Top Three Thursday: Social Media News You Can Use

Top Three Thursday

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 is opening up new opportunities for companies to advertise. In a blog post titled “An Update on Video Monetization”, they announced some of the changes they are making to live video and what their hopes are for the new developments. Facebook keeps investing in their push for more live video content – including this move toward monetization and ad break advertising opportunities.

Pinterest announced an expansion for their Promoted Pins in their recent blog titled “Promoted Pins come to Ireland, Australia and New Zealand”. Promoted Pins will now be able to help businesses increase their online sales in more countries around the world. Advertising seems to be the name of the game in social media this year.

Snapchat recently released their Snaplytics 2016 report and it would seem they are here to stay. In AdWeek’s recent article “Brands Are Experimenting With Snapchat (Report)”, it is reported that Snapchat’s engagement with brands and Snapchat users is the only network that did not decline last year, becoming even more popular for brand marketing.

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.

 

Top Three Thursday: Social Media News You Can Use

Top Three Thursday Zebras

Welcome 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 Live has really exploded in use and popularity. However, many users still say that it doesn’t have the quality or features of other live broadcasting tools. Mashable is reporting that the platform has made some new updates for improvement purposes. Check out Facebook’s live video can now be twice as long to read up on the changes.

Have you been itching to jump onto the Snapchat bandwagon but just can’t seem to generate a following? Hootsuite has put together No Snapchat Friends? This Feature Can Help that should work wonders for you! This new feature could be the gem that has followers scrambling to view your snaps.

There are tons of tools out there to help business owners curate, create and schedule their social media content. One of the most popular ones for creating quick and simple graphics is Canva. Social #PR Chat is excited to report on the tool’s new iPhone feature in their post: My @Canva Addiction: Now on iPhone. Now users can put together amazing visuals while on the go and post them to their social channels.

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.