People Are Buying Their Groceries On Pinterest - Digital Coffee 19th June 2020

00:00 Start

00:43 Go Live from Facebook Portal
* Messenger rooms
* Blur background and custom backgrounds like Zoom
* Go Live from your Facebook page or group
* I now want one
https://about.fb.com/news/2020/06/new-portal-features/

02:50 People are buying groceries on Pinterest
* Pinterest has established itself as the eCommerce network
* 70% rise in grocery shopping via the network in March
* 50% of pinners hadn’t bought groceries online before
* Pinners spend more money
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/pinterest-publishes-new-data-on-emerging-ecommerce-behaviors/579848/

04:14 Could this be the new way to Verify on Twitter?
* Verify by updating gov ID
* Will see a flood of verified accounts
* Will need a hyper-verify for business! Maybe the company number?
* Twitter has not confirmed this
https://twitter.com/wongmjane/status/1271285645273489410/photo/1

06:52 Parenting groups on Facebook get new features
* Anonymous posting
* Choose a badge to show your level of parenting
* Mentoring to get one-to-one help
https://www.facebook.com/community/whats-new/new-parenting-group-type/

09:54 Twitter list discovery
* Choose lists by topic
* Only from Twitter moments and verified accounts
* Pin lists you like making them easy to swipe to
* Expand out of your bubble and engage with more people
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/twitters-working-on-a-new-list-discovery-option-as-it-continues-to-focus-o/579703/

12:31 New Snapchat features including virtual graffiti
* AR local experience, paint and edit local buildings and landmarks and it remains visible
* New ‘Scan’ options. Identify a plant or a dog breed
* Voice-activated lenses
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/snapchat-announces-action-bar-voice-activated-lenses-news-updates-and-mo/579676/

13:52 Is Instagram becoming the new source for news?
* Use of Instagram for news has doubled since 2018
* nearly a quarter of UK 18-24-year-olds used Instagram as a source of news about coronavirus.
* 26% of people trust social media for news
* 59% trust government sources and news organisations
* Facebook, YouTube and WhatsApp still win
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53050959