Social news

Twitter announced about the complete integration service for online broadcasts Periscope, which will give users the ability to create and tweet online videos directly through the Twitter app for mobile platforms.

Mail.ru Group launches new ad format – video ads that will be broadcast in the news feeds of users of social networks VK and OK.ru. About this report "Vedomosti" with reference to the statement of Deputy CEO Mail.ru Group Dmitry Sergeev. According to forecasts of potential weekly coverage of commercials may not exceed 50 million Russian Internet users.

Users of social network VK started to complain to the advertising recordings. She now plays at the end of the listened tracks and is marked with a yellow marker:

At the beginning of 2017 Facebook plans to launch support for the live broadcasts in the format of 360°. About this reported the official blog of the company.

Twitter announced the impending disconnection of the advertising format Lead Generation Cardused to collect the contact information of the users.

Social network LinkedIn in the coming months will make the decision on expediency of the further presence at the Russian market and a possible postponement for this data to the users in the country. About this report "Vedomosti", citing sources close to the leadership Linkedin.

Facebook continues to identify violations in their metrics. At the end of last week, the company announced that several indicators display incorrect data. In particular, we are talking about the number of reactions to Live broadcasts and user engagement in interactions with links to third-party resources.

Facebook launched a new tool through which you can create frames for photos and videos to social networks. It is available to everyone on the link.

Facebook has identified ten topics that have attracted the most attention of users in 2016.

Microsoft closed the deal to acquire the social network LinkedIn. About it declared the head of the Corporation Sathya Nadella.