Here are the top five social media happenings this week.

1. Twitter celebrated its 10^th birthday this week.
2. The Pope is now on Instagram.
3. Instagram’s website got a little more user friendly.
4. People in Brussels took to Twitter to offer help following the attacks.
5. Snapchat is buying Bitstrips – the app that turns you into an emoji.

Our favorite Instagram photo of the week comes from @oaklandlakelyfe. We love having Lake Merritt right in our backyards.

First Post #1 #lakelyfe #lakemerritt #oaktown #thetown #oaklandloveit #oaklandish #yayarea #dubnation

A photo posted by @oaklandlakelyfe on Mar 24, 2016 at 8:33pm PDT

Check back next week for more social media happenings, Instagram photos, wacky tweets, and more!