There are always updates to and the way we are using social media is consistently shifting. Stay abreast of all major changes and trends in this ever changing landscape. Wind up the year with some inspiration, seeing what’s changed this year, and look at trends for 2018.

1. The Social Media
Landscape in 2017

2. Open with question – broad statement about
engagement

3. inasstagram

4. Twitter doubling the character count

5. Why does Instagram Stories Rank
Viewers In A Particular Order???

6. PSA - Anyone can record and
save your snaps forever on iOS 11
• The screen recording feature comes packaged with the free iOS
11 update, though you need to tweak something in your Settings
if you want it to appear in your Control Center.
• Open your Settings app, tap Control Center > Customize
Controls. Add the "Screen Recording" feature, and you'll be able
to record whatever's happening on your screen with a simple
swipe-up from the bottom of the screen and a tap of the circular
record button.

7. WHAT WE ARE COVERING:
• TRENDS AND MAJOR SHIFTS IN THE INDUSTRY
• UPDATES FOR ALL MAJOR CHANNELS
• STATS / INFOGRAPHICSVIDEOS; CASE STUDIES
• FUNNY STUFF, TERRIBLE STUFF,
• GIFS, VIDEOS, BEST CONTENT OF 2016
• MYTH BUSTING ON MAJOR SOCIAL MYTHS
• ANTI RULES / WHAT WORKS FOR YOU
• CHANGES TO ALGORITHIMS
• SOCIAL MEDIA FOR ACADEMICS; PANEL

8. Also for inclusion
• Facebook has begun rolling out their next new feature, round
profile pictures in the news feed, as of 8/15/17. This could create
some confusion for page admins as profile pictures will begin being
cropped to circles and will likely need to be adjusted.
• https://socialfiremedia.com/facebook-reactions/
•
• https://socialfiremedia.com/snapchat-releases-snap-map-everything-
need-know/

9. Also for inclusion
• Twitter increasing the character
count
• https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/26
/twitter-may-expand-tweets-to-
280-characters-double-length.html

10. New Trend: Homeland Security
• Every US immigrant's social media history is up for grabs starting Oct.
18.
• The US Department of Homeland Security quietly introduced a new
regulation last week that would allow the agency to collect data from
all immigrants' social media history, including posts from their
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.
• It would also affect green card holders and naturalized citizens. The
new provision, introduced to the Federal Register on Sept. 18,
was first spotted by Buzzfeed News.
• https://www.cnet.com/news/homeland-security-plans-to-collect-
immigrants-social-media-info/