Below are the top social media and digital stories from April 10th through 16th!
Ticketmaster, Eventbrite to Sell Tickets Via Facebook
Ticketmaster and Eventbrite will begin selling tickets to a select group of events on Facebook. Read about it on Social Times
F8 2016: Facebook Live API Open to Developers, Publishers
Facebook is giving developers and publishers a chance to see what they can do with its Facebook Live video-streaming feature. Read about it on Social Times
Facebook’s ‘Surround 360’ is a $30K Camera That Shoots 360 Video in 8K Resolution
Facebook announced its Surround 360 camera, a 17-lens 3D VR rig that looks like ‘Gravitron‘ but shoots top-notch 360 degree video. All told, its 17 4-megapixel lenses can shoot in resolution up to 8k and each individual layer acts as a built-in heatsink. Read about it on The Next Web
Dropbox Files Can Now Be Shared Directly in Facebook Messenger Chats
Facebook Messenger now accepts Dropbox files for sharing directly in-app, without having to copy and paste a thing. Read about it on The Next Web
Brands Can Now Produce Native Ads on Facebook More Effectively
Facebook began offering tags that companies can use to mark their videos and other content as branded content, though they are not allowed to include pre-roll or mid-stream commercials—a YouTube mandate as well. Read about it on Adweek.
Instagram Adds ‘Videos You Might Like’ to Explore Page
Instagram revamped its Explore page adding a new, personalized channel for videos, Videos You Might Like. Read about it on Social Times
Instagram Follower Growth Rises in March (Report)
Efforts by brands on Instagram to encourage users to follow them in advance of its shift to a Facebook News Feed-type of algorithm paid off in March. Read about it on Social Times
Twitter Moments Now Supports Audio Cards From SoundCloud
Audio content, including entire playlists, can now be easily shared, and The Next Web pointed out that early adopters include Vice’s Thump and Stereogum. Read about it on Social Times
Vine
Vine’s New ‘Watch’ Feature Makes it Less Loopy (but More Personal)
With this update, a new ‘Watch’ feature on profiles will help you dig all the way through someone’s Vine history. Read about it on The Next Web
YouTube
The 10 Most Watched Ads on YouTube in March
An emoji campaign from P&G's Always outruns Lil Wayne, Cookie Monster and Michael Phelps. Read about it on Adweek
WordPress
WordPress 4.5 Arrives With Editing Improvements, Custom Logos and Responsive Previews
WordPress.org today launched WordPress 4.5, which adds a slew of new features to the blog management tool to “streamline your workflow, whether you’re writing or building your site.” Read about it on VentureBeat
Apple
Fluent: 8% of Americans Own an Apple Watch
Fluent found that 197 of the surveyed users (or around 8 percent) own an Apple Watch. Another 8 percent of respondents said they owned a different kind of smartwatch. Read about it on Social Times