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Top Five: Social networks invest in quality news

Sherrilynne Starkie

This week’s must-know social media news for marketing and communications professionals includes headlines about Facebook’s attempt to clean up, support for journalism from Twitter and Google, the continuing importance of links in SEO and some new, clever features from LinkedIn. — SS. — SS .

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Social media and journalism: how to effectively reach the public

Sprout Social

Social media and journalism are one and the same these days. Perhaps that’s because over 50% of people rely on social as a news source. Meanwhile, platforms like Twitter are capable of reporting news in real-time minus any commercials or paywall. That said, social media for journalists can be tricky.

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Social Networking Stats: The Skinny on Whisper, Secret & Snapchat, plus #RLTM Scoreboard

The Realtime Report

The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week. Twitter: 241 million monthly active users. if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. . Social Media Statistics anonymous photo messaging photo sharing Secret Secret.ly Facebook: 1.19 via Facebook.

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Social Media News Ticker: Facebook Launches “Nearby Friends”

The Realtime Report

Check out this week’s summary of all the latest social media news, including changes and new features for Facebook, Twitter and Google+: Facebook. Social Media News Ticker +Post ads AdSense Facebook geo-location Gnip Google mobile advertising MoPub Nearby Friends Twitter'

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Social Media News Ticker: Facebook To Buy WhatsApp, LinkedIn Opens Publishing To All Members

The Realtime Report

Check out this week’s summary of all the latest social media news, including changes and new features for Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn: LinkedIn opens its publishing platform to all members. Facebook tests mobile “Highlights”, a cheat sheet to your friends’ lives – last week Facebook released its 7.0

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The best times to post on Twitter 2022

Sprout Social

With 436 million monthly active users worldwide and 52% of Twitter users using the platform daily, Twitter has been the go-to platform for up-to-the-minute conversations and breaking news. And as a platform for conversations and customer care, it’s important to understand how to use Twitter for business in a meaningful way.

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Hidden Cash: What The Latest Twitter Trend Could Mean For Brands

The Realtime Report

It’s the latest craze on Twitter: users hide cash, tweet clues about where to find it, and then leave instructions for the finders to “pay it forward.” However, CBS News reported yesterday that the man behind the original @HiddenCash account has been revealed. ” So what does all this mean for brands?

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