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?
Facebook Introduces Embedded Posts: Facebook's Embedded Posts “make it possible for people to bring the most compelling, timely public posts from Facebook to the rest of the web.”
LinkedIn Introduces New Company Page Analytics: The new LinkedIn Company Page analytics now include the ability to identify the updates that drive the greatest engagement and filter engagement trends by type and time period.
Pinterest Releases a Pinning Shortcut: Pinterest's updated version of their iPhone and iPad app gives you “a shortcut that lets you pin, like and send a little faster on your iPhone.”
Facebook Offers New Advice for Businesses: The revamped “Facebook for Business” service makes it “easier for advertisers to discover how to achieve goals through Facebook, whether it's to drive in-store sales, launch a new product or simply build awareness of the app.”
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GET THE DETAILSPinterest Rolls Out New Features: Pinterest's new features “help you see more pins you love, and fewer you don't. Use the Edit Your Home Feed button to get your feed just how you want it, from the web or your phone. Go to Follow Boards to see stuff you might like based on what you've been pinning.”
Pinterest Emails You When Product Pin Prices Drop: “You don't have to do anything to get notified. Just keep pinning the things you're into, and leave the price watching to Pinterest.”
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