The Top 5 Social Media News Of This Week

Since f8, a lot of updates have been announced. But it is particularly interesting to focus on how Messenger will be evolving over the next few months. Chatbots and scannable codes are already changing the way we use the messaging platform and there is little doubt it will have a huge impact on the way brands will be talking with their customers.

Chatbots and scannable codes are already changing the way we use Facebook Messenger.

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Another cool update this week concerned Facebook posts and the way they can be embedded on websites. The new version not only makes embedded posts load 60% faster on your website, it also allows you to resize them so they can better fit your design.

Finally, this week we came across a fantastic trick that will free up to 3Go of storage space on your iPhone. Make sure you try it, it really works!

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

	Messenger Codes For Brands Are Here, And They’re Awesome – Last week Facebook announced Messenger Codes, these new scannable (snapchat-like) codes that let users start conversation on Messenger without even being connected with someone on Facebook, or even knowing their name. This week, Facebook is rolling out Messenger Codes for brands, and that is awesome.
	Facebook Has Improved The Way You Embed Posts On Your Site – Embedded social content has become quite popular as publishers find that it is one of the best ways to bridge the gap between their social and website’s content. Facebook has been listening to feedback from publishers, and has now launched a revamped embedding mechanism.
	Chatbots Are Already Taking Over Facebook Messenger – Up until now we were used to Twitter being the ultimate customer service tool. Facebook, as the world’s biggest social network, is making fast steps towards acquiring a larger share of the pie though. And by debuting chatbots at its latest F8 event, that position is being strengthened.
	Ponder, ‘The Anti-Social Network’ Launches On iOS – Ponder, the self-styled ‘anti-social network’ backed by Mark Cuban and the creators of Tinder is here to democratise the spread of content. The amount of followers you have, doesn’t matter. You are presented with content that you can either spread or just pass on it. Just last week, Ponder launched on iOS.
	This “Magic” Trick Will Free Tons Of Space On Your iPhone – If you’re like me, your iPhone is pretty much always running out of storage. Photos, songs, videos… anything we save on it takes so much space that my iPhone is always out of available storage space. I came across this tip, and I have already freed over 3GB of storage space on my phone!