It's difficult to stay up to speed when the social media landscape is constantly shifting and shaping – we get it! That's why we provide our partners with a monthly e-newsletter with the top social media news and updates. We highlight the biggest changes in social media monthly and share these updates and insights with you! We've compiled the best of the best and are happy to share them with you in What's New in Social Media: January 2019 Edition. Facebook's Testing New 'Keyword Alerts' for Groups: Facebook appears to be testing a new option to provide alerts for keyword mentions within Facebook groups, which would provide another way for admins to stay on top of relevant discussions within group interactions. Facebook's Adding Search as an Ad Placement Option, Providing New Opportunities: Facebook is 'running a small test' of ads in search results as it seeks new options to help offset the slowdown in overall revenue growth. The ads will essentially be the same format as regular News Feed ads, and will appear as an additional placement option within Ads Manager, though video ads will not be available. The new search ads will provide another way for brands to reach interested consumers based on their on-platform activity. Facebook Tests New 'Comment Quality' Feedback Option as it Looks to Boost Engagement: Facebook is testing another way to get user feedback on comment quality as part of its ongoing efforts to boost engagement on the platform. Instagram Reportedly Tests Creator Accounts for High-Profile Influencers: Creator accounts will reportedly give creators weekly and daily data insights about changes in their follower counts. They'll also get recaps of their new content so they can see what may have led to an increase or decrease in followers. Instagram Adds New 'Countdown' Sticker to Instagram Stories: Instagram has added a new 'Countdown' sticker for Stories, which displays a timer for a chosen event. The feature provides yet another way for marketers to customize Stories and engage audiences. YouTube Expands Stories to Creators with Over 10k Subscribers: The site expanded its Stories feature to "creators" with more than 10,000 subscribers. The feature, which was originally called Reels, allows video makers to layer their creations with text, stickers, filters and other items. Stay tuned for the February 2019 Edition. Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau  |  2201 Second Street, Suite 600  |  Fort Myers, Florida 33901 Local: 239-338-3500  |  Toll-free phone: 800-237-6444  |  Fax: 239-334-1106 Manage your Newsletter Subscriptions or Unsubscribe %%Member_Busname%% %%Member_Addr%% %%Member_City%%, %%Member_State%% %%Member_PostalCode%%