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Facebook’s Privacy Concerns: What Businesses Need to Know

Facebook is embroiled in a firestorm of criticism – and down $80 billion in market value to boot – after the fallout widens from the Cambridge Analytica scandal. It’s prompting brands like Playboy and Tesla to close their platform business accounts – but companies of all sizes should understand the latest developments before clicking delete…
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Social Splendor: Sam’s Club Launches Facebook Messenger “Gift Genie”

Talk about Santa’s Little Helper! Retail giant Sam’s Club launched its Facebook Messenger bot today to help customers find gifts for friends and family. Called the gift genie, the bot gives users the choice to shop by category or by chooses 10 initial items for the man, woman, child, or pet in your life. The…
This Company Actually Wants You to Snapchat Your Job Application

In what might be the most millennial move yet, online retail company Everlane is now accepting job applications submitted via Snapchat. The company wrote on Lever that making a Snapchat story might be the “best way to get hired in 2016.” The post encourages interested applicants to make Snapchat stories to show why they would… via…
Have you Seen Instagram’s New Look?

Hit that update button on your iPhone! Instagram has a new look! You’ll see an updated app icon for Instagram. Instagram says, “Inspired by the previous one, the new icon represents a simpler camera and the rainbow lives on in gradient form”.
8 Eco-Conscious Instagram Accounts to Follow

via 8 Eco-Conscious Instagram Accounts to Follow on Earth Day — TIME
The crappy 360-degree videos you’re seeing on Facebook are giving virtual reality a bad name — Quartz

Many are declaring 2016 to be the year of virtual reality. There are multiple virtual reality headsets rolling out this year, and Samsung gave away its Gear VR headset to anyone that preordered its newest smartphones. Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, which owns VR company Oculus, thinks we’ll all be wearing VR headsets at… via…
What’s YOUR Reaction to Facebook Reactions?

The long awaited, totally re-designed Like Button is here. It’s called Facebook Reactions, an expansion of the “Like” feature, with six distinct new options that you can choose in addition to “Liking” a post. These are: Love, Haha, Yay, Wow, Sad, and Angry. In our opinion here at The Social Campfire, these are literally the…
Don’t Do It, Twitter – 10,000 Characters Kills Your Essence

I am completely, 100 percent opposed to Twitter’s consideration of increasing the current tweet limit of 140 characters to a whopping 10,000 characters. From 140 to 10,000? I completely understand the character increase for direct messaging purposes, but for the tweets themselves? Would Twitter even be the same? I think not. Plus, we’ve had tools…
20 New Year Quotes to Inspire and Share in 2016

Happy New Year 2016! Here at The Social Campfire, we sincerely hope you had a successful and happy 2015 and that you’re ready for another amazing year! May you enjoy the best of luck in 2016. As you prepare for another year, feel free to grab one of our Top 20 New Year 2016 quotes…
5 Holiday Gifts for Social Media Lovers

These 5 Holiday Gifts for 2015 are perfect for the Social Media fan in your life.
The Word of the Year is…Not a Word?

The Word of the Year for 2015 is technically not a word at all. That’s right – the 2015 Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year goes to – Emoji. Pretty fitting indeed. The fun-loving, creative message-spurring emoji has become one of the hottest and most beloved topics – and activities – of the year. The…