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    Facebook Allows Contests Without Apps: This Week in Social Media

    by Cindy King / August 31, 2013

    social media researchWelcome 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 Eases Promotional Guidelines: Facebook has just updated their “Pages Terms in order to make it easier for businesses of all sizes to create and administer promotions on Facebook. Now, promotions may be administered on page timelines and in apps on Facebook.” Be sure to check out the new Promotion Guidelines.

    new facebook promotion guidelines
    You can now use Facebook Promotions on page timelines.

    Google+ Hangouts Go HD: HD capability is initially rolling out for Hangouts on Air, then to all desktop hangout video calls over the next few weeks.

    google+ hangouts hd
    "HD hangouts require an HD-capable webcam, more bandwidth and more processing power than standard definition. So if your computer and network are capable, turn the quality up to HD!"

    Twitter Announces New Look for Conversations: Twitter makes “it easier to discover and follow conversations in your home timeline. You'll see up to three tweets in sequence in your home timeline.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnRmayAuB4M

    Facebook Announces Shared Photo Albums: As first reported by Mashable, Facebook is rolling out shared photo albums.

    facebook shared photos
    "Users can share access to an album with up to 50 contributors, who can each add up to 200 photos."

    Foursquare Adds More Detail to Places: “Now when you look up a place, you might see specifics like free wi-fi, outdoor seating and which credit cards are accepted.”

    foursquare add detail
    When you check in, Foursquare has started to ask a quick question about the place.

    Flickr Updates Camera Features: You can now take “full advantage of the depth of capabilities that Apple's iPhone camera has to offer and more.”

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    The camera "gives you full control over how your final photo looks, even before you snap the shot."

    Foursquare Rolls Out Proactive Recommendations: Foursquare's latest features are to help “you discover the greatest things nearby without even having to open the app.” Currently rolling out only to Android users.

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    When you wander into a new neighborhood, Foursquare will "suggest a few places that your friends love."

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    "The easiest way to post to your Google+ business page."

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    Giphy: A tool to share animated GIFs with your friends on Facebook.

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    You can embed GIFs right onto your timeline from Giphy's search engine.

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    About the authorCindy King

    Cindy King is the director of editorial for Social Media Examiner. She spent 25 years abroad in international business development and then built her own international business using social business networking.
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