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Facebook Watchbait: Misleading and Sensational Videos Will Be Down-Ranked

Jon Loomer

Facebook has announced that videos using “watchbait” will be penalized and receive less news feed distribution. “Watchbait” is a made-up word to describe shady tactics used by marketers to game the news feed algorithm — and user engagement — with videos. Let me know in the comments below!

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Dear Blog Comment Spammer: I Think Your Comment Spam Tool is Broken

Bill Hartzer

Dear Blog Comment Spammer, who just left a comment on one of my recent blog posts: I think whatever software tool or script that you are using is broken. Whatever the reason, you should have noticed that none of the blog comments that are left on my blog actually allow outgoing links to websites. referring to this article.

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Eight Common Facebook Issues And Steps To Resolve Them

SocMed Sean

A couple of situations can cause the Facebook feed to stop loading. If you have a strong internet connection, which should be the first thing you check, and the feed doesn’t load, try swiping down to refresh the feed manually. Log back into Facebook and check to see if the feed loads. Why Is Facebook Not Updating?

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Blog Comment Spammer Leaves Comment. Forgets to Spin the Content.

Bill Hartzer

When you have a fairly popular blog, you have to deal with comment spammers. Unfortunately, blog comment spamming still works apparently, or at least the blog spammers haven’t learned that it doesn’t work. Nonetheless, I’m still amazed at some of the comments left on the blog.

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How Search Tactics are Replacing Hashtag Strategies for Social Media Success 

Ignite Social Media

Here are tips to make sure you can outsmart social media search and get in your audience’s feed. Search tactics in social media refer to the strategies and techniques used to increase the visibility and discoverability of content on social platforms. Finding it hard to compete with social algorithm changes using hashtags?

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Instagram Analytics: 2024 Guide to Smarter Results Tracking

Hootsuite

For reference, the average monthly follower growth rate is 0.98%. Post comment rate: Number of comments as a percentage of followers or reach. If your goals involve building loyalty, or nurturing relationships, count comments separately from overall engagements and work to lift that number specifically.

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How to Grow on Threads: 9 Learnings from the Buffer Team

Buffer Social

Tap the paper plane icon below any threads you post to share it to your Instagram Stories or straight to your feed.    Your content will appear over a Threads background like the one below (but note that any media you add won’t be automatically shared as a regular feed post). 

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