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March 10, 2016March 10, 2016

Top Three Thursday: Social Media News You Can Use

Welcome 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!

Ten years ago no one really understood the impact social media would have on our culture. Today People dedicate over 100 minutes everyday to social media says a study from GlobalWebIndex. Find out more about this survey on IBN Live.

Parents love to document the growth of their children in photos, journals, scrapbooks and videos. However, this article by the New York Times sheds some light on a survey about social media rules. One unexpected request was Don’t Post About Me on Social Media, Children Say.

While Facebook might be the frontrunner for paid social media, the other platforms are getting in on the action as well. Social Media Examiner has put together a study to evaluate Paid Social Media Effectiveness for businesses looking at adding this into their marketing budget.

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.

February 25, 2016October 23, 2018

Top Three Thursday: Social Media News You Can Use

Welcome 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.

February 11, 2016March 3, 2016

Top Three Thursday: Social Media News You Can Use

Welcome 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 you know, changes are always happening in the world of social media. We have a lot to keep up with!

Snapchat is a social media platform that is really making headlines right now as it moves up the ladder of popularity. There are some strong opinions about this app and it has also garnered quite a bit of attention. Check out this infographic from Social Media Today that breaks down How Are People Really Using Snapchat?

Are you the owner of multiple Instagram accounts? Often been annoyed at the need to log out of one account in order to access another? Instagram has people talking this week when it made an announcement that it plans to make in-app account switching a feature soon. Find out more about this new development in Kim Garst’s blog post – Finally Instagram Makes It Easy to Manage Multiple Accounts.

It’s difficult to do anything marketing related without running into the beast that is social media. There is so much data out there about the value of social media. Maybe you still have doubts about its ROI and have yet to test the waters? The Timmermann Group put together this thoughtful piece on The Financial Value of Social Media.

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.