5 social media news you should read today

Here it goes some important news social media professionals should know.

General News

The Internet will have almost 3 billion users by the end of this year

While Internet penetration is saturating in developed countries, it is growing fast in developing countries. By the end of the year almost 40% of world’s population will be connected.

Source: The Verge

Facebook

Infographic: Why Facebook Pages should be optimizing their images for News Feed

Images drive a lot of engagement on Facebook. Therefore, they should look great both on Pages and on News Feed. In many cases, however, community managers do not optimize for the last one.

Source: AllFacebook

5 things your business needs to consider before starting a Facebook Page

Some important tips every business owner should know.

Source: Inside Facebook

Facebook now have built-in video analytics

Facebook Page owners can now see who is watching their videos – and for how long.

Source: Venture Beat

Pinterest

9 charts that explain why Pinterest is valued at $3.8 billion

The social network controls 23% of referral traffic to e-commerce sites. Enough said!

Source: Business Insider