Social Snapshot – 02.02.2022

February 2, 2022

Another week, another Social Snapshot! Sometimes it can be hard to stay up to date with the ever-changing world of social media! Stick with us as we take you through our weekly roundup of everything you need to know…

Instagram adds new poll options for Instagram Stories.

Instagram is testing new updates for Poll stickers on Instagram Stories so users can add up to four response options.

Find out more here.

And more from Instagram – the app is adding scheduled live display on user profiles.

Instagram is launching a new display feature for lives that allows users to list their upcoming Instagram live streams on their profile.

Find out more here.

Meta improves 3D avatars and expands its use to Instagram.

Meta is rolling out updated 3D avatars to Facebook and Messenger, adding new facial shapes and assistive devices. Also, some Instagram users are now able to use their avatars in Instagram stories and DMs.

Find out more here.

Pinterest is adding ‘AR Try on for Home Décor’.

Pinterest introduces ‘AR try on for Home Décor’, a new AR furniture placement tool to help Pinners shop using augmented reality and virtually place furniture in their home.

Find out more here

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Design and disability are so often discussed in terms of basic “accommodation” and “access,” yet my visit to the V&A’s Design and Disability exhibition completely shifted that perspective. Rather than framing disability as an issue to be fixed, the exhibition presents it as a culture, a rich set of identities, and a radical design force shaping practice from the 1940s right up to today.

Lurkers are your biggest audience and they’re deciding in silence. They watch in feeds, sanity-check you in comments, communities and reviews, then repeat whatever proof is easiest to quote internally. That’s why social feels harder, it’s no longer a click machine, it’s an answer surface. Ofcom shows AI summaries are now common in search results, and YouTube remains the UK’s biggest social utility by reach and time spent. If your story is inconsistent, your evidence is scattered, or your customer proof is buried, lurkers can’t do the job of trusting you for you.

Pinterest has rolled out a brand-new Media Planner inside its advertising tools, and it’s designed to make planning and managing Pin campaigns a whole lot simpler. In short? It gives you a clearer view of what you’re running, who you’re targeting, and what results you can expect…