Social Media Updates: Page 297

  • Want Your Elected Representative's Attention? Use Social Media, Says New Study

    One of the growing frustrations about the American political process is the ever-widening distance between our elected representatives and the people that vote them into office. Voting is incredibly important, but it can seem painfully insignificant before the much more vast influence that money has. But there might be a workaround for the average person trying to get a politician's attention: Social media.

    By • Oct. 14, 2015

  • How Are People Reacting to Facebook's New 'Reactions' Emoji Responses?

    Facebook has started testing it's new 'Reactions' emotional response options, with users in Ireland and Spain being the first to get access to the new tools. So how are they being received? I asked users in both regions to get a feel for how the new functions are being used.

    By • Oct. 14, 2015

  • Facebook Reveals its Planned Video Discovery Platform - a YouTube Killer?

    Facebook has today released a blog post which outlines their efforts on video, detailing some of the tools they've added and functionalities they're developing to facilitate more video content and more video engagement on the platform. And there's a big update coming that has the potential to take Facebook video to the next level, and surpass YouTube once and for all.

    By • Oct. 13, 2015

  • Twitter to Lay Off 300+ Employees, Comprising 8% of Their Workforce

    As reported in many different media and news sources, social network Twitter is laying off up to 336 employees, comprising 8% of its current workforce. This was the first major move by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, who was named permanent CEO just last week, to address the doldrums that Twitter has lately found itself in.

    By • Oct. 13, 2015

  • The Most Discussed Issues on Facebook from September [Infographic]

    Facebook has released its monthly hot issues report, highlighting all the key topics of discussion amongst Facebook users for September. The monthly listings provide great insight into what's popular amongst the varying Facebook user groups and an indicator of where the attention of your target audience lies, enabling you to utilize such info to angle your own Facebook content towards more trending discussions.

    By • Oct. 13, 2015

  • How the Periscope Summit Restored My Faith in Humanity

    The first annual Periscope Community Summit was held recently in NYC. Social media identity and live-streaming advocate Brian Fanzo attended, here's his summary of the event.

    By • Oct. 13, 2015

  • Facebook, Censorship, and the Risk of Privately Owned Communication

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    By • Oct. 12, 2015

  • Social Good: Positivity at Your Fingertips with Pozify's New Community

    With the number of tragedies and scandals that make daily headlines, it can be easy for people to think that there is nothing but bad news out there. One new social app aims to counteract that.

    By • Oct. 12, 2015

  • LinkedIn Making All Groups Private & Launching Standalone App

    As of October 14, LinkedIn will make Groups private and will also be launching a standalone app. Read more about the changes coming to LinkedIn's platform.

    By • Oct. 10, 2015

  • When Should I Post on Twitter and Facebook? [INFOGRAPHIC]

    For Twitter, the best time for click-throughs seems to be Monday to Thursday between 1 and 3 pm. Avoid tweeting after 8 pm most nights, though on Friday click-throughs fall after 3 pm. Twitter traffic is up between 9 am and 3 pm, but it also means that your tweets will have more tweets to compete with.

    By • Oct. 10, 2015

  • Twitter Conducts Research into the Importance of the Platform to NHL Fans [Infographic]

    While much of the focus in the sporting fan community has been focused on the return of the NFL, the build-up to the new NBA season and the MLB post-season, there's also another major North American sport of major focus for social media audiences - the National Hockey League (NHL). The Twitter Canada team recently surveyed 1,000 Canadian hockey fans to get a handle on how they use the platform to connect and engage with the sport.

    By • Oct. 10, 2015

  • 6 Experts Reveal How to Easily Get More Facebook Traffic

    Ever wanted to ask an expert how to kill it on Facebook and turn social traffic into red hot leads? Or learn the tricks the "pros" use to amplify their content and put it in front of the right people? These were questions we were dying to ask, so when the opportunity to talk to some well known industry experts came our way we couldn't resist.

    By • Oct. 10, 2015

  • Scream Queens Presents Good Idea/Bad Idea Use of Social Media

    Fox's new show Scream Queens follows a sorority as a costumed villain (The Red Devil) picks them off one by one. Amongst the various characters, the show utilizes one in particular to address common uses and miss-uses of social media today.

    By • Oct. 10, 2015

  • Taking Cues from Snapchat, Facebook Experiments with 'Team Frames'

    Facebook has today unveiled a new 'Team Frames' option which gives users the chance to show their support for sporting teams with custom overlays for their profile pictures. It looks a lot like Snapchat's filters - and it might just be another big winner for Zuckerberg's social giant.

    By • Oct. 9, 2015

  • Growing Majority of US Citizens Now Use Social Media - Up from 7% to 65% in Last Decade [Report]

    According to the latest data from Pew Research, almost two-thirds of American adults now use social networking sites, up from a mere 7% when Pew Research started tracking social media usage back in 2005.

    By • Oct. 9, 2015
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    Try Facebook's New Carousel Link Posts

    Facebook is always changing and updating features. This week I stumbled upon carousel link posts. Looks like the popular multi - image carousel format isn't just for ads anymore! Read on and I'll walk you through how to post your links with multiple images.

    By • Oct. 9, 2015

  • Facebook Unveils 'Reactions', a New Way for Users to Respond to Content

    Last month, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sent shockwaves through the social media community when he announced that Facebook was working on way to enable people to respond to content beyond just Likes. Now, Facebook has unveiled that alternative, with Reactions to provide users with a whole new way to register emotional reactions to posts.

    By • Oct. 8, 2015

  • 6 Steps to Safer Social Media [Infographic]

    Social networking has changed the way we communicate and connect across the globe. But sharing our personal lives online can also create new opportunities for identity theft and account hacking. This infographic highlights six ways to protect your account and your identity when using social media.

    By • Oct. 8, 2015

  • Facebook Gives Users the Ability to Draw on Photos with New Feature

    Facebook is giving users the ability to hand draw their own additions to photos with a new features called 'Doodle'.

    By • Oct. 7, 2015

  • Despite $13 Million Settlement, LinkedIn Is Being Overrun By Spam and Scams

    What's happened to LinkedIn? The professional networking site used to be a spam-free zone but something's happened this year and LinkedIn is now a haven for spammers and scammers.

    By • Oct. 7, 2015

  • Twitter Launches Moments, a New Way to Discover Tweet Content

    Twitter has unveiled a new feature called Moments which will showcase real-time events and discussion on the platform.

    By • Oct. 6, 2015

  • Politics on Social Media: Annoyance or Embrace?

    The candidates will attempt to access prime time in your life. And down time too! Messaging and outreach, hyper-targeted right to your phone, tablet, desktop, whenever the candidates and their parties want to get your attention. How will you react? With a warm, passionate embrace, or an annoyed scowl aimed directly into the advanced technological components deep within your chosen device?

    By • Oct. 6, 2015

  • Is Facebook Still a Valuable Service Tool for Business? [INFOGRAPHIC]

    Paul Schulze has a fascinating post and infographic up on the Fanpage Karma blog analyzing whether or not Facebook is still a useful tool for businesses, titled, alarmingly, "Attention! Facebook is losing its footing - user posts decreasing." The only thing is, according to the Fanpage Karma blog's analysis, Schulze's alarm might be perfectly justified.

    By • Oct. 6, 2015

  • #TopTips to Improving Your Social Media Customer Service

    Social media customer service is no longer a choice - it's an essential piece of your customer experience strategy. The challenge lies in the fact that social media is like a living, breathing entity, with its constantly evolving algorithms and consumer-driven trends. Building a successful social media customer service plan involves a number of considerations, such as the ones we discuss below.

    By • Oct. 6, 2015

  • Jack Dorsey Returns as CEO of Twitter. Will He Please Investors?

    Twitter has named Jack Dorsey, one of the company's original co-founders, as permanent CEO of the service. Dorsey has been the interim CEO of Twitter since Dick Costelo stepped down three months ago.

    By • Oct. 5, 2015