this week in social, pr & tech

The Social Media, PR and Tech worlds are constantly changing meaning everyday there is something new to report. With loads of information released daily, I'm here to try to make it easy for you.

Here's the skinny: After this week full of elections and social media turmoil, it is no surprise that there were hundreds of headlines to skim through. Let's start with the negatives: Facebook gets blamed for the election, whether you agree or disagree with the outcome. Twitter wins on election day with traffic doubling, however, loses that momentum with a #TwitterBlackout. Instagram also went black with a lot of black squares the day after the election. Speaking of Instagram, people finally complained about the obnoxious out of order timeline. Many new updates to Instagram Stories came out this week to try to compete with the release of the Snapchat Spectacles'. Snapchat also went down after the election, in which people promptly blamed Trump. Twitter's COO Adam Bain stepped down and will be replaced by Anthony Noto. Pinterest added a new 'Tried it' feature to their website to keep track of your purchases. Meanwhile Apple and Facebook are both working on security features to help you stay safe in a crisis. Ironic, especially since Facebook tried to kill us all off this week. Deaf YouTubers started a movement to stop the crappy captions on videos #NoMoreCraptions. Uber comes out with a 'feed' to enjoy during your ride. Do I smell a new social media on the horizon? And lastly, check out these super weird looking vending machines where you can buy your Snapchat Spects. 

In case that wasn't enough or you feel like you missed something, here is everything that happened this week:

Social Media:

1. Slingr turns Slack into the ultimate task manager

2. Two more executives have quietly left $3.8 billion startup Slack

3. Attack against Trump and Clinton's websites same as Twitter attack

4. Reddit predicts America will still be standing after the election, Twitter users disagree

5. New App Gives Access To Real Voter Opinions In Trump Vs. Clinton Presidential Race

6. Facebook-WhatsApp data sharing on pause in UK at regulator's request

7. Facebook speeds up its data center network with the launch of its Backpack switch platform

8. Facebook opens sponsored messages to all developers in newest version of Messenger

9. Prisma now supports real-time style transfer on Facebook Live

10. Facebook built a Snapchat-like app for developing countries

11. Snapchat copies Instagram Story rewinds, adds augmented background lenses

12. Slack's CEO On The Future Of The Fastest Growing Workplace Software Ever

13. Facebook mystery with missing man and woman is now officially a murder case

14. Facebook manages to squeeze an AI into its mobile app

15. Viber follows Messenger, launches Public Accounts for businesses and brands

16. J.K. Rowling comforts scared fans and destroys Twitter trolls during election

17. Pinscreen launches with high-tech distractions for a nerve-wracking election

18. Instagram users post black squares after Trump wins US Presidency
19. Facebook Messenger may be about to start showing you a lot more ads
20. Facebook's race-targeted ads aren't as racist as you think
21. The 2016 Election exposes the very, very dark side of tech
22. LinkedIn opens Sponsored InMail to all as yet more ad products come to messaging platforms
23. Why are Skype accounts getting hacked os easily?
24. Twitter traffic doubled, Facebook up by 30% on election night
25. #TwitterBlackout is how people are protesting the election on Twitter
26. Twitter stock pops on Donald Trump victory
27. Founder Ohanian trumpets Reddit as a better second-screen than Twitter—he's wrong
28. You don't need a tech team to win an election—You need a Twitter account
29. Donald Trump won Twitter, and that was a giveaway that he might win the presidency
30. Clinton urges supporters to speak outside secret Facebook groups
31. Some people are blaming Facebook for Donald Trump's surprising victory
32. Twitter, Facebook the real winners of election night—Netflix not so lucky
33. Instagram's out-of-order timeline is torture after election day
34. Facebook made a new Snapchat clone for Brazil because why not
35. Twitter COO Adam Bain is leaving the company
36. Twitter COO Adam Bain steps down
37. Snapchat goes down on worst day possible
38. Adam Bain departs Twitter, Anthony Noto will take over as COO
39. Rigged
40. Facebook failed America this year—now it should kill the News Feed
41. People On Twitter Really Want Michelle Obama To Run For President
42. Snapchat will sell its Spectacles camera glasses through pop-up vending machines
43. Snapchat's Spectacles go on sale via Minion-like vending machines
44. Why The Jackson Hole Lifestream Is Still A Thing
45. Google tried to buy Reddit in 2005—but its founders didn't want to become Googlers

46. New to Instagram Stories: Boomerang, Mentions and Links
47. Sean Rad says Donald Trump forced Tinder to change how it handles sexual harassment
48. Instagram is adding more features to take on Snapchat
49. Instagram stories now have mentions, links, and Boomerangs
50. After Trump's win, even some in Silicon Valley wonder: Has Facebook grown too influential?
51. Facebook admits it must do more to stop the spread of misinformation on its platform
52. Here are some more details of how Snap's Spectacles work
53. More Ways to Connect with Your Audience—Superfine, Groups, and Hearts and Comments on the Web
54. Analysis of social media did a better job at predicting Trump's win than the polls
55. WhatsApp beefs up security with two-step verification
56. How Facebook is transforming disaster response
57. Pinterest finds another way to track purchases via its new "Tried It" button
58. Instagram confirms that it's working on live video
59. How long until Facebook Frames?
60. Snapchat's wild new spectacles won't share Google glass' fate
61. Facebook pledges to clear News Feed of misinformation again
62. A new way to keep track of ideas you try on Pinterest
63. What it's like to be unfollowed on Instagram 
64. Russia is blocking LinkedIn
65. Facebook admits it must do more to stop the spread of misinformation on its platform
66. Zuckerberg denies Facebook News Feed bubble impacted the election
67. Here are some details of how Snap's Spectacles work
68. How Facebook is transforming disaster response
69. Deaf YouTubers lead movement to put an end to crappy video captions
70. Facebook just bough CrowdTangle, a tool that publishers use to dominate social media
71. Facebook will disable "ethnic affinity" targeting for housing, employment and credit-related ads
72. Instagram's next big feature will be live video
73. Facebook And Twitter Didn't Fail Us This Election
74. Facebook has plans for an always-on Safety Check hub
75. Facebook makes smallest necessary change to race-based ad targeting
76. Facebook apologizes for 'terrible error' that told people they died
77. Oh, cool. Facebook is saying we're all dead
78. Hey, Facebook: Social media really can change what people believe
79. Facebook Messenger launches its public group chat feature "Rooms" in select markets
80. The Reason Safety Pin Selfies Are Blowing Up On Social Media
81. Facebook wants to make you secure no matter how hard you make it

Public Relations:

1. Kit Kat garners positive PR for campus theft response

2. Walgreens is suing Theranos for $140 million in Delaware

3. Inside and out, ESPN dealing with changing political dynamics

4. Trump's 'shocking,' 'stunning' presidential victory
5. Election 2016: What Do Brands Do Now?
6. 'Movember': Global events to prevent male cancers and mental health
7. Harvard cancels men's soccer season for players' 'appalling behavior'
8. Meet the Customers Who Designed Starbucks Holiday Red Cups
9. What Venmo can teach marketers about reaching millennials
10. Snapchat Spectacles' Spectacular PR-Stunt Launch
11. In protest of Trump victory, #TwitterBlackOut emerges
12. LinkedIn introduces direct messaging feature
13. Instant apps are publishers' newest 'frenemy' when it comes to monetization
14. Snapchat analytics, 'Discover' changes for marketers
15. Snapchat Spectacles' Spectacular PR-Stunt Launch

Technology: 

1. GoPro is recalling 2,500 of its new Karma drones and the stock is tanking

2. Electric Jukebox, a new streaming music startup, debuts 169 service for casual fans 

3. Comcast says technical issued caused NBC to disappear from its program guide, is being fixed

4. Trump's website had a glitch that would make it say whatever you'd like

5. Samsung is really, really sorry about the Galaxy Note 7 and plans to 'do better'

6. Yes, Astronauts Can Vote From Space, And Here's How It Works

7. Microsoft's new to do list app, Project Cheshire, spotted in the wild

8. Apple is selling refurbished iPhones online again

9. Disney can fly drones after unblocking its parks' no-fly zones

10. Apple is working on a secret iPhone feature to get you out of sticky situations

11. Why are technology adverts so terrible?

12. Microsoft is building a new to-do list app even though it already owns one

13. Google to shut down Map Maker, its crowdsourced map editing tool

14. Samsung faces the heat head-on with full-page Note 7 apology in major newspapers

15. Uber-competitor Karhoo has bit the dust

16. Lenovo is ditching its own brand name to make way for 'Moto'

17. Galaxy S8 Release Likely Delayed, And That's Not Even Samsung's Biggest Problem Right Now

18. Scientists built a chip without semiconductors

19. GoPro is recalling the Karma drone after just 16 days on the market

20. Google slaps 'repeat offender' tag on unsafe sites

21. 2016 MacBook Pro Sales Defy Critics: Tops All New Laptops With Shoppers

22. Pandora unveils first web redesign since 2011

23. OnePlus will announce its latest phone on November 15
24. KnowRoaming offers free WhatsApp use around the world
25. Pandora's new website points to an on-demand future
26. AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile are teaming up for better quality phone calls
27. Bitcoin is surging thanks to Trump's victory
28. Google doesn't want proprietary fast charging in Android phones
29. Trump's election could kill the AT&T-Time Warner deal—and investors are spooked
30. Samsung's Galaxy S8 might come in two huge screen sizes
31. Twinkl is a friendship bracelet for the 21st century
32. MacBook Pro cruises through the competition as Apple outsells all laptop manufacturers
33. Adobe brings full RAW support to Lightroom on Android
34. Google enacts stricter penalties on sites that continuously spread malware
35. Samsung's long-rumored foldable smartphone might be announced in 2017 and it looks like a flip-phone
36. Google's mini radar can identify virtually any object
37. Yahoo faces 'at least' 23 lawsuits over its massive data breach
38. Xiaomi Mi Mix Review: It Makes The iPhone 7 Look And Feel So Outdated
39. Deep learning software is better at lip-reading than you
40. Hackers Can Force Your iPhone To Make Calls And Empty Your Wallet
41. Yahoo is worried that hackers might have access to your accounts
42. Siri now helps you send and receive money through PayPal
43. Garmin brings Strava's safety system to its fitness wearables
44. The first VR-ready Windows 10 phone is incredibly basic
45. Adobe acquires video ad company TubeMogul for $540M
46. Just in time for Daydream, YouTube launches its standalone VR app
47. Google is fighting back in its months-long Android antitrust battle with Europe
48. Yahoo admits some staff knew of 2014 hack
49. There probably won't be a new 4-inch iPhone SE in 2017
50. Apple is reportedly launching its new wireless AirPods on November 18-19
51. Microsoft says it will push for diversity and security from the Trump administration
52. Fitbit Shares Jolted On Suspicious Takeover Bid
53. Google says there are now 2 billion active Chrome installs
54. Yahoo Admits Staff Discovered 500M Hack In 2014, Two Years Before Disclosure
55. Google's so much closer to delivery by drone 
56. The FCC has 'serious concerns' about AT&T's upcoming streaming TV package that gives you 100+ channels for $35 per month
57. Google's defense against anti-trust claims: 'we're open'
58. Inside Facebook's first efforts to rain internet from the sky
59. GoPro is running its first-ever scripted TV ad after its stock nosedived
60. Google Ignores Chrome Bug For Two Years, Users Pay The Price
61. A radical redesign makes 'Uber Feed' the center of your ride
62. Adobe acquires video ad company TubeMongul for $540M
63. Google Ignores Chrome Bug For Two Years, Users Pay The Price
64. Next year's iPhone is going to have an even bigger screen
65. Expect new iPads in March with 'borderless' screens
66. Apple launches iBooks StoryTime for tvOS to put kids' books on your telly
67. AirPods to 'finally start production in December,' Barclays says
68. A standalone Apple Support app is rolling out to the iOS App Store
69. Apple Leak Reveals Massive New iPhone Cancellation 
70. Spotify's desktop app writes tone of data to storage drives
71. Report: Apple to launch three new iPads in March
72. Microsoft's iOS app augments hues for color-blind folks
73. AT&T will lower the quality of most video on its network by default next year
74. New emoji will include a woman with a headscarf
75. How (And Why) To Turn Off Live Photos On Your iPhone 
76. Inside an Apple smart home


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