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It's difficult to stay up to speed when the social media landscape is constantly shifting and shaping – we get it! We want to keep you updated on the latest social media news this month, so we highlighted the biggest changes. We've compiled the best of the best and are happy to share with you the January 2018 Edition of What's New in Social Media.
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Facebook is Launching a New Library of Free Audio Tracks to Add Music to Your Videos
With the help of Facebook's new audio library, called Sound Collection, people can add music to their videos without fear of infringing copyright. Sound Collection gives users access to thousands of high-quality audio tracks and sound effects to spice up their videos. These sounds are owned by Facebook, and are free and clear to use in any videos you create and share on Facebook and Instagram.
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Facebook Cracks Down on 'Like This If' Bait in Your News Feed:
Facebook is starting to penalize posts that use what it calls "engagement bait" -- the request that people like, share and comment to increase a post's reach. By targeting this type of spam, Facebook hopes to increase the "authenticity" of posts that appear in people's news feeds. It is the next step up from tackling click-bait articles, the social network said.
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Instagram Users Can Now Follow Hashtags The Same Way They Follow Accounts
Hashtags can now be followed the same way people follow other accounts. After the user has started following the hashtag, top posts containing that hashtag will start appearing on their feed and Stories bars. Hashtags followed will be visible to others on users' profile according to privacy settings.
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Twitter Adds View Count Displays to All Videos:
Twitter has announced that it will now display video view counts on all videos posted to the platform. Twitter has been experimenting with video view counts for a while, with some users reporting seeing them, then having them disappear again. Now, it seems, they'll be here to stay.
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Twitter Makes it Easier to Compose and Read Threads:
Twitter took another step towards longer-form content on its platform Tuesday: the company officially embraced threads, giving users a way to more easily string together a number of tweets. The company also added labeling to threads to make it easier for followers to recognize them as such.
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Stay tuned for the February 2018 Edition.
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