The Top 10 Social Media News Of 2014

Yes, it is that time of the year. So, instead of publishing our usual “Top 5 Social Media News Of This Week,” we thought we would play on the tradition and offer you a look back on the top 10 news that made Social Media this year.

Check out our review of the top social media news in 2014.

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So are you ready for this year’s Top 10 most read posts (ranked by total number of views) on We are Social Media?

	The Ultimate Image Size Guide for Facebook – 2014 Edition – Jon Loomer prepared this great infographic cheat sheet for all image dimensions that you might fin on Facebook. Whether it is a shared link image, an event page cover, or a facebook ad visual, we have you covered!
	The Complete History of Instagram – From the very beginning, Instagram was set to be a success story. In fact, it had 1 million users just 2 months after its launch and it kept on growing ever since. Check out this great infographic which will take you through the complete history of Instagram.
	New Facebook Personalized Video Cards To ‘Say Thanks’ – Facebook was built around one concept: connect with your friends. Facebook are released Say Thanks, an experience that lets you create personalized video cards for your friends.
	Now You Can Share Where You Are Traveling To on Facebook – When Facebook introduced “How you are feeling?” only a few could see the potential. Today many users add this information to their status update and some even say it increases engagement among their friends and Facebook then added “Traveling to” to its list of feeling-and-doing status update options.
	New “Who’s Viewed Your Profile” Page and “Relationship” Features on Linkedin – Linkedin has been busy, rolling out many new updates on its platform, such as a totally redesigned “Who’s Viewed Your Profile” page and new contact features on profiles.
	How To Become An Instagram Guru [Infographic] – Instagram may well be the trendiest and fastest growing social media platform today. Brands are more and more interested in the platform and the community now counts some very strong influencers. But what makes someone a “Guru” on Instagram?
	27 Signs You Work in Social Media – The first thing you do in the morning is to check your social media notifications. Every time you see something nice or fun, you immediately think about uploading it on Instagram. When you get upset with something, Twitter is usually the only place you can take your rant to. Does this sounds like you? Yes, it does, right?
	The Demographics of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – We found this comprehensive infographic created by Microsoft Social Listening, that gives us insights of the social media demographics that form our interconnected world.
	Facebook Is Putting An End To Like-Gating – Big Bang, Revolution, the end of an era… I am not sure how marketers around the world will take the news, but Facebook is officially pulling the plug on a widespread marketing tactic: Like-Gating.
	Honda’s “The Other Side” on YouTube Will Blow Your Mind! – Wow! That’s all I can say. I’ve just watched “The Other Side” a new YouTube campaign by Honda UK and Wieden + Kennedy London for the new Civic and the Civic Type R (the sporty version.)