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!

Not sure how Instagram Stories fit in your marketing plan? Instagram expert Sue B. Zimmerman has you covered with her “Instagram Stories Tutorial for Business.” She provides a free training video and some fantastic best practice tips. If you’re new to Instagram she also offers a free strategy guide at the end of the post.

Have you heard of Twitter Moments? Twitter Moments are collections of tweets that follow a specific news story and other conversations of interest in the Twitter community. Twitter and a few influencers have used it in the past, but they’ll soon be opening up the floor to everyone. Karisa Bell from Mashable has all the details in “Twitter Will Soon Open Up Moments to All Users.” Since Mashable is one of the influencers who has used Twitter Moments, we’ll be keeping our eyes on their blog for a tutorial once it goes live for everyone. Stay tuned.

Sometimes it feels like we’re shouting in the dark when it comes to social media, and this can allow us to become lax in our content and response times. It’s important to develop a bond of trust between you and future clients/customers, but how do you do that? Lauren Smith from Convince and Convert provides us with a timely and helpful article on “How to Use Social Media to Build Brand Trust.”

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!

Exciting changes in Twitter this week! Did you know that Twitter Video has extended their video length to 140 seconds? Kellen Beck from Mashable has the scoop and more in Twitter Supports 140-Second Videos, Coming Soon to Vine.

Tumblr sent out a teaser on Monday that left most of us wondering if they were going to create a video streaming service like Twitter’s Periscope or Facebook Live. Thankfully, that isn’t the case, but they are partnering with some exciting video services. David Cohen at Social Times fills us in on the details in his article, Tumblr Partners with YouNow, YouTube, Kanvas, [and] Upclose on Live Video.

Questions are still pouring in on Facebook Live. There’s no doubt some companies have launched into overnight super-stardom with their accounts. If you want to jump in and give it a try, Social Media Today provides us Five Best Practices for Using Facebook Live.

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!

Interested in using Facebook Live but not sure how to do it? Kim Garst at Boom Social takes us step-by-step through the process in How to Do Your First Facebook Live Broadcast. There’s a great checklist at the end of the article that may help keep you on track.

Do you tweet from your Android phone? Andrew Hutchinson from Social Media Today gives us the scoop on the updated Twitter App in the article: Twitter Unveils New Look for Android. By making the App more responsive and user-friendly, this is a great step in the right direction. What do you think about the new changes?

Are you a podcaster? In Podcast Promotion: 7 Smart Ways to Improve Your Social Sharing, Peg Fitzpatrick takes us through the process and offers up amazing side tips and tools of the trade that can help no matter your experience level.

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.