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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.

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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.

 

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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.