#Newsfeed: Twitter gives the Australian marriage equality campaign its own emoji; Facebook tests a news feed without posts from publishers; Maldives hotel now comes with an Instagram butler

Plus why old school advertising is not dead.

The news of a reshuffle of Facebook’s news feeds continues, with reports today of tests overseas that see a seperate feed for posts from family and friends – leaving publishers no choice but to have to pay to appear. “People have told us they want an easier way to see posts from friends and family, so we are testing two separate feeds, one as a dedicated space with posts from friends and family and another as a dedicated space for posts from Pages,” a Facebook spokeswoman told AdAge in an e-mailed statement. “To understand if people like these two different spaces, we will test a few things, such as how people engage with videos and other types of posts.” The test so far is limited to six countries—Sri Lanka, Bolivia, Slovakia, Serbia, Guatemala, and Cambodia—and Facebook has no plans to roll it out globally, yet.

Read more about yet another change to your Facebook feed here.

The five-star Maldives hotel renowned for its underwater eatery has added one most Insta-worthy feature to it’s list of attractions – an Instagram butler. For solo travellers who need to capture that incredible shot for their Instagram, the Conrad Hilton Resort now offers an assistant to take snaps for you at the most photogenic spots on Rangali Island.

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• Facebook downplays test banishing all Pages to buried Explore Feed [via TechCrunch]
• Facebook Tests a News Feed Without Posts From Publishers [via AdAge]
• Facebook tests Live Video Producer Tool with multi-camera support and GFX features [via The Next Web]
• Publishers might have to start paying Facebook if they want anyone to see their stories [via Recode]
• Trigger warning: Facebook is adding more words that turn colours and spark animations [via Fast Company]
• Twitter gives the Australian marriage equality campaign its own emoji [via Mashable]
• James Comey, former FBI director, confirms secret Twitter account, takes shot at Donald Trump [via ABC News]
• Twitter has a serious bot problem, and Wikipedia might have the solution [via Quartz]
• 21 Instagram Feeds Designers Love That Can Spark Ideas for Anyone [via Inc.]
• This five-star Maldives hotel has an Instagram butler [via 9 Honey]
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• Music Publishers Want to Create a Comprehensive Song Database — 15 Years Too Late [via Digital Music News]
• Albums And Why They Still Matter [via hypebot]
• Lady Gaga’s ‘Joanne’ Is Certified Platinum [via Billboard]
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• Harry Styles Fans Launch ‘Respect’ Campaign After Singer Is Groped Onstage During Show [via Complex Music]
• How 1977 Broke All the Rules and Changed Music Forever [via Consequence of Sound]
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• Snap reportedly stuck with ‘hundreds of thousands’ of unsold Spectacles [via The Verge]
• iPhone: I’ll never give you up, even though you’ve let me down [via The Next Web]
• NRL goes global with new Fox Sports streaming service [via Mediaweek]
• Head to Head: Does the PR industry need more creatives? [via Mumbrella]
• How a Baby Dragon and Clever Hashtag Ignited Sales of Heat Wave, a New Doritos U.K. Line [via AdAge]
• Why old school advertising is not dead [via The Next Web]
• Five Steps To Make Your Dry, Boring Work Writing Less Terrible [via Fast Company]
• TRENDING: #PostYourYes, #Australia2030, #MichelleGuthrie

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