Twitter Promoted Video: This Week in Social Media

Welcome to our weekly edition of what's hot in social media news. To help you stay up to date with social media, here are some of the news items that caught our attention.

What's New This Week?

Twitter Introduces Promoted Video: “After months of experiments and feedback from users and brands, we're excited to announce a beta test of promoted video on Twitter!”

Facebook Launches New Cross-Device Reporting for Ads: The new feature lets “advertisers to see for the first time how people are moving between devices—across mobile apps and the web—before they convert.”

Pinterest Expands Self-Serve Promoted Pins Platform: “These partners are being selected primarily from those on the waitlist and also those that have been actively using Pinterest.”

Twitter Rolls Out New Features for Verified Users: Verified users are alerted “when another verified user follows them on both the Android and iPhone apps [and have] the option to view their verified followers from their own profile on Twitter for iOS only.”

Want to Unlock AI Marketing Breakthroughs?

If you’re like most of us, you are trying to figure out how to use AI in your marketing. Here's the solution: The AI Business Society—from your friends at Social Media Examiner.

The AI Business Society is the place to discover how to apply AI in your work. When you join, you'll boost your productivity, unlock your creativity, and make connections with other marketers on a similar journey.

I'M READY TO BECOME AN AI-POWERED MARKETER

Vevo Video Is Now Pinnable: “Vevo and Pinterest make it a breeze to discover, save and watch your favorite music videos, original shows and live concert events right on Pinterest.”

Facebook Updates Features for Windows Messenger App: Now you can record voice messages and send emoticons.

Social Media Success Summit 2014 is a special online conference designed to help you master social media marketing (brought to you by Social Media Examiner).

Instructors include Jay Baer (author, Youtility), Mari Smith (co-author, Facebook Marketing), Michael Stelzner (author, Launch), Amy Porterfield (co-author, Facebook Marketing All-in-One for Dummies), Mark Schaefer (author, Social Media Explained), Nichole Kelly (author, How to Measure Social Media), Bryan Kramer (author, Human to Human), Neal Schaffer (author, Maximize Your Social), Lee Odden (author, Optimize), Viveka von Rosen (author, LinkedIn Marketing), Lynette Young (author, Google+ for Small Businesses), Stanford Smith (co-author, Born to Blog), Andrea Vahl (co-author, Facebook Marketing All-in-One for Dummies), Melonie Dodaro (author, The LinkedIn Code), Joe Pulizzi (author, Epic Content Marketing), Todd Wheatland (author, The Marketer's Guide to SlideShare), John Lee Dumas (author, Podcast Launch), Jessica Gioglio (co-author, The Power of Visual Storytelling)—just to mention a few. Fully online. Click here to learn more.

What do you think? Please share your comments below.

Curious About How to Use AI?

Our newest show, AI Explored, might be just what you're looking for. It's for marketers, creators, and entrepreneurs who want to understand how to use AI in their business.

It's hosted by Michael Stelzner and explores this exciting new frontier in easy-to-understand terms.

Pull up your favorite podcast app and search for AI Explored. Or click the button below for more information.

I WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT AI