Top Three Thursday: Social Media News You Can Use

Top Three Thursday- Social Media News You Can Use

Top Three Thursday- Social Media News You Can UseWelcome to my Thursday feature. Here’s where I link three useful and interesting articles from excellent information sources that deal with 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!

As social media becomes more a part of our daily lives, the way it is being used is evolving. For example, how the Academy Awards Played Out on Social is a demonstration of the power of social media to spread information and showcase live events. Social Media Today does a breakdown of the impact of social at the Oscars and a suggestion on how to use these types of events to promote your own business.

There is so much advice online for making social media more effective. Have you considered that some of that advice might not actually work for you? Hootsuite talks about the Popular Social Media Advice That You Shouldn’t Follow to get a peek at some suggestions that don’t work for everyone.

Have you tried out Facebook Live yet? The social media giant is upping their live streaming by featuring Facebook Live videos more prominently in their newsfeed. Read more in this Time magazine article, Get Ready to See More Live Video on Facebook.

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- Social Media News You Can Use

Top Three Thursday- Social Media News You Can UseWelcome to my Thursday feature. Here’s where I link three useful and interesting articles from excellent information sources that deal with 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!

If you aren’t incorporating visuals into your social media content, then you are missing out on reach and engagement. Images with color increase a viewer’s likelihood to reach content by 80%. PinkPot – a design and photography studio geared towards bloggers and creative – has put together this Complete Guide to Styling Photos for Your Instagram & Blog to help content creators ramp up their image game online.

Does social media have you disillusioned? You know the importance of presence and engagement, but do you feel like your content just isn’t generating what it’s supposed to? Social Times has put together an article on The Illusion of Social Media Content Consumption to deal with lingering doubts.

There have been rumors and speculation, but Facebook suddenly released their new emoticons this week without warning. This cute, and more appropriate, way to respond to posts has the social media world excited! Wired Magazine is talking about Facebook Reactions, The Totally Redesigned Like Button, Is Here.

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- Social Media News You Can Use

Top Three Thursday- Social Media News You Can UseWelcome to my Thursday feature. Here’s where I link three useful and interesting articles from excellent information sources that deal with 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!

Having a tough time keeping up with all the changes in social media? Even those of us who work in social every day sometimes experience whiplash due to the astonishing rate of change that goes along with this industry. Jeff Bullas has put together an interesting group of stats in his 79 Social Media Facts That Reveal How Our World Is Changing.

We’ve been getting hints about Facebook’s new article publishing platform. Sounds like this social media giant is ready to open up Instant Articles to the public. Here is a Digital Trends article on Facebook Instant Articles is Finally Going Wide.

Twitter keeps looking like it’s going to make some massive changes soon. While we wait to see how it unfolds, the site has announced that Twitter is adding a dedicated GIF button to make your timeline and DMs more animated. Check out this article at TNW News to find out more about this new feature.

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.