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Eight things that matter this week
Pokemon Go is planning to launch location-based ads, Facebook to introduce disappearing messages just like Snapchat, Twitter ads more rich stuff to drive more customer support through the platform, Snapchat live streaming is on its way, and even more.
1. Music Streaming and translation tool are coming to Facebook:
Facebook’s music feature allows users to post and share music circulated by music streaming services like Apple Music or Spotify on their Facebook timelines. The feature allows users to share and comment on the music.
Also, Facebook is testing a translation tool among a small group of users. Such a tool is expected to boost much-needed connectivity around the world. Such a tool has been there for corporates, celebrities, and groups and soon will be available to general users.
2. Twitter Launched a new live stream platform, just for major events
Twitter has just launched its first live stream broadcast with Wimbledon games last week in partnership with ESPN, also Twitter said it will be streaming live video provided by CBS from the upcoming Republican and Democratic national conventions.
Also, Twitter and Bloomberg reached an agreement to live-stream three financial news shows, including Bloomberg West, What’d You Miss? With all due respect, and the network’s daily stock market coverage.
This is not everything, Twitter is in talks with the NBA, Major League Soccer and Time Warner Inc’s cable network Turner Broadcasting to buy digital streaming rights for content related to major sports and events.
3. Live Sports Broadcasting is coming to Snapchat:
Snapchat is in talks with sports leagues to bring live sports broadcasting to its messaging platform.
Snapchat live streaming will begin with the NCAA Final Four, the monetization for the NCAA stories will be by selling brand sponsorships for each of them.
4. Disappearing messages on Messenger? Yes, it’s coming…
Last week i mentioned that Facebook is adding end-to-end encryption to Messenger, Users in a secret conversation will be able to set a timer to control the length of time each message you send remains visible within the conversation.
For iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus users, Facebook added new Peek and Pop gestures of Messenger, users will now be able to try out the pressure-sensitive abilities of 3D Touch to more easily navigate through the app.
5. Twitter adds 2 cool customer services features:
Twitter is testing a new feature that should help users get faster customer support from brands and businesses they follow.
On select profiles, it’s now displaying when those accounts are most responsive.
Also, Twitter testing a ‘Featured Tweets’ tab that seems to display tweets curated by the account owner.
PS: Now you can upload GIFs up to 15 MB.
6. Instagram got a new Queen and she’s Selena Gomes <3
Selena Gomez officially has the most-liked Instagram photo of all time, and she looks absolutely awesome in it.
Step aside, Justin Bieber and Kendall Jenner
7. Ads are coming to Pokemon GO:
According to John Hanke, Niantic chief executive officer said: “sponsored locations” are coming to the app soon.
During his interview with The Financial Times, Hanke said: Niantic will charge advertisers on a “cost per visit” basis.
Data from SimilarWeb shows 3% of all Americans used the game last Friday, only slightly behind the 3.5% who opened Twitter, and the game has been installed on more US Android smartphones than Tinder.
8. Google acquires Kifi to improve Spaces app:
Kifi platform allows companies to create knowledge bases by sharing links and content in Libraries and allows groups to discuss it.
Kifi will be shutting down its service soon, but existing users can continue to access the app for a few more weeks.
After the success of the previously shared overall analysis of Sherine’s new album “Ana Keter” and her social media presence, we decided to fulfill your requests with more details and additional insights.
The report is from Jan 15 through Jan 31, 2014; however, starting Feb, we noticed that Sherine’s team has enhanced and developed how they engage with fans on Facebook.
Still, there’s more to do; please review the slides below to know what exactly they are missing with recommendations.
Check out the report:
Key take-outs in 15 days after the launch:
- Album gained 11 million views in 2 weeks on YouTube
- YouTube Channel subscribers boosted by 90K subscribers in 15 days out of 127K total subscribers overtime
- Buzz reached 15K tweets/RTs since the launch on Twitter
- How do people talk about the album/Sherine on Twitter?
- People are sharing songs from YouTube & SoundCloud
- +90% positive sentiment on Twitter
- Sherine’s Twitter account is excellent at spreading the news about the album’s success.
- People are tweeting the song’s lyrics.
- Sarcastic tweets about Sherine & few songs (regular) - Almost zero negativity about the album
- Album teasers on Facebook created credibility for Sherine’s page, reflected in the page results after the album’s launch in the next 15 days with 92K Interactions & 312K New Likes.
- The album received tremendous engagement on the launching date of Jan 15. However, no posts for four days after the launch negatively affected the interactions.
Recommendations:
Sherine Abdel Wahab’s Facebook page would have received double or maybe triple new likes and interactions if the improved posts’ quality; please find below the points taken:
- Long updates with no extra value-added will lead to losing your fans’ interest
- The text-only format isn’t preferred, as it is well-known that they generate less reach than other content (Facebook announcement)
- A call to action is essential to generate leads & increase engagement
- Each post has to have its visual, audio, or video so you can attract/engage your audiences
- Understand the situation and act upon it, always be relevant to the time and avoid posting irrelevant content at the wrong time.
- Revise the tone of voice in future activities.
To recap - Overall performance is average to good - Enhance your content formatting - Improve the tone of voice on all networks - Be creative to engage your fans better - Be Consistent - Start your SoundCloud account.
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Putin, Obama war on social media starts with unfriend on Facebook
New stage of the cold war, is it?
The Social media war between Putin and Obama started with UnFriend, this is the action taken by Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the Facebook diplomacy with American president Barack Obama.
The unfriending comes after an official White House update about the possibility of a US-Syrian war. President Putin revealed that Obama’s updates about the Congressional debate on a possible war with Syria have annoyed him.
After unfriending, President Putin update status on profile “Something I should have done a long time ago”
Also, He said to Russia’s Pravda News Service “President Assad and I, we are the Facebook friends. We like the same pages, we share pictures of cute women and all that. Obama needs to lighten up on there, it’s not for serious stuff,”
President Obama’s latest posts about the possibility of the war in Syria have been reported by someone and he received a warning from Facebook that he will be prevented from posting on his profile for 24 hours.
He has also commented “Really, Putin needs to grow up. If he didn’t like that [post], he could have just hid it from his news feed instead of creating all this Facebook drama,”
JOE BIDEN “Vice President of the United States” announced to reports that President Obama has signed into his Twitter account to unfollow Putin.
The turmoil generated between Putin and Obama over their dispute on the Syrian crisis. Expanded to reach the social networks
Putin and Obama on social Networks
The question now is, are we witnessing a new stage of the cold war between the two countries, will they continue the war online instead of the military tactics and old spy war?
It’s obvious that social media is really changing the game in everything, and now it’s taking over on a very high level.
Keep an eye on Digital Boom and we will keep you posted with more news and updates on the cold war and even more…
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Amr Diab Gets Hacked on Twitter
Amr Diab’s Facebook page has announced that his twitter account has been hijacked by anonymous and now tweeting political.
Update: Amr Diab’s Facebook Page announced that “Amr Diab’s Twitter account has been restored successfully and you can follow Amr’s tweets normally now”
Amr Diab got hacked on Twitter
On Thursday 9th of Jan, Amr Diab’s Facebook page announced that Amr Diab’s Twitter account has been hacked by anonymous and now tweeting politics!
Amr Abdul-Basset Abdul-Azeez Diab (born 11 October 1961) is an Egyptian singer and composer of pop music. He was awarded the World Music Award for Best Selling Middle East Artist, three times: 1998 for the album “Nour El Ain”, 2002 for the album “Aktrr Wahid Byhbak 2001” and 2007 for the album “El Lillady”. Amr Diab also won The African Music Awards 2009, Big Apple Music Awards; Life Achievements Awards: Best Singer of The Year in 2009, and Best Male Act in African Music Awards 2010.
He is known as the Father of Mediterranean Music He has created his own style which is often termed “Mediterranean Music” or “Mediterranean Sound”, a blend of Western and Egyptian rhythms.
In The Mediterranean in Music, David Cooper and Kevin Dawe referred to his music as “the new breed of Mediterranean music”.According to author Michael Frishkopf, Amr Diab has produced a new concept of Mediterranean music, especially in his international hit, “Nour El Ain”.
In his analysis of The Very Best of Amr Diab album, Victor W. Valdivia of All music said: “His music melded traditional Arabic sounds and textures with Western rhythms and instruments. The mesh was dubbed Mediterranean music, and The Very Best of Amr Diab displays Diab’s superb skill in creating it.”
In 1997, he won three awards at the Annual Arabic Festival: one for Best Video, for Best Song, and for Best Artist of the Year. Diab received a Triple Platinum Award for the sales of Nour El Ain and a World Music Award in Monaco.
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