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!

Facebook doesn’t seem to be abandoning its Groups feature at all. This week the social media giant opened up Groups for Pages, accessible to all Pages around the world. It can be a great way to bring together groups of followers or fans. Check out the announcement and some thoughts in Social Media Today‘s article, “Facebook Announces That all Pages Can Now Create Linked Groups.”

Pinterest is a great spot for promoting a bit of girl power! Here are some tips from Peg Fitzpatrick on how to build Powerful Pinterest Boards to Fuel Your Inner Girl Boss. It’s a great social platform for establishing your visual brand. Get creative while making an impact!

The benefits to social advertising have many businesses exploring the impact this investment can make. While this form of marketing is still fairly easy on the budget, there are tips you can utilize to save even more money. Check out this HootSuite article featuring the 6 Tips for Lowering the CPC of Your Facebook Ads.

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!

Instagram just announced in their recent blog post “600 Million and Counting”, that they have officially hit 600 million active users. Since their launch in October 2010, Instagram has continued to grow rapidly, with the last 100 million users joining in just the past 6 months. This increase in users, combined with their moving towards live video and purchasing in app options, makes Instagram an incredible platform for reaching your desired audience.

AdWeek posted an article called “7 Ways to Stop Creative Fatigue from Killing Your Facebook Advertising Budget”. This article offers several tips to help you change up your advertising approach on Facebook so that you can avoid increased fees for repetitive advertisements. While Facebook advertising continues to be quite the profitable avenue, learning to using it wisely is the key for optimal success.

LinkedIn has installed a new feature for you to communicate easier with your connections. In their recent blog post “Break the Ice with Conversation Starters in LinkedIn Messaging” they describe how to use these new personalized conversation starters and the purpose that they serve. LinkedIn continues to find ways to make digital networking successful.

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!

Social media has past the point of simply being a hobby and is now a standard for business. Proof of that is how social is impacting our companies. Mashable lists some of these impacts in their latest, “5 Powerful Ways Social Media Has Forever Altered The Way We Do Business.” How many of them have already affected the way you work?

Facebook, with its 50 million+ business pages, seems to know what it takes to keep being successful. Now Facebook Is Wooing Small Businesses in order to increase the popularity of its advertising platform since only 3 million of those business pages are currently paying for ads. Forbes is predicting that Facebook ads will be one of the next avenues of growth for this social media standout.

Sounds like Twitter is looking to get into the live video market in a big way by launching apps to stream video on TV. CNBC reported that the company is introducing new live streaming video apps for Apple, Xbox, and Amazon – incorporating NFL games into their offerings. This is quite the switch from the social platform’s branding so watching where the site goes next should be interesting.

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.