Keep up with all-things social media in our weekly wrap up post, where we share 5 must-read articles for small business strategy. This week’s resources include recent Facebook changes, a guide for your blog images, how (and why) to use Twitter Cards, and more…
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1. 14 Recent Changes to Twitter, Facebook and More That Social Media Marketers Need to Know
Courtney Seiter has done a great round-up of recent social media changes in this post on the Buffer blog. Check out the updates to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google+, and Instagram.
2. The Success of Your Business Lies In Twitter Cards
This is a fantastic guide by Vee Popat on SteamFeed for using Twitter Cards! Learn more about each type of Card and how to use them in your marketing/sales strategy.
3. Facebook Introduces Organic Post Targeting, Along With Other New Tools For Pages
A variety of new features/tools were announced this week from Facebook. Matt Southern gives you an overview in this post on Search Engine Journal. (Look for more information in the near future as the tools roll out to everyone, and we learn more about each one.)
4. Facebook Debuts Call-to-Action Buttons for Pages
David Cohen explains another new tool in this post on AllFacebook.com. These new CTA buttons are gradually rolling out, so you may not see them yet on your Page/all of your Pages.
5. How to Make Your Blog Images Perform Better on Social Media
Francisco Rosales at Social Mouths has put together a very helpful guide for creating images. You’ll get strategy, tools, resources, and examples in this in-depth post. I recommend you save it for reference!
6. How to Contact Facebook and Get Support When You Need It [Ultimate Guide]
A bonus resource this week by Kristi Hines on the Post Planner blog. Save this for reference if you ever need to contact Facebook.
This week’s photo is a small glimpse at the annual New Port Richey Holiday Boat Parade. We got to see a few of the boats from the deck of a local riverside restaurant.
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