Social Media Updates: Page 301

  • How to Advertise on Instagram

    Instagram ads are finally here and live for the majority of advertisers. We've had access for a couple of days so wanted to share how to create Instagram ads and share some things to look out for.

    By • Sept. 1, 2015

  • Why Do Some Infographic Designs Get More Shares On Pinterest? [Infographic]

    As the leading image curation site on the web, there's no doubt that Pinterest is a great platform to source a wide range of infographic templates and designs - but what makes an infographic design popular on Pinterest?

    By • Aug. 31, 2015

  • The Secret Economics That Rule Social Media Marketing

    Ever wonder why companies jump in to advertise on new social media platforms before it has been established that they are going to be viable? Do you worry (or hope) that TV advertising will be completely replaced by social media marketing?

    By • Aug. 31, 2015

  • Goodbye Google Hangouts, Hello Blab.IM!

    Brian Fanz discusses the pros and cons of Blab and why he finds it preferable to Google Hangouts: "When it comes down to it Google Hangouts were amazing but the technology didn't change and Google didn't care about the community, which means I have no allegiance or reason to advocate for the platform anymore now that I've found a better solution."

    By • Aug. 31, 2015

  • Australia's 'Operation Fortitude' Farce: How Social Media Sparked a Successful Protest in Melbourne

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    By • Aug. 31, 2015

  • I Tried a Blab and I Liked It

    For those who don't yet know, Blab.im (available as an iOS app or on Chrome desktop only) is the newest of the live-streaming apps, with the twist that up to four people can stream at the same time, in little boxes that are reminiscent of The Brady Bunch. Viewers can watch, comment, Tweet, and even jump in to the video feed if one of the speakers gives up their seat.

    By • Aug. 31, 2015

  • 12 Secret Facebook Features Every Marketer Should Use [INFOGRAPHIC]

    The team at Post Planner created this great infographic that highlights some secret Facebook features that you can leverage to avoid being overwhelmed. Pam Dyer expands on their suggestions to help you master some hidden Facebook features that will help you gain new followers, create engagement, and increasing your profits.

    By • Aug. 29, 2015

  • The Law Of Averages: 5 Tools For Dominating Your Facebook Presence

    How many tools do you use for managing your Facebook marketing?When it comes to online advertising, the biggest misconception is that you can use a social media platform without tools and still drive an influencer level of traffic and engagement.This is simply not true for ninety-nine percent of us.When it comes to marketing, there's one theory that separates those who succeed and those who fail, and that is the law of averages.

    By • Aug. 29, 2015

  • The Great Twitter Debate: Stars or Hearts for Favorites?

    Reports are swirling that Twitter's traditional star icon for favorites will soon change to a heart. Is that a big deal? Does it matter either way? On closer inspection you might.

    By • Aug. 28, 2015

  • 5 Simple Social Media Strategies to Build Your Email List

    Social media continues to evolve into a fundamental tool for most business owners. If you aren't leveraging certain social media platforms in your marketing, then you are missing out on an opportunity to build your email list. This post will share 5 strategies that will help you convert your followers into qualified prospects.

    By • Aug. 28, 2015

  • The Social Premier League: Twitter Stars and Match Day Buzz

    With England's Premier League starting a few weeks ago and the rest of the major European leagues now under way, each week, for the next 6 or 7 months social media will be inundated with references to football. Football players and matches generate millions of social mentions every day with the Manchester United hashtag #mufc alone driving around 1 million mentions per week.

    By • Aug. 28, 2015

  • Twitter Flight 2015 is Coming - Sessions Highlight Areas of Focus for the Platform

    Twitter is now taking bookings for it's 2015 Flight mobile developer conference, to be held in October. Here's an overview of some of the key highlights from the initial program.

    By • Aug. 27, 2015

  • Facebook Reaches 1 Billion Users in a Single Day

    Facebook has set a new record for users - on Monday, 24th of August, 2015, The Social Network hosted over 1 billion users in a single day for the first time.

    By • Aug. 27, 2015

  • An Updated Guide to the Marketing in the Big 6 Social Networks

    Everyone likes to talk about "the Big 6" as if you could go into a job interview and say, "I'm proficient in the Big 6" and walk away with the job. But what does being proficient mean? What exactly do you have to understand about the Big 6? And is the Big 6 a static entity?

    By • Aug. 27, 2015

  • Everything You Need to Know About Snapchat Geofilters

    For many marketers, Snapchat is the next platform they need to figure out in order to reach the moving target that is the Millenial market. Snapchat's features put a huge emphasis on the now rather than the later. One of the features that exploits the "now mentality" is Geofilters.

    By • Aug. 27, 2015

  • Instagram Announces Support for Landscape and Portrait Format Content

    Instagram has announced that users will now be able to upload photos and video captured in landscape and portrait formats, a major change for the network.

    By • Aug. 27, 2015

  • How to Get Your First 1,000 Followers on Pinterest

    Yesterday, I wrote about why Pinterest in the best social network for ecommerce. Today, let's talk about how to get started on Pinterest. I've attached an infographic from Quick Sprout about getting your first follows onside.

    By • Aug. 27, 2015

  • Reason 257 Why You Need Social Media: Your Customers Are Passive-Aggressive Jerks

    Customers can be jerks, especially on social media. Here are a few real-life examples and suggestions for responding to similar scenarios.

    By • Aug. 27, 2015

  • If You Aren't on Pinterest, You Are Losing Sales

    If you decided that Pinterest wasn't right for your business, you might need to reconsider. This infographic, created by Mainstreehost and Visualistan, explores how Pinterest has become ecommerce's biggest hub. Pinterest accounts for 90% of the social media shares on the web. And it is the second largest driver of traffic among the social media platforms.

    By • Aug. 26, 2015

  • How to Growth Hack Instagram in 48 Hours

    As an active travel blogger and social media manager, I actually felt ashamed at having such an awful Instagram account. Last Friday, I reached out to all my friends, and fellow bloggers in search of a little push in the right direction. I set myself a goal to reach 1000 Instagram followers in just one week. Fast forward 48 hours and I had already hit my target.

    By • Aug. 26, 2015

  • 5 Ways To Boost Your Social Channels Using Social Media Metrics

    How many Twitter followers do you have? How many Facebook fans does your page have? At the beginning these were the stats that we all wanted to know. Clearly, since then things have moved on and nowadays there are a wide variety of social media metrics that marketers, comms professionals and even customer service reps keep track of. But in the time poor world of modern business, collating and analysing this data can be time consuming, especially when you're trying to extract data from different sources and it's not always clear which metrics you need to be looking at.

    By • Aug. 26, 2015

  • Why You Need to Harness a Relationship with Hashtags

    Social media is used by everyone these days, and the entrepreneurs of today are starting their businesses in a culture of intense social media activity. Whichever social media platform you choose to use, you'll find that the one thing that they all have in common is the hashtag. The hashtag, a ubiquitous pound sign that's followed by a key word or phrase, is part of the social media language. Who better to use hashtags than entrepreneurs? We've put together a list of great reasons why as an entrepreneur you should use hashtags, and where to use them.

    By • Aug. 26, 2015

  • Facebook Upgrades Moments - But is it Actually a Facebook Experiment?

    Earlier this year, Facebook launched a new app called 'Moments' which scans through the images on your camera roll and automatically sorts them into sets based on locations, events, people and groups. The app has now got it's first upgrade - but is it actually just a Facebook experiment to capture more data?

    By • Aug. 25, 2015

  • 5 Ways the Amish Can Help You Jump-Start Your Twitter Following

    Upon first glance, Twitter followings and Amish craftsmen appear to have very little in common - putting them in the same sentence may even sound ludicrous. But, crazy as it sounds, the Amish way of life can actually offer a number of valuable insights into how you can jump-start your Twitter growth.

    By • Aug. 25, 2015

  • How to Get the Most Out of LinkedIn [INFOGRAPHIC]

    Why should you share content on LinkedIn? It connects more than 200 million professionals. And it is where business people go. It's demographic is older and wealthier than the other networks. Last but not least, it has a visitor-to-lead conversation rate that is 3X that of Facebook and Twitter.

    By • Aug. 25, 2015