Top Three Thursday: Social Media News You Can Use

TTTPearsWelcome 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!

Earlier this year Pinterest introduced a new feature called “Pinterest Propel”. In  “Introducing Pinterest Propel for Successful Advertising” they outline what this new feature offers and how it can propel advertisers forward to stand out among their users. This service is really for businesses that have figured out how to leverage Pinterest to expand their bottom line but still want to increase their Pinterest ROI.

Twitter has introduced a new aspect to their brand called Twitter Kit. Twitter Kit is designed for advanced Twitter users looking to get even more out of their tweeting experience. In their recent blog post titled “Introducing Twitter Kit 3” they outline the benefits and feature by provided from this new service. This kit is for users that enjoy customizing their features to optimize their overall experience.

Periscope has begun to expand their reach further between social media platforms. In Adweek’s recent blog titled, “ Periscope Users Can Now Connect To Their Facebook and Google Accounts” they explain how this change arose and what the opportunities it has opened up. Will this make Periscope a more viable option for live video on social media? Time will tell.

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

TTTPearsWelcome 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!

In Poynter’s recent blog titled “Facebook is testing products to connect it’s users to local news”, they explain the latest installment of features offered by Facebook. These new testing products are designed to help continue to push and promote local happenings for users to keep them up to date on what is happening in their own neighborhoods.

Instagram’s recent blog post “New Objectives Now Available in on Ads in Stories”, covers why they decided to change direction from only focusing on reach and targeting in their new advertising offerings. Now ads are capable of incorporating Traffic, Video news, Conversions, and Mobile App Installs.

In Adweek’s recent update for Twitter titled, “Twitter Adds 9 Million New Users in 3 Months, Surpassing Q1 Estimates” it appears that even though this social giant was on the decline in popularity, it is now making a BIG comeback. This is great news for Twitter, and its loyal fan base, but what does it mean for the rest of 2017? Good question.

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

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!

Pinterest has revamped their business profiles and they are beautiful. In their recent announcement, “Your Big, Beautiful New Showcase”, they released the details and explained the benefits of these new changes . Not only are business profiles more user friendly for customers, but they also allow the business owner to customize what is showcased and inform users of deals and sales. Just another way this platform is capitalizing on the popularity of purchasing products through the site.

Periscope has issued another iOS update for its users. Social Times provides details in their recent article “Periscope Let’s Broadcasters Send Share, Follow Invitations to Viewers”. This new update will allow broadcasters to invite others to watch their live broadcasts and also allow views to explore new options as well in the viewer options tab. Periscope is doing what it can to stay a contender in live video.

Twitter announced in a tweet this past week that their Moments feature that was released via desktop in September has now expanded to the mobile platform. This allows followers and businesses to share on a broader scale with their audience. Have you used Moments yet? If so, what do you think?

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.