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June 23, 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 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.

June 16, 2016June 22, 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 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!

Have you been frustrated with the 20% text rule in Facebook ads? Luckily, that’s changing and Jon Loomer breaks down the new Facebook Text Rule. If you’ve already attempted to use the new guidelines and have hit a few walls, make sure you check out the comments for workable solutions while the new program faces its growing pains.

Do you use Snapchat? Changes to the Discover and Stories pages makes the user experience more attractive. Josh Constine at TechCrunch.com tells us more in “Snapchat Uncovers Discover”.

Periscope is lending support for community meetups in real life. They will have an events page, send out party invites and more! Filling out the form is simple, and they offer several suggestions for nice meet-up options. Read “Let’s All Hangout IRL!” at Medium for more.

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.

May 19, 2016May 20, 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 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!

This week Instagram Updates Logo and Its Fan Lose It Once Again. Entrepreneur reported that after Instagram changed its logo to a more basic and symbolic look, people were a bit unhappy. According to the company, they wanted to showcase the fact that Instagram is now a global phenomenon that includes everyone. Every time a logo evolves, users tend to get upset, but people eventually get used to it and don’t even remember what they were so upset about.

YouTube In-App Messaging Coming to IOS and Android so you can chat and share videos with no additional help from any other platform. Digital Trends reported that YouTube is working to move towards changing its platform into a community where people can connect with each other through messaging. Also, by keeping everything in-house, YouTube can keep people engaging with their site longer as they don’t have to go elsewhere to share video content.

Watch out YouTube because Amazon is looking to compete with you on another front! Bloomberg News reported that Amazon Targets YouTube with New Online Video Posting Service and is now allowing the public to post videos, and receive money from ads and royalties. Amazon stated that they are looking for “professional video producers” but that definition is pretty loose since all that is needed is HD video and closed captioning in order to post a video. These producers can sell or rent their content, run it with ads, receive royalties tied to streaming numbers or subscriptions, or get additional money if they have one of the 100 most viewed videos. It will be interesting to find out if Amazon is a match for YouTube.

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.