May 2013
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How Your Business Can Use the New Facebook Cover... →
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Oh, How Pinteresting!: Did You Already Pin This?... →
Pinterest has a new feature that tells you if you’ve already pinned something before you repin it again. Finally!!
pinterblog:
We’ve been hearing that you’d like to know when you try to pin something you’ve already pinned. We’re happy to oblige when we can, so we’ve built a new feature that does just that.
When you pin something you’ve already pinned before, you’ll get a message. You...
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10 Tips and Tricks for the Facebook iPhone App →
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[Infographic] Exclamation Points Get More... →
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5 Ways Marketers Can Stay Up to Date on Facebook... →
#1: Follow Facebook’s Business Pages for regular updates
#2: Follow the Facebook Tag on TechCrunch
#3: Set a Google Alert for Facebook Updates
#4: Follow New Posts on AllFacebook
#5: Follow Social Media and Tech Experts
What is the Value of a Facebook Fan?
“According to their calculations, a fan is worth an average of $174 to a company. But as the chart below shows, the value of a fan can differ widely across companies:”
Full article: http://mashable.com/2013/04/26/facebook-cost-per-like/
April 2013
7 posts
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Facebook Launches New Mobile Design for Business... →
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The Ultimate List of Pinterest Tips →
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What’s in a Name: Twitter Was Almost Called... →
To think … we could be Jittering!
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Facebook Tests Another New Feature: "Subscribe to... →
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“Pinterest is a powerful tool for social promotions. Yet as of October 2012, 71%...”
– Content Marketing on Social Networks for Easter Holidays | Social Media Today
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How to Enhance Your Instagram Web Profile for... →
March 2013
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3.26.13 | Facebook Newsfeed Changes
Earlier this month, Facebook unveiled the biggest change to Newsfeed since the feature launched almost seven years ago. Three major updates were highlighted: more feeds and control, larger photos, and mobile consistency. The changes are being rolled-out gradually, so you may already be experiencing the differences. I’ve outlined the biggest changes below.
More Feeds and Control Users...
Report: 70% of Consumers Trust Brand... →
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8 Ways to Increase Engagement on Facebook
According to a study by SocialCode, the best time to post on Facebook is after 7pm EST on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Ask questions. Find out more about your fans
Post photos. It is the most popular type of post
Use quotes from books you love
Change the cover photo regularly. It’s more fun and keeps people engaged
Graphics from Pinterest (just make sure you give credit to the...
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CVBs on Pinterest: March update « annehornyak.com →
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“40% to receive discounts and promotions
39% to show my support of the company...”
– Why Do Facebook Users ‘Like’ Pages? Comparing 2010 to Today | PostRocket Blog
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Facebook News Feed →
Join the waiting list for the new Facebook News Feed (that Facebook will begin calling the “homepage”)!
How to Make Social Content Shareable
Make it:
Visually interesting or pleasant
Relevant
Surprising/informative
Believable
Understandable
(via ryanpaulsmith.com)
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Brands Flex Their Filters on Instagram - eMarketer →
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App turns smartphone into webcam | WCNC.com... →
A new app that turns smartphones into webcams is a social network where users share live video on a map.
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You download the Koozoo app to your iPhone or Android device, and it turns it into a live streaming webcam. Anyone on Koozoo can view the cam, whether it’s pointed at the park near your house or the intersection near your office. The idea is, users are supposed to share enough views...
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TweetDeck app killed: 6 alternatives for social... →
Better for social media publishing:
HootSuite. One of the most popular Twitter management tools, HootSuite enables you to manage multiple accounts across multiple social platforms. Last September, HootSuite acquired another top TweetDeck alternative, Seesmic.
Sprout Social. Here’s another popular management tool in which you can schedule posts and get snapshot metrics. It’s not free, nor as...
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Facebook to debut a new timeline look on March 7. →
Not again … :\
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How to post Instagram photos to a Facebook Page |... →
There are advantages of Facebook buying Insatgram …
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Why does Pinterest look different? →
Pinterest is changing its look!
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Socialmatic Camera – Merging Instagram with... →
Instagram and Polaroid to partner for the creation of a branded camera. Estimated release: 2014.
February 2013
14 posts
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ICSC - International Council of Shopping Centers →
Very surprising! FNO canceled for 2013 and replaced with Back To School Saturday
(link no longer active on icsc.org)
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Madonna warned by Instagram: Get rid of those... →
Instagram may kick Madonna off the platform for risque photos!
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http://www.shop.org/c/document_library/get_file?fol... →
Pinterest vs. Facebook: Which site wins at shopping engagement?
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“Starting February 20, Twitter has been shortening tweets that include a URL to...”
– Twitter shortens tweets to 117 characters to accommodate URLs | SciTech | GMA News Online
This is ONLY if you use the t.co URL shortener!
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“1. DO NOT use Auto Direct Messages (Auto-DM’s).
2. Respond to your followers....”
– 8 Twitter Best Practices | Social Media Today
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3 Reasons Facebook Promotion Guidelines Aren't... →
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Rewind.me is 'Klout for the real world →
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11 Rules of Twitter Etiquette You Need to Know |... →
Don’t start a tweet with a hashtag. Let us see your thought, idea, comment, or story first.
Please, please don’t use more than 3 hashtags in a tweet. If you do use three hashtags, do it sparingly. It’s just annoying.
This rule is going to go against what most “tweeps” believe! Don’t strive for followers. Strive for engagement. Ask people questions and engage with them! They’ll like it. In the...
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Twitter Blog: Now showing: Older Tweets in search... →
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20 Social Media Habits to Give Up for Lent →
So, You Want To Be A Social Media Manager? |... →
A successful social media manager is going to have these qualities:
Knowledge Of The Social Network - You’re responsible for managing your brand’s presence on a particular social network, you best understand how that network works.
Knowledge Of The Tools That Make You Efficient - …a tool that allows you to schedule a tweet or a status update may be what you need in order to get some...
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How LinkedIn Just Made 10 Million People Feel... →
Did you get one of their “spam” emails?
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10 Pinteresting Pinterest Stats via Babble →
January 2013
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How Social Media Gaffes Can Be Handled Using Humor
This is a great example of how gaffes can be combated with transparency and humor.
Last week, a Fruit Ninja Score was sent out from the Dallas Police Department’s Twitter account. See their response here: https://www.facebook.com/notes/dallas-police-department/fruit-ninja-super-bowl-and-the-dallas-police-department/10151251341363716 (or check out my highlights below).
Fruit Ninja, Super...
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“the average consumer has 29 brand friends on social networking sites, up from...”
– Data Points: Brand Fans | Adweek
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Facebook Open Graph
Last Tuesday, Facebook released a new groundbreaking feature, Graph Search. This new function will allow businesses to learn more about the people that like their pages (their favorite music, books, locations, and even the other pages they like).
There’s more to Graph Search than just finding what your fans actually like; Graph Search means that there’s a new way for new people to find your...
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What the last 500,000,000 check-ins look like!... →
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The Top 10 Facebook Charity Applications →
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“A business on Foursquare will be able to see more of their recent customers....”
– Foursquare unveils new features for 2013. Strangely, the feature mentioned above was available previously for venues and went away for a year or so. Revolutionary. 