Friday's Top 50 Social Media News & Stories
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Loudie, a concert-discovery app, presents video aggregated from Instagram to help users check out coming shows in New York City.
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"Dear Socially Stephanie: I understand that social media isn't a quick fix. But what does the social media funnel look like and how long do I have to be active for?"
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Don't post that #WCW or office selfie! Take a few notes on these kinds of Instagram photos your current and future followers want to see.
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Most of us know already that marketing isn’t what it used to be. But the question is, how is this knowledge impacting how we market our business? Are we relying exclusively on traditional marketing methods to build our brand? If we have ...
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Content and social media marketers have a lot to manage, from content creation to engaging followers. Throughout this process, there is a lot of room for error.
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Since the Affordable Care Act went into effect, the health care system in the U.S. has been undergoing revolutionary change. These changes offer many opportunities for entrepreneurs who are redefining health care delivery in line with th...
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Mike McGrail urges marketers to stop being selfish and produce content for their audience and not themselves. Content marketing advice for all!
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Running a Promoted Tweet Campaign on Twitter soon? Learn about 3 things you should be considering when it comes to your targeting, ad formulation and bidding.
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Justin Timberlake could post anything on Facebook and it would get a hundred thousand likes and drive a ton of traffic. He, any other celebrity, or any other brand would get the same result on any...
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For fashion and beauty vlogger Bree Taylor, YouTube offers a wealth of opportunities to establish a brand online. Whether its individuals broadcasting themselves for extra cash or businesses creating original marketing content, people ev...
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Organizations who are taking advantage of social relationship platforms and technologies are increasing their revenue, saving time and money, and becoming more agile as a business. Interested in... Read More The post Boost Business by Ch...
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Jawad Khan is a digital marketing consultant, a certified inbound marketer and a professional freelance blogger. Follow him on his blog, Writing My Destiny , Google+ and Twitter . When it comes to using social media for businesses, Pinte...
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It is no secret that Millennials are, by and large, social media enthusiasts. With the expansion of the social networking landscape in recent history, Millennials are not just connecting online with friends; they are connecting online wi...
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An Australian daily deals site takes a staggering three years to tell customers about a breach that saw passwords and some credit card information stolen.
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About a month ago, when the long-awaited news of Twitter’s supporting animated GIFs broke, the social web celebrated. We saw cat GIFs, kid GIFs, dancing GIFs and just... Read More The post 5 Brands Using GIFs the Right Way on Twitter app...
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Facebook is planning to add a 'buy now' button to better help advertisers monetise their presence on the social media channel. While the site was initially consider a place where brands could build relationships, the new departure would ...
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Here's a sneak peak at some cool, first-of-its kind data MediaPost will begin publishing soon. The data comes from something we're calling the Advertising Sentiment Index, and it's based on a daily poll of consumer sentiment of the role ...
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The latest anxiety faced by social media users is MoMo - the paranoia that stems from your friends not posting anything at all. Are they having so much fun that they can't even share it?
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The latest anxiety faced by social media users is MoMo - the paranoia that stems from your friends not posting anything at all. Are they having so much fun that they can't even share it?
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Click here to receive the Morning Social Media Newsfeed via email. Facebook Testing ‘Buy’ Button (AllFacebook) It’s hard to come up with a more obvious call to action than “buy,” and Facebook announced Thursday that it is testing a...
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If you've ever attempted to jump into Twitter, chances are good that you got overwhelmed by the onslaught of random information and jumped right out again. While Twitter can be a great resource, it can also be a colossal waste of time. T...
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Is stock art the best thing that ever happened to the online world, or the worst thing that ever happened to art?
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A new buy option will sit next to the install button on adverts on both desktop and mobile apps Facebook is testing a buy button placed on adverts for products which would allow users to purchase products directly from the ads without le...
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Call it a social media stay-cation: I'm not shutting down my Twitter account, but I'm uninstalling the app There are plenty of studies and books pointing out the many ways technology is damaging the way we live our lives. We're less conn...
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Brandwatch partnered with Brilliant Noise to analyze over 8 million online conversations around wearable technology, to find out what consumers really think about the tech trend and how they are discussing it. This blog showcases an info...
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If you don't think selfies have gotten out of control, can we interest you in this selfie toaster that lets you enjoy your own face on a piece of toast each morning? The post Could this selfie toaster be the next best thing since sliced ...
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The inspector general for the nation's international aid agency is probing a once-secret Obama administration program that created a social media network in Cuba, The Associated Press has learned. The ...
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Millionaires are taking to social media in surprising numbers—especially to Facebook.
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Instagram might be the land of selfies, sunsets and food pics— and that’s totally fine with us— but it’s also home to some of the most creative social... Read More The post 10 Creative or Weird Uses of Instagram appeared first on Hootsui...
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58% of companies have seen a decrease in reach of posts 52% intend to use Facebook's promoted posts 25% have experienced an increase in organic reach Download the report here (pdf) For some time now, marketers in the arts and culture sec...
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We tend to get so caught up in the story we want to tell, we forget about the audience. Delivering a message that resonates requires planning. Transmedia storytelling isn't just about the channels, it needs to include a great story that ...
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Nike has made it to the top spot of this week's Campaign Viral Chart with a celeb-packed 90-second spot featuring Jay-Z, Tiger Woods and Michael Jordon.
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Facebook launched a new iPhone app called Mentions on Thursday. It's aimed at celebrities and other public figures and is designed to encourage further interaction with fans. However, the question is, are you famous enough to use it? The...
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Have you been pondering using Facebook ads to promote your business? Did you know you can target your website visitors with Facebook ads? To learn how you can use Facebook ads to market your business, I interview Rick Mulready for this e...
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Social networking giant Facebook announced Thursday it has started testing a new 'Buy' button that will allow users to purchase physical goods from businesses advertising on its site. The post Facebook testing ‘Buy’ button to...
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( By StuartJDavidson on StuartJDavidson.com - Social Media Marketing Resources ) I’ll assume you have done your research and planning and created a content marketing plan. That’s a great first step, but now you need to ... The post...
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Facebook said Thursday it was testing a feature that lets users of the leading social network make purchases by simply pressing an on-screen "Buy" button. "People on desktop or mobile can click the 'Buy' call-to-...
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Former South African President, Nobel Laureate & Politician Nelson Mandela was one of the most respected leader of our times. Nelson Mandela was born this day (July 18th 1918) in South Africa and sadly we lost him last year in Dec 5t...
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From 19th-century fairies to Forties actresses, we have always twisted the photographic truth, says Gaby Wood
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LinkedIn has a new twist on native advertising, with Mercedes-Benz using the professional networking website to promote its 2015 C-Class line.
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Messages flooded in as people realised young man and his girlfriend from the Netherlands were on plane shot down Should it disappear, this is what it looks like, a man wrote on his Facebook wall along with a photo of the MH17 Malaysian A...
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Google has dropped all of its profile name restrictions , meaning users can now choose any name they want for their profile pages This change back to old ways has obvious benefits for anonymity on the Internet — but, to be honest, ...
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Kim Kardashian loves to share “Throwback Thursday” pictures of herself -- actually, she likes to share any kind of picture of herself -- but recently she has come under fire for allegedly photoshopping her photos. The star, 33, posted a ...
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(Reuters) - Twitter Inc, which has been struggling to revive flagging user growth, is expected to introduce new metrics to show that its microblogging service has a wider audience who may not necessarily be logged in to their accounts, t...
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It’s tempting to want to make every moment of every day the most digitally connected moment of your life, but—for your happiness, health and sanity—sometimes you need to just put down the phone.
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Shoppers can click the "buy" button to purchase items in adverts or other posts without leaving Facebook
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With dueling Twitter hashtags, Facebook feeds and YouTube channels, the Israeli Defense Forces and the Palestinian militant group, Hamas, are trading not just firepower but trying to win over hearts and minds worldwide. Twitter suspended...
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Today Facebook launches another stand-alone app, called Mentions. It's aimed exclusively at high-profile Facebook members and it's looking a whole lot like a Twitter alternative.
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Twitter and Facebook, which are fighting for the attention of social media users and advertisers, both announced baby steps into the world of e-commerce on Thursday.
