Top Social Media News: 2/7/2014

Facebook Paper, Jelly & New Pinterest Mobile App

We know it can be hard sometimes to take a moment to catch up on the recent social media news, so we wanted to give you a weekly update of what’s happening! Here’s what we’ve got for you.

Facebook Releases Paper App

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Facebook released its app Paper on February 3, 2014. The app pulls in stories, pictures, and videos from your Facebook newsfeed.  The stories are displayed on a customizable picture-led grid which was designed to make it easier to share content with other people. The user can browse content, read stories, and customize the categories they look at. Source

Jelly App Launches

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Twitter Co- founder Biz Stone released its app Jelly this month. Jelly is a new photo-based question and answer app that lets users crowdsource questions from their social networks.  This is how it works: Let’s say you are walking down the street and see a bird you’ve never seen before. Jelly allows you to take a picture of that bird, crop and write a question on the photo. After posting, Jelly will search the group mind of your social networks and notify you with an answer. Source

Pinterest Revamps Mobile Site

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Pinterest redesigned their mobile site to better integrate features like most useful pins and related pins due to recent research revealing that more than 75% of its usage comes through its mobile application. Along with updating useful pins, the mobile app will include updates to existing features and display of recent boards in the board picker. The mobile app was redesigned to feel more like the native desktop for a better user experience. Source

Hope you enjoyed this week’s top social media news! Stay tuned for next week’s updates!