Category: Social Media

2012-10-18

by EPR Staff · Published 2012-10-18 · Last modified 2020-11-29

Pinterest Rolls Out Block and Report User Features

When using any social network (and not only, for that matter, in the online environment), you might want to block a user. On Pinterest, you didn’t have this option until now. But it was a heavily requested option, the third most popular feature request on the site (as mentioned here, and no longer on the official list as it already is a rolled out option). With the block option, the social network has also announced a ‘report user’ feature and more granular email settings.

PR News / Social Media

2012-10-15

by EPR Staff · Published 2012-10-15 · Last modified 2016-10-25

New Pinalytics Platform Offers Social Monitoring for Pinterest

Pinterest is a social network with an impressive growth rate, and marketers are tapping into its potential, in search of new ways to promote their brands and products. As it happens with all social media marketing channels, the problem of analytics arises, as Pinterest doesn’t offer such measurement options. This type of data is however vital to marketers and the brands they represent and now, with the help of new social monitoring service Pinalytics, they can access different statistics.

PR News / Social Media

2012-10-12

by EPR Staff · Published 2012-10-12 · Last modified 2016-02-29

Beevolve Study Sheds Light on Twitter Usage across the World

There are millions and millions of accounts on Twitter. Is anyone wondering what would an average user of this microblogging social network “look” like? What are their preferences? How many followers does they have and how many people do they follow? Well, a new comprehensive study from Beevolve of Twitter users worldwide has just been released and it offers quite interesting insights.

Social Media / Technology PR

2012-10-11

by EPR Staff · Published 2012-10-11 · Last modified 2016-01-04

Buffer Offers New and Improved Social Media Tracking

Buffer extends its platform with free enhanced real time analytics for Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn posts.

PR News / Social Media

2012-10-08

by EPR Staff · Published 2012-10-08 · Last modified 2016-03-07

YouTube Launches Original Channels in France, Germany and the UK

A year ago, YouTube launched original channels, trying to draw more people to this website to watch interesting content. Now, as the existing ones have a huge success, YouTube brings original channels to France, Germany and the UK. You can have a look at what they have prepared here.

PR News / Social Media

2012-10-04

by EPR Staff · Published 2012-10-04 · Last modified 2016-04-28

Like-A-Hug Jacket Hugs You When You Get a Facebook Like

I’m sure everyone thinks that MIT researchers are worthy of appreciation and always work on inventing new and useful things. Well, after an invention announced today I have to say that this will be only partly true, as these researchers just invented the Like-A-Hug Jacket that gives its owner a hug when they receive a Like on Facebook.

PR News / Social Media

2012-10-01

by EPR Staff · Published 2012-10-01 · Last modified 2016-03-03

Facebook Claims to Have Mind-Blowing Statistics for Advertisers

The number one social network of the moment seems to have some aces down its sleeve that will convince advertisers to spend more and more on Facebook ad campaigns. As anyone probably knows, there are many debates around Facebook and the effectiveness of advertising on this network.

Social Media

2012-09-28

by EPR Staff · Published 2012-09-28 · Last modified 2016-03-29

Facebook Gifts Launched in the USA

What’s the point in seeing it’s a friend’s birthday or that they have a new job if you can’t send them a gift? That seems to be the train of thought that lead Facebook to roll out Facebook Gifts, integrated with birthday reminders. This new feature is available for the moment only for some US users, with no official information on whether it will be made available in other places in the future.

PR News / Social Media

2012-09-28

by EPR Staff · Published 2012-09-28 · Last modified 2016-01-11

The Pros and Cons of Automating Tweets

In today’s world of smartphones and laptops and business on the go, it’s more popular than ever for people to be active on social media. Users are reading and posting Tweets at all times...

PR News / Social Media

2012-09-17

by EPR Staff · Published 2012-09-17 · Last modified 2020-12-06

StumbleUpon Makes Terms of Service Updates, Shares Them via Email

The famous personalized content discovery service StumbleUpon recently made some changes, adapting to new trends and making it more easily for users to find and share great content online and today announced all of its users about some Terms of Service and Privacy Policy updates in a detailed yet very friendly manner. This is one of those not so often times we get to praise someone for doing it right!