Limelight 26th Jan 2017
@social
Limelight
January 26, 2017

What’s in the Limelight today?
Happy Australia Day! Facebook are testing out ads in Facebook Messenger. Snapchat’s search bar has made it to Ireland and Google is keeping their word. For more, keep scrolling.
Trends
- #MarketingMultiplied – Core Media’s event was this morning
- #AustraliaDay – Happy Australia Day
- #EdSheeran – Announces his European Tour
Future trends
- #FirstDatesIRL – The next instalment airs tonight
In other news
Because it’s Australia Day here, are 88 things you may not have known about the land of the Kangaroos.
This is quite possibly the best recovery from falling down stairs.
Facebook is testing out ads in Facebook Messenger in Australia and Thailand.
Adweek have put together a list of all the ads you could buy with the money that it costs for a Super Bowl advertisement.
Google is sticking to their word are a removing 200 websites due to misrepresentation of content.
Get ready to embrace Snapchat’s search bar because it has landed in Ireland and is actually rather helpful. Check out Mashable’s guide to the new feature.
Facebook has changed the way it talks about privacy. With feedback, they have designed a more user friendly page which will hopefully allow users to easily identify what they’re sharing publicly, to friends and to friends of friends.
Today is…
Australia Day
Tomorrow is…
International Fun at Work Day, National Geographic Day and Chocolate Cake Day
eightytwenty Social Team