Month: March 2015

Need to Talk to a Brand on Facebook? Messenger Wants to Help

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According to TechCrunch.com, Mark Zuckerberg has announced that users will be able to reach out to businesses in the Facebook Messenger application. View image | gettyimages.com If a person is wondering about when their order will be coming to them or have questions about it, the person is able to communicate with the company simply through the […]

Facebook Launches On This Day

The third party app Time Hop, has found itself a huge competitor. Social media powerhouse Facebook has announced the launch of On This Day. The addition to Facebook will grant users “a new way to look back at things you have shared and posts you’ve been tagged in,” as stated on Facebook Newsroom. On This […]

Twitter Toying with Autoplay

According to mashable.com, Twitter is now following in Facebook’s footsteps with an autoplay feature. Twitter is now experimenting with autoplay for videos in timelines. Autoplay lets videos play while somebody is scrolling through their news feeds automatically without even needing to hit play. Vine, a popular app that lets users post six-second videos, will not be […]

Bad Rhino Reading: How to Double Your Twitter Followers in 5 Minutes a Day

Website: Post Planner Article: Here’s How to Double Your Twitter Followers in 5 Minutes a Day Ever wonder how some people have tons of Twitter followers but you don’t?  Here are some helpful tips for doubling your number of followers. 1. Perfect Your Profile The first key to your profile is an awesome profile picture.  A close-up of […]

What Is Social Selling Really About?

Social Selling can be viewed negatively. It might make us think that businesses use social only to get us to buy. It sounds manipulative, self-serving and anti-social.  Businesses aren’t on social just to make friends and have fun. That’s the reality and of course we know that. They want to gain loyal customers and entice […]

Why Your Twitter Strategy May Be Hurting Your Brand

If you’re on Twitter, chances are you fall into one of a variety of categories when it comes to usage. For some it’s a listening tool and a means to gather information on news and trending topics. For others, Twitter is a social platform used for interaction personally or professionally on a daily basis. No […]

Twitter Changes Advertising Via New Analytics Homepage

Twitter is now trying to make it easier for people to promote their businesses. As of March 12th businesses will have a new type of homepage for reviewing analytics, according to The Next Web. Companies will now have access to a view of their Twitter account’s activity, including: The amount of times you have tweeted along with how […]

Facebook is Removing Deactivated Profiles to Make Page Likes More Relevant

Facebook wants to show business owners that their data is consistent and up-to-date by removing memorialized and deactivated profiles from Pages’ like counts, according to a Facebook for Business post. Facebook acknowledges that pages will see “small dips” in likes over the next few weeks, but also emphasizes that these changes will be beneficial. The company states […]