Need help keeping up with news and updates in the social media world? Let us do the work for you! In our weekly wrap up post, we share 5 must-read articles for small business strategy. This week’s resources include an explanation of Facebook’s recent algorithm update, 4 recent Twitter updates, tips and ideas for creating Infographics, and more…
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1. Facebook Updates News Feed Algorithm to Balance Content From Friends Vs. Pages
by Lindsay Kolowich on the HubSpot blog
Facebook announced 3 updates this week and this post explains each one and how it may affect you. The update that may affect Page owners the most is:
“…content posted directly by the friends you care about [friends you interact with], such as photos, videos, status updates or links, will be higher up in News Feed” or as Facebook explains, the change will be “balancing content from friends and Pages”.
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2.Infographics 101: The Big Idea
By Barry Feldman
Thinking about creating your own Infographics? Here is a helpful resource for you – 25 Concepts and Themes – plus tips.
3. How businesses can use Facebook Call-to-Action buttons
By Harsh Ajmera on the Digital Insights blog
This is a very helpful post on the options now available on your Page’s “call-to-action” button. Choose one of these buttons to encourage Fans to act on your Page.
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4. 4 Recent Twitter Updates You Should Know About (If You Don’t Already)
By Sarah Matista on Social Media Today
Learn more about these four recent updates: Retweet With Comments options, new “Logged-Out” Homepage, the opt-in to send a Direct Message Without Following, and an Abuse Policy Update.
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5. How to Improve Your SEO With LinkedIn and SlideShare
By Chris Raulf on the Social Media Examiner blog
Get some good tips for optimizing your LinkedIn Profile, company Page, and SlideShare account with this post.
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That’s it for this week! We’ll be sharing more information related to Facebook algorithm changes as we hear about it. Let me know if you have specific questions about that topic!
Have a great weekend 🙂
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