Metter Media Social Report, April 3rd, 2015

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More than ever, social media channels are listening to the preferences and concerns of their users, and the result is a constant evolution of the apps and sites we love. This week, Twitter launched its homegrown alternative to Storify, and added promoted tweets to user profiles. Facebook targeted THOSE people on your newsfeed with a new service for parents, and Yik Yak founders discussed staying true to their niche following. Lastly, Snapchat execs addressed the concerns about privacy, bugs, and transparency in an exclusive and rare interview. Ch-ch-ch-changes!

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The Language of Emotions: Making an Impact With Headlines

The Language of Emotions

It’s no secret that people gravitate towards emotional words. Whether it’s a sentence that makes us feel wonderful or a couple of simple words that invoke sadness, emotional language is universally intriguing. That sense of curiosity can easily be a motor that moves a reader’s hand to their mouse to perform that ever-sought-after “share.”

In his blog post last month, Barry Feldman, a content marketing consultant and social media advisor, discussed the idea of writing emotionally charged headlines as sort of a science. Turns out, the emotionality of certain words and phrases is measurable in a quantitative way.

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Inspiring Women to Follow on Social Media

Women to Follow on Social Media

To wrap up Women’s History Month, the Metter Media team rounded up a list of all the women who inspire us on social media. From local ladies who we admire for their hard work and success in male-dominated industries, all the way to super-famous celebrities who use their fame to spread positive messages of female empowerment, we chose people who are positive role models changing the world around them for the better via Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. They add more meaning to our feeds, and we hope they inspire you, too!

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Metter Media Social Report, March 20th, 2015

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Social media capabilities are improving! This week, bitly announced deep linking for mobile apps, and Twitter partnered with a top music service so you can stream songs in your tweets. We also answer the big question – what is Facebook doing to adapt to new trends, both good and bad?

Finally, let’s look at some strategies to keep your cool around people on the Internet who make you want to set your computer on fire.

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Why Brands are Getting Up Close and Personal

Informality and the Customer Experience

Screen Shot 2015-03-17 at 3.38.56 PMIn case you haven’t noticed, the Internet is becoming super casual. This is evident not just in the content that we create and share, but in the type of apps we use as well. There are definitely professional apps available for social networking and productivity, but you can’t deny the popularity of certain casual apps (Tinder, Cuddlr, you get the picture.)

The best marketing professionals are the ones paying attention to these types of apps and other social media trends so they can find the best way to reach a new age of consumers.

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When Brands Enter Fandoms

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In January, I wrote this post about @BrandsSayingBae, and how big brands on Twitter try too hard, try the wrong things, and come off the wrong way.

If you’re wondering if things have changed since that account went viral, they haven’t. 

The most diligent and recent offender? Italian-themed restaurant chain, Olive Garden, of course!

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