Listly by Jakub Prószyński
Facebook has a problem: your Friends list has grown so broad that sharing a photo or status with all of them probably doesn't make much sense. People still do it out of habit, and because there aren't many clear-cut ways to share with just your family or just your close friends.
Starting October 13, Social Media 201 picks up where Social Media 101 left off, to provide you with hands-on instruction for gaining likes, followers, retweets, favorites, pins, and engagement. Social media experts will teach you how to make social media marketing work for your bottom line and achieving your business goals.
Just when everyone thought that Google is planning to shut down Google+, there comes a surprise move. After a series of ups and downs, Google announced a small new improvement on Hangouts and now an acquisition. That's true; Google acquired Polar, a startup that allows users to create visual polls for their websites or apps.
If you're still using Google+ and you have a Chromecast, there's an update to the Android app that you'll want to snap up. Now you can cast a slideshow of videos, photos and links shared to your stream. So far the update only seems to be for the Android version of Google+.
Google will soon allow Android users in India to download YouTube videos and watch them offline. The announcement was made alongside its first 'Android One' smartphones, a new initiative designed to give users a premium, Google-driven experience at cheaper price-points.
Facebook today announced some changes to its ad platform that give users a say into which ads do or don't get shown to other users. The social network has for years offered little buttons to let you "hide" specific ads, but now, Facebook will give users the opportunity to say why they've hidden something.
Facebook is rolling out changes to Power Editor that allow advertisers to preview ads as they're being created, instead of posting something to the page and then promoting it.
Google Play's return policy has always been a nice perk of being an Android user. If you don't like an app you've just paid for and downloaded, you can simply head back into Google's store, say you want a refund, and you're done.
We've been tracking the rumours for a while and now, finally, Twitter's 'Buy' button has launched, and with it some new Twitter commerce terms and conditions. News of the update came via the official Twitter blog . Today we are beginning to test a new way for you to discover and buy products on Twitter.
And the updates just keep coming. As TheNextWeb reports, another feature might just be on the plans for the mega network. This time, Facebook is testing expiration date on posts - you read it right. Also Read: Facebook Starts Showing View Count On Autoplay Videos This new feature has been reported from various users during the...