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    Facebook Page Insights Updated: This Week in Social Media

    by Cindy King / October 12, 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 Rolls Out Updated Page Insights: “After gathering feedback from the early users of the new Page Insights,” Facebook is “rolling out the updated Page Insights to all page owners, and introducing some new, highly requested features as well.” Click here to find out what's changed.

    facebook page insights post reach
    "Page Insights allows you to see not only whom you've reached—but also whom you've engaged."


    Facebook Redesigns Ad Buying and Reporting Tools: “Now, the ad buying process will start with a simple question: What's your advertising objective?”

    facebook website conversions
    "Based on the objective a business chooses," Facebook will "now recommend an appropriate ad-type (i.e., a page post link ad to drive clicks to a website)."

    Facebook Deactivates the “Who Can Look Up Your Timeline by Name?” Feature: If you used the “Who can look up your timeline by name?” feature to make your name unsearchable, this feature will be stopped. You'll have to use the other privacy settings to control who can see your content.

    facebook unsearchable feature
    If you used the "Who can look up your timeline by name?" feature to make your name unsearchable, you'll be seeing a message like this to say that your name will now be searchable.

    Twitter Introduces New Features for Mobile: The new version of Twitter for Windows Phone now has “features that you can customize specifically for the Windows platform.”

    twitter mobile windows update
    "Photos and tweets can now be the backdrop of your Windows Phone lock screen."

    Foursquare Rolls Out Upgrades: “You'll notice an updated look and feel, with a simple feed that shows you what's most relevant nearby, right now.”

    foursquare newly updated
    Foursquare has "added a 'nearby' button. Tap it to see which of your friends are around."

    Here's more interesting news to follow:

    Instagram Launches Ads: In the next couple of months, you may begin to see “an occasional ad in your Instagram feed if you're in the United States.”

    Pinterest Starts Testing Promoted Pins: “You may spot a few in your search results or category feeds on the web or in mobile apps.”

    promoted pins
    "They work just like regular pins, only they have a special 'Promoted' label, along with a link to learn more about what that means."

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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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