8 Simple Tips for Twitter Beginners

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Welcome to Twitter, the world’s top short-form social media platform! With over 100,000 users signing up daily, you’re not alone, so don’t be afraid. The “rules” seem tough to learn, and posting may appear to be daunting, but Twitter is fun and welcoming — we promise. But 44% of users sign up for an account and then never tweet. We’re here to fix that. Here are some rules and basic etiquette that every new Twitter user should know:

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Metter Media Social Report, Jan. 9, 2015

ICYMI: Facebook has acquired a tech startup and 2015 has been deemed the year of the crowd. Of all the blog posts and articles floating around the Internet this week, we’ve rounded up a few useful posts you may have missed, covering news, trends, and features.Continue reading

Metter Media Social Report, Jan. 2, 2015

Happy new year! While everyone was celebrating the past two days, we made sure to keep track of what was happening online and rounded up a few useful posts you may have missed, covering news, trends, and new features from your favorite apps.Continue reading

Metter Media Social Report, Dec. 26, 2014

You were probably online as little as possible this week due to the holiday, giving yourself no free time to browse the web or check your favorite blogs. But that’s okay! We’ve rounded up a few useful posts you may have missed, covering news and new features from your favorite apps.

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8 Social Media Related Gifts You Can (Probably) Get In Time For Christmas

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Here at Metter Media, we know busy schedules can sometimes lead to putting off non-work-related tasks to the last minute. This holds true for family birthdays (overnighting your mom’s card), doctor’s appointments, and yes, holiday shopping.Continue reading

10 Holiday e-Cards for Social Media Fanatics

Being the social media fanatic you are, e-cards are probably on your list of things to share. Actually, you probably send them out randomly for no reason at all, just because they’re fun and you can. Now it’s the holiday season and there’s a valid occasion to do so! But don’t worry if you’re not the most creative one in the bunch. Digging around someecards to find the most relatable notes you and your like-minded friends will understand and love turned up these results (click each one to send it via email directly from the site):

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Metter Media Social Report, Dec. 12, 2014

Facebook is open in one window, Feedly in another, with TweetDeck crankin’ away and LinkedIn somewhere in your 47 tabs. You’re busy and probably don’t catch every social-related blog post that went out this week. So, here’s our weekly roundup of useful posts you may have missed, including links to valuable content or insight for your social media needs.

1. How to Improve Your Tweets Using Twitter Analytics

by Greg Miller via @smexaminer

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This simple how-to will help you understand what your Twitter audience wants and when they want it, and allow you to craft effective updates to be scheduled for the best times. It’s all broken into four sections: gathering activity, exporting data, discovering times, and finding the most engaging tweets.

2. 9 Skills to Look for When Hiring a Social Media Specialist

by @annrodriguez021 via @b2community

Hiring a social media specialist? Just because someone is active on Facebook and Twitter, it doesn’t mean he or she is fit for the role, as there is A LOT more to it than just posting and following people. Read through this post to learn more about nine key traits – social media listener, relationship expert, effective writer, image specialist, viral specialist, social media mathematics, risk manager, strategic thinker, social innovator – and what they mean.

3. Facebook Launches Call-to-Action Buttons on Business Pages

by @lkolo25 via @HubSpot

 

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Yes, this is a thing now; however, the feature isn’t available to everyone just yet. It will roll out in the U.S. over the next few weeks and worldwide starting in 2015, but is something you should keep an eye out for. The seven pre-made options for page admins are: Sign Up, Shop Now, Contact Us, Book Now, Use App, Watch Video, and Play Game.

4. 3 Key takeaways from Facebook’s Privacy Update

by @JaneSusskind via @socialmedia2day

Facebook has updated privacy settings… again. If you haven’t read through it yet, or you have but don’t know what has changed, here are the three main parts to make sure you’re aware of.

5. The Evolution of Social Media 2004-2014: The Good, the Bad, and The Ugly of It!

article by @AmbikaWrites via @Dazeinfo

Infographic by MediaVision

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This is a really cool breakdown of social media over the last 10 years. Do you know or remember what was big in 2004? I surely don’t. Between charts, quotes, and stats, this article talks about highlights and impact of social media through the time frame. A great weekend read!

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5 Alternative Tools for Social Media Managers

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Are you managing multiple accounts and their social profiles? Do you feel like you’re getting notifications and alerts all over the place, or that you can’t keep up with (un)following other users? What about when you’re managing different accounts across a range of industries – how do you keep up with what interests each audience?

We all know about and/or use tools like TweetDeck, Hootsuite, and HubSpot, but even with them, things can get still get crazy! If you do a Google search for helpful tools, the same ones pop up over and over again, so we put together a few underrated, time-tested services and apps we think you should give a try.

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