Top Three Thursday: Social Media News You Can Use

Top Three ThursdayWelcome to my Thursday feature. Here’s where I link three useful and interesting articles from excellent information sources all about social media and marketing subjects.

As you know, changes are always happening in the world of social media. We have a lot to keep up with!

Not sure how Instagram Stories fit in your marketing plan? Instagram expert Sue B. Zimmerman has you covered with her “Instagram Stories Tutorial for Business.” She provides a free training video and some fantastic best practice tips. If you’re new to Instagram she also offers a free strategy guide at the end of the post.

Have you heard of Twitter Moments? Twitter Moments are collections of tweets that follow a specific news story and other conversations of interest in the Twitter community. Twitter and a few influencers have used it in the past, but they’ll soon be opening up the floor to everyone. Karisa Bell from Mashable has all the details in “Twitter Will Soon Open Up Moments to All Users.” Since Mashable is one of the influencers who has used Twitter Moments, we’ll be keeping our eyes on their blog for a tutorial once it goes live for everyone. Stay tuned.

Sometimes it feels like we’re shouting in the dark when it comes to social media, and this can allow us to become lax in our content and response times. It’s important to develop a bond of trust between you and future clients/customers, but how do you do that? Lauren Smith from Convince and Convert provides us with a timely and helpful article on “How to Use Social Media to Build Brand Trust.”

See you next week with another edition of Top Three Thursday: Social News You Can Use.

Melody Jones is your social media aspirin. She helps take the pain out of social media for you! Check out her services and see which one can reduce your social media pain the most.

Top Three Thursday: Social Media News You Can Use

Top Three ThursdayWelcome to my Thursday feature. Here’s where I link three useful and interesting articles from excellent information sources all about social media and marketing subjects.

As you know, changes are always happening in the world of social media. We have a lot to keep up with!

LinkedIn is diving into the video marketing arena. On Tuesday, the social media site opened up the 30-second video option to more than 500 influencers. David Cohen from Adweek.com has the scoop in “LinkedIn Allows Influencers to Create 30-Second Videos”.

This one is for the Instagram users. Have you seen the ‘Instagram Stories’ feature yet? You should definitely check out “Instagram Launches New Feature That’s Exactly Like Snapchat Stories”. Andrew Hutchinson from Social Media Today gives you the reasons behind the bold move and offers a step-by-step guide on setting one up yourself.

In the past few months we’ve watched multiple social media sites move to video options for marketing. Don’t let videos intimidate you. They don’t have to be a large and expensive production. I scoured the ‘net for a great starting guide on making short videos, and I think I found it! Donna Moritz from Socially Sorted shares “5 Ways to Get Started with Short Video, even if it Freaks You Out”. What do you think of this push for video marketing? Let us know in the comments!

See you next week with another edition of Top Three Thursday: Social News You Can Use.

Melody Jones is your social media aspirin. She helps take the pain out of social media for you! Check out her services and see which one can reduce your social media pain the most.

Top Three Thursday: Social Media News You Can Use

Top Three Thursday ZebrasWelcome to my Thursday feature. Here’s where I link three useful and interesting articles from excellent information sources all about social media and marketing subjects.

As you know, changes are always happening in the world of social media. We have a lot to keep up with!

Did you know that a majority of the search queries for Google and Bing take place via voice on mobile? Is your site geared for it? If not, Michael Georgiou from Convince and Convert has “4 Tips for Creating Voice Search-Friendly Web Content.” If you aren’t incorporating mobile into your social media strategy, it’s time to start.

Facebook Live has made changes to its live broadcast. It will now support full-screen broadcasts and has doubled the maximum time to four hours (it was two hours previously). If you want to know more about their new features, Karissa Bell has the scoop in “Facebook Live Now Features Longer Videos and Fullscreen Broadcasts” on Mashable.com.

Have you heard of Canva? Canva.com is leading the way as a content design tool that uses a combination of images and text. It’s free and easy to use, but best of all, it’s now available on iPhone. Donna Moritz of SociallySorted.com.au has the complete app breakdown in “Canva for iPhone – Design Like a Boss Wherever You Are.” Android users, never fear, Canva is working hard on an Android version!

See you next week with another edition of Top Three Thursday: Social News You Can Use.

Melody Jones is your social media aspirin. She helps take the pain out of social media for you! Check out her services and see which one can reduce your social media pain the most.