Welcome back to Social Digest, the fortnightly round up of all things social, straight from Social@Ogilvy London. So, for the last time this year, enjoy! 

 

3 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

 

• Instagram is now bigger than Twitter (Related: Instagram gets an update with 5 new filters)
  

• Sink your teeth into a few 2015 trend predictions from Social@Ogilvy
  

• ‘The Interview’ is over. This is worth a read (Related: The worst of the Sony leak)

2014 on…

 

• YouTube

• Twitter

• Facebook

• Google

• Tumblr

• Viral videos

• Shrug-worthy moments

• Misheard lyrics (a little NSFW)

• GIFs

 

In other news…

 

• Skeletor + Honda = A pretty cool Twitter takeover that many initially thought was a hack
  

• All the new Google chat Easter eggs you didn’t know about

• Turn your arm into a touchscreen – is this the fyootcha?
  

• #illridewithyou

• YouTube is working on a built-in GIF creator (try it out for yourself, on select videos for now, including the always brilliant PBS Ideal Channel)

• Facebook Search now lets you find specific posts, not just people

• Facebook’s trending topics are now on mobile

• Twitter is testing a new way to sell products directly from tweets

• Bored waiting for the lights to change? Not any more

• And finally, want a LinkedIn endorsement from Liam Neeson? Good luck

Just for fun

 

• If you listen to Serial, you’ll like this. If you don’t listen to Serial, listen to Serial.

• The best of Black Friday

• You need to follow Unspirational
  

• The future is now
  

• Oh Benedict… first otters, now milk

• And finally, help yourself to a badass job title here

 

Worth a Watch

 

• The Office + The Hobbit = Martin Freeman magic

• Ricky Gervais flips lips with Jimmy Fallon
  

• Is this you?
  

GIF of the Fortnight