2b brands is tough. This is because any brand that is directly in touch with the consumers has more creative ideas to interact on social media whereas for B2B brands its trickier to find ways. Full Story: YourStory.com

Why Social Media Make Us More Polarized, and How to Fix It

Facebook has become a battleground among partisan “echo chambers.” But what is it about social media that makes people so polarized? Full Story: Scientific American

Twitter hack probe leads to call for cybersecurity rules for social media giants

Its point is that the biggest social media platforms have huge societal power (with all the associated consumer risk) but no regulated responsibilities to protect … Full Story: TechCrunch

Is Everybody Doing … OK? Let’s Ask Social Media.

Researchers are looking at online behavior to gauge public mental health. The results aren’t pretty. Full Story: Medium

Social Media Marketing Is More Powerful Than Ever

Social media marketing has been a strong digital marketing prospect from the moment that it was introduced to the world. Full Story: Communal News

How Covid-19 Caused Social Media Apps to Pivot with New Features

To keep up with society’s new digital traits, social media engineers have had to work tirelessly to launch more efficient and simpler features. Full Story: Entrepreneur

Facebook Announces New Messenger Branding, Adds New Messaging Features

As you can see in the video, Messenger has added Rooms, collaborative video viewing, a customizable emoji response bar, new personalized stickers and color gradients in your threads. Full Story: Social Media Today

How to Leverage Social Media Metrics for Maximum Impact

“You can’t improve on it unless you measure it”. This holds for the social media effort of your organization. Full Story: Business 2 Community

How to Avoid Social Media “Pods” and Still Build an Audience

In the last several years, social media “pods” have become a popular strategy to get more attention and engagement through a social media channel’s algorithms. Full Story: Entrepreneur

What the debate over TikTok means for the future of social media

But the perceived political motivation to ban TikTok based on its Chinese origins sets a damaging precedent for other social media platforms balancing global … Full Story: Brookings Institution

3 Myths To Dispel About Launching An Online Marketplace Or Social Media Platform

Of the five members of the FAANG, the growth-hacking businesses comprising Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google, three are online platforms… Full Story: Customer Think

Online shopping and social media: It’s a hard habit to break

Online shopping and social media can be a tough combination for your financial bottom line. Full Story: The Journal Pioneer

How to Use Social Media Data to Boost Content Marketing Strategy

There are a select few moments in the day that make any mundane moment great. One is when we taste that first sweet sip of coffee. Full Story: Business 2 Community

How Social Media Is Changing How Society Works

Last April, states began to sporadically reopen their economies after weeks of being shut down. Full Story: wgbh.org

Why Are Social Media Sites Blue? How Color Psychology Drives Engagement

Sometimes called “the Nirvana color,” blue symbolizes the comfort, sky, water, sleep, the mind, trustworthiness, and safety (think police officer uniforms). Full Story: Business 2 Community

Which Social Media Stock Will Grow The Most By 2025?

Every week, Benzinga conducts a sentiment survey to understand what traders are most excited about, interested in or thinking about as they manage and build their personal portfolios. Full Story: Benzinga