As it ramps up for its IPO later this week, Facebook continues to make improvements to its mobile experience.
The social network quietly introduced a redesign — which is being rolled out today — for its mobile site and iOS and Android apps that makes photos three times larger.
Taking cues from newly acquired Instagram, single images on Facebook now appear at full width so there’s less need to interrupt News Feed browsing by opening and closing photos. Continue Reading…
Today Google announced that merchants across the U.S. can now use a new self-serve interface to create free Google Offers — including areas where they haven’t launched yet.
Previously, Google has focused on pre-paid offers — similar to Groupon Now — but the company is now offering free coupons, which will encourage new customers to visit your store or restaurant. It’s important to note that Offers are free only during a limited-time trial period. Continue Reading…
Last November, Twitter was briefly named the number one photo sharing service with a majority of shares on the network coming from its official service. While this news was great for Twitter, it didn’t bode well for third-party services like TwitPic.
TwitPic is a web service that allows you to easily upload pictures to Twitter. Previously, this had to be done through its website, but now the company has released an iPhone app, complete with a photo Continue Reading…
This week on Sprout Social Insights we tackled guides for Facebook, Twitter, and small business to help you better reach your customers with the social media tools that make a difference.
Check out our articles below to find out more about each one and how they can help you with your social media goals.
And check in every day to Sprout Social Insights for more how to guides and breaking social media news. Continue Reading…
At Sprout Insights, we comb the web to bring you the most up-to-date and actionable resources on how to use social media to grow your business.
To that end, we’re pleased to present a new series on Sprout Insights: Spotlight on Startups. We’ll find the most innovative, useful startup companies out there, get the inside track on what they’re doing, and tell you how you can leverage their products and services for your own business. Continue Reading…
Not all customers searching for your business know that you have a mobile app. Today Google announced new advertising features that enable you to promote, track, and monetize your mobile apps through AdWords.
The first new feature — the Mobile App Extension — enables you to attach a mobile app download link to your search ads. Through this extension, you’ll be able to promote your mobile app to customers that might only be searching for your brand, Continue Reading…
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