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Facebook Photos Size Guide -- 2013 Edition. 100 Things to Tweet about on Twitter Besides Yourself. The number one question I hear when it comes to Twitter is “what do I talk about?” Given that most people do NOT know what to talk about, many wind up either boring their social community to death or they turn them off because they default to talking about themselves.

Never fear. You do not need to default to tweeting like a self centered, babbling idiot. Check out these 100 ideas to inspire, connect, entertain and delight your audiences. No, not every one of them is going to work for every tweeter and every audience. However, many of them will work for most people and most businesses. As I always say “there is only one way to do social media, and that is the way that works for you and your business.” Remember your number one goal is to inspire and connect with your audience. 100 Things to Tweet On Twitter Besides Yourself!

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Sound familiar? Scrambling for social content is not a new phenomenon. A few years ago, we created a social media content calendar template to help, which we recently updated to be better, faster, stronger, and just generally prettier. Download the free social media content calendar template here. This blog post will walk you through exactly how to use the template to stay on top of your social media content planning for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, and Google+. (Note: HubSpot customers can also schedule content through Social Inbox, or use this spreadsheet to organize their content and subsequently upload it to Social Inbox.

How to Use the Social Media Calendar to Plan Your Content Schedule The reason you'll want a different worksheet for every social network is simply that every social network is a little bit different. 8 Tips for Using Facebook Scheduled Posts. Are you crunched for time? Could you use a little Facebook automation in your life?

Well, help is here. Facebook allows you to schedule your page posts. Many people cheered this feature because Facebook’s EdgeRank algorithm and other quirks make using third-party tools like HootSuite or SocialOomph for scheduling your posts less desirable than posting manually. Let’s dig a little deeper and find out some of the nuances of using Facebook scheduled posts. First, we will give you the steps to schedule your posts and edit them. #1: How to Schedule Your Posts Scheduling is easy—just follow these steps: Write your post as you normally would. Add the date and time you want your post go out.

Notice that you can also backdate your posts to supplement your Timeline if you wish (more on that later). You can schedule your post up to 6 months in the future (more months are shown, but if you select more than 6 months out, Facebook won’t accept it) . #2: How to Find and Edit Your Scheduled Posts. Tag Friends Without @ symbol And Edit Tagged Friend Name In Facebook - OMG EUREKA - Tech Blog. Umair Shaikh | Sunday, May 08, 2011 | Facebook | Facebook Tips Previously when ever you try to tag someone using @ symbol, a drop-down list appears, you select your friend from the list and his/her full name appears as an active highlighted link. If you try to edit that link, it will be changed into a normal text.

But now when users try to tag a friend using @ symbol, after selecting the friends name from the dropdown list, you can edit the name by press Backspace button. Or if you don’t like using @ symbol at all, you can just type five or more characters of a friend’s name in capital letters and Facebook will automatically suggest you friend’s name in a dropdown list. Pick the friend you want to tag, and then you can edit his full name by pressing the backspace button. Isn’t It Cool. Inside Facebook explained this feature in a great way Note: If you feel that the feature is not working for you, don’t worry. 10 Best Wordpress Sharing Plugins of 2012 To Get More Social Traffic. What does it take to get your posts shared on Social Networks? With over 250 million Tweets being posted every day and close to 4 billion items being posted on Facebook, there is definitely not a lack in volume of Social Media updates.

To make a larger junk of those being posted about your articles, one of the most important parts to focus on is the placing and options to share on your blogposts. BrightEdge research recently published a piece a about exactly this. They looked into how sharing of your website can increase through prominently displaying sharing buttons.

What I found most spectacular was that sites with improved sharing options, can have 7 times more mentions on Social Media than sites who neglect it. So I looked into some of the most powerful sharing plugins for WordPress out there and here are my top 10 finds for you: 1. The first one is a very well known plugin called DiggDigg. 2. 3. Of course, one of the most well known sharing plugin is the option from ShareThis. 4. 5. 5 Tips for Creating Shareable Blog Content. Is your blog feeling a bit flat? Are you looking to attract more of the right kinds of people to your content? If you struggle to attract a steady stream of quality readers to your blog, you’re not alone.

The good news is that your blog isn’t a lost cause. There are many smart strategies you can use to create compelling, bite-sized content your readers will devour—and share like crazy. The secret is to tap into the power, speed and instant accessibility of social media. . #1: Build instant rapport Rapport happens when there’s a relationship of mutual trust between you and your audience. Social media conditions lead us to expect meaningful relationships to grow quickly, based on interests, likes and other searchable snippets that instantly highlight what we have in common. But we do the exact same thing in real life.

We talk to people in restaurants who are rooting for the same football teams. Quick Tip: Be personal, friendly and inviting by writing to ONE person at a time. #2: Create relevance. How to create content your users will want to share - SmartBrief on Social Media. Skip to main content Browse All Briefs by Topic How to create content your users will want to share Forward to a friend 11/16/2011 | SocialMediaExaminer.com If your online content doesn't cry out to be shared then it's unlikely to get a wide audience, Amy Porterfield writes. View Full Article in: SocialMediaExaminer.com Media | Marketing Published in Brief: SmartBrief on Social Business SmartBrief Job Listings for Media View More Job Openings ©2014 SmartBrief. YouTube and Video Marketing: An Hour a Day Praised by Search Engine Experts Who Are Speaking at SES Chicago 2011.

Following the big guns on social media. Dell has set up a purpose-built social media 'command centre' at its Texas headquarters. Photo: Supplied With many businesses paying greater attention to using social media to engage with customers, computer giant Dell has launched its own dedicated 'Social Media Listening Command Centre'. Dell opened the command centre at its Texas head office last month, in order to track, monitor and respond to consumer conversation on applications including Twitter and Facebook. “You want to have big ears and be tuned in to what’s going on out there in the marketplace," says CEO Michael Dell.

"Social media is a fantastic way for us to engage and listen to our customers. You want to have big ears and be tuned in to what’s going on out there in the marketplace. He says small businesses should be taking advantage of social media, a "phenomenal trend allowing companies of all sizes to reach customers around the world". What can small businesses learn? Advertisement What are the key issues in your industry?

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Google+ Create Your Own QR Code Like Button For Facebook. Social media is a big part of everyone’s life these days. People are spending more time on social networking sites than ever before. Of course, the most popular social networking platform is still Facebook. It surprises me how much time we spend on Facebook. People log in there to play social games and to get updated on what their friends are up to for the day or the weekend. If your business has a Facebook page, you of course want people to know that you exist on the social site.