--- title: "Weekly Download: New App Features, Social Partnerships" description: Facebook adds new Messenger apps, Twitter partners with Foursquare, Instagram launches a new photo app and travel organizations integrate digital storytelling with nature. image: https://www.turnerpr.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/4-Sprague-Lake-1-1172580_623x200-2-3.jpg --- 1 min read # Weekly Download: New App Features, Social Partnerships [ Admin ](https://www.turnerpr.com/spin-kitchen/author/admin) : March 27, 2015 [TURNER Weekly Download](https://www.turnerpr.com/spin-kitchen/tag/turner-weekly-download) ![Weekly Download: New App Features, Social Partnerships](https://www.turnerpr.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/4-Sprague-Lake-1-1172580_623x200-2-3.jpg) ## Twitter Teams Up With Foursquare Twitter recently announced a partnership with Foursquare that will let users tag specific locations in their tweets. As [Foursquare](http://www.fastcompany.com/3044163/fast-feed/can-twitter-help-power-foursquares-future) continues its quest to be the “location layer of the internet,” location-based tweets could also allow Twitter to offer more [advertising options](http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/23/twitter-teaming-with-foursquare-for-location-tagging-in-tweets/#J9YHzV:sF6a). ## Payment Features Coming To Gmail Google is developing a new Gmail feature that will allow users to receive and pay bills directly from their email inbox. The service – currently being called [‘Pony Express’](http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/24/8285059/google-pony-express-pay-bills-from-gmail) – could roll out later this year. ## Instagram Launches New Photo Collage App Instagram announced a new app called [Layout](http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/23/instagram-layout/#J9YHzV:BEcL), a creation tool that lets users build photo collages. With collage content growing in popularity, Layout could pose a competitive threat to third-party apps like Pic Stitch, Pic Collage and InstaCollage. It also allows marketers to further experiment with brand storytelling to engage new audiences with [dynamic visual content](http://contently.com/strategist/2015/03/24/7-things-content-marketers-need-to-know-about-layout-instagrams-new-app/). ## Facebook Adds New Apps To Messenger Facebook is opening up Messenger to more than 40 new [third-party apps](http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/03/25/facebook-f8-mark-zuckerberg-messenger/70408194/) that let people add GIFs, videos and audio clips to conversations. By giving people rich new ways to have conversations, Facebook is hoping to keep their attention from wandering to rival mobile services. ## Integrating Nature And The Digital Experience As the need for constant connectivity continues to impact the travel experience, conservationists are concerned that bringing nature and technology together could negatively impact the environment. [Travel Alberta](http://skift.com/2015/03/24/travel-alberta-experiments-with-new-digital-trails-on-instagram/) is integrating the digital experience by visually connecting with its hiker community on Instagram without interfering with the authentic, holistic nature of the great outdoors. 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