The Top 5 Social Media News Of This Week

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The interesting about Facebook is that there is always something new. Even when it is not a big deal, it becomes one, well, because it’s Facebook. This week the social network changed its logo, it was the first time since the company was created back in 2005. But don’t look for any major changes in its identity. At first, the new logo looks a lot like… the old one.

Facebook changed its logo for the first time since the company was created back in 2005.

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Yet, these are not the only big news about Facebook this week. The iOS app got itself a brand new photo uploader and it comes with quite a few “Snapchatty” features. Oh, and Facebook also admitted that it has got so good at facial recognition, it might not even need to see your face anymore!

Add an amazing social media campaign from Volvo which recently won the Grand Prix in Cannes, 5 amazingly useful TED talks for social media marketers, and you’ve got yourself a powerful mix!

So are you ready for this week’s Top 5 trending news on We are Social Media?

	Facebook Changed Its Logo – Did You Notice? – If you’ve missed it don’t worry. If you did not see the difference in the featured image above, don’t worry either. Because Facebook has indeed changed its logo, but it is not as obvious as on would think!
	Facebook Can Now Recognise You Without Even Seeing Your Face – Facebook has invested a lot of resources into continuous improvement of its facial recognition tech, and it has now gotten so good, it might not even need to see a face to recognise someone anymore!
	Volvo Made The Best (Buzz) Steal Ever – After the amazing success of the Epic Split last year, Volvo has once again stolen the show during this year’s Cannes Lions. This time, it was about Volvo cars, and its social campaign to “steal” the buzz during the 2015 Superbowl.
	Facebook Goes All Snapchatty – In its latest iOS update, Facebook has introduced new features to its photo uploader to make more out of your photos. And it’s hard to not see how most of these are directly inspired from Snapchat.
	5 TED Talks Every Social Media Marketer Should Watch – At WeRSM, we think TED talks are among the best material to keep one inspired. There are always interesting, they always inspire us to do more and they are often easy to digest. Perfect mix?