Social Media Updates: Page 299

  • LinkedIn Unveils Re-Vamped 'Privacy and Settings' Options

    LinkedIn has unveiled their new look Privacy and Settings dashboard, with a whole new layout, structure and improved options to help users better navigate and understand the options available to them.

    By • March 10, 2016

  • How Social Media is Playing a Role in the Evolution of Mobile Shopping

    With new ways to advertise and more call to action options now available, social media's going commercial in a big way. Here's some notes on how each of the major platforms are approaching social ecommerce.

    By • March 10, 2016

  • Global Fashion Month Skirts The Mold

    "In an era where consumer expectations have been stoked by 'see-now-buy-now', free shipping ecommerce fulfillment, no longer do fashion consumers get satisfaction from elaborately staged runway hoopla and fanfare."

    By • March 10, 2016

  • Twitter Adds Links Within Moments Content to Ease Publisher Concerns

    Twitter's announced a new update to their Moments feature which will see the addition of new links within Moments content. This provides easy access to more context for Moments users, while also alleviating publisher concerns that their traffic is being restricted by not providing direct links back to their sites.

    By • March 10, 2016

  • Facebook Acquires Video Altering App MSQRD to Enhance Video Offerings

    Facebook has announced that they've acquired video-altering app MSQRD, which could lead to a whole new range of fun, video enhancements within Facebook's offerings. But there could also be bigger implications to the deal than it may seem.

    By • March 9, 2016

  • The 2016 Sensible Social Media Checklist for Business [Infographic]

    Do you ever have trouble keeping track of all the various tasks you need to cover off each day across the various social media platforms on which your brand has a presence? The good people at The Whole Brain Group know this, so they've created an infographic which acts as a checklist for brands looking to ensure they're making best use of their social channels.

    By • March 9, 2016

  • Why Your Brand Should Embrace Facebook Reactions

    Facebook's new 'Reactions' emoji response tools give marketers a whole new way to connect with their audiences, and brands should embrace them - says Travis Huff.

    By • March 9, 2016

  • What I Learned From Developing a Successful Organizational Social Media Strategy

    To maximize your social media efforts and truly be effective, a plan is a must. If you don't have a written social strategy, you're far from alone, and if you do, it's a good idea to revisit it regularly. The following are some of the key takeaways I came away with after having gone through the process of creating a strategy.

    By • March 8, 2016

  • Snapchat Has Grown Up: What You Need To Know As A Marketer

    Whatever Snapchat's past today this social network has emerged as a serious consideration for marketers - in this post, Keith Quesenberry looks at the evolution of the ephemeral content app.

    By • March 7, 2016
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    13 Must-Know Tips For a Successful Facebook Business Page [Infographic]

    To build your Facebook audience and help you better engage with your customers, check out this infographic. It offers wise tips to build, expand, and manage your company Facebook Page.

    By • March 6, 2016

  • Twitter Provides Tips on How Brands Can Use Twitter Polls

    Twitter Polls, released in October last year, are an interesting option, and one that may have been somewhat overlooked amidst the recent doom and gloom around the company. To help highlight how Polls can be of benefit, Twitter's released a new guide, showing how brands are utilizing the option.

    By • March 5, 2016

  • Achieve LinkedIn Profile Perfection In 7 Steps [Infographic]

    LinkedIn's a fundamental tool for anyone looking to build a career or a business in today's digital landscape, but, unfortunately, most people are leaving a whole bunch of value and opportunity on the table because their LinkedIn profile isn't optimized.

    By • March 4, 2016

  • Social Media Quick Tip: Create a Resume from Your LinkedIn Profile

    Did you know you can create a resume from your LinkedIn profile? You can - in this post, Karen Yankovich demonstrates how it's done.

    By • March 4, 2016

  • Is Social Media Just a Myth?

    Are consumers' purchasing decisions influenced by social media marketing, or is it all a myth? In this post, social media expert Scott Monty addresses this question, and details how brands should approach social media interactions.

    By • March 4, 2016

  • Is Facebook Looking to Pay Celebrities to Boost its Live-Stream Offering?

    Reports have suggested that Facebook is looking to pay celebrities to use it's live-streaming tool to help boost the offering - with even a future monetization model in the works.

    By • March 4, 2016

  • LinkedIn Releases New Ad Targeting Feature to Focus on Employees from Specific Companies

    LinkedIn has announced a new audience targeting option called 'Account Targeting' which enables advertisers to target employees of the companies they most want to reach.

    By • March 2, 2016
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    How to Pick the Right Social Platforms to Grow Your Sales [Infographic]

    This infographic breaks down 12 different popular sites, including Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, as well as lesser-known sites like Meerkat and Vimeo, and looks at who's actually using them and how.

    By • March 2, 2016

  • The 2016 Social Network Image and Video Size Guide [Infographic]

    Visual elements are an important part of your wider social media strategy - but social platforms are regularly changing the recommended sizes and requirements of their images, making it hard to ensure you're always best representing your brand. This infographic breaks down the latest social media image size dimensions for reference.

    By • March 2, 2016

  • Has Twitter's Switch to Hearts Worked? Here's The Data

    Late last year, Twitter switched their favorites 'star' icon to a 'heart' in an attempt to boost on-platform engagement. So has it worked? Locowise has the data.

    By • March 2, 2016

  • How the Academy Awards Played Out on Social

    The Oscars are over for another year, and the big social networks have taken a moment to reflect on how the industry's night of nights resonated with movie fans across their networks.

    By • March 1, 2016

  • Facebook Gives Live Videos a News Feed Boost

    While Facebook came a little late to the party on the live-streaming trend, The Social Network is slowly working towards making their live-stream offering more appealing, tapping into the rising trend of live video content and moving to beat out the current leaders in the market. Now, they've announced a News Feed update to give Live content a bigger boost.

    By • March 1, 2016

  • How Facebook's 'Reactions' Will Change the Game - An Overview for Marketers

    Facebook's Reactions are now available to all users, but people still have many questions about what they, and what they mean. In this post, we look at the development of Reactions, how they came to be, why each Reaction was chosen. And what they might mean for Facebook marketers.

    By • Feb. 26, 2016

  • Contextual Communities: Why Young People are Straying from Traditional Social Media in Search of More Authentic Connections

    For many, Facebook and other leading social media sites offer a means of passing extra time, or keeping in contact with friends near and far; however, for many teenagers, they are a source of stress and anxiety. Experts state that the "rose-tinted" image which many people portray of themselves on social media, with filtered selfies and commentaries about social events, parties and all round good times, can have a negative effect on many people who don't view their own lives in the same light, compounding a sense of loneliness and a feeling of being different.

    By • Feb. 25, 2016

  • How Live-Streaming is Going to Crush it in 2016

    Live-streaming video is set to take off in 2016, with an expanding array of streaming options for both consumers and brands alike. Here's some notes on this trend and how brands can utilize live-streaming.

    By • Feb. 24, 2016

  • How We Recruit Millennial Candidates via Social Media

    Instead of trying to reach millennials on job boards where they probably don't visit, we decided to put our budget into the channels where our target group spends every potentially dull moment of their lives: Facebook and Instagram.

    By • Feb. 24, 2016