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Experiment: Do Other Social Networks Hate YouTube Links?

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But what you want and what social media platforms want isn’t always the same thing, is it? There’s a theory going around that social networks (mainly Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter) give preference to posts that use their native video solutions. my own social feeds) to see with my own eyes (a.k.a. Let’s do this.

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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 . Photo by Sam Shavers.

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6 best Twitter analytics tools

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Brands use Twitter for a whole bunch of reasons. Be it product updates or engaging in industry-related conversations, it is the go-to network to increase brand visibility. Twitter analytics tools give you key data points that are helpful in calculating your social ROI.

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5 best Pinterest analytics tools

Unmetric

Social networks solely built for visual-sharing attract brands like a moth to a flame. In fact, e-commerce businesses benefit the most out of this network by creating an effective visual presence on Pinterest to reroute the audience to their own sites. networks (Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn).

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Twitter Analytics… we’re waiting

Josh S Peters

The Twitter Analytics we were promised. I wrote a post for WebProNews, Dear Twitter Analytics… You’re Late , that was 1/2 rant and 1/2 informational. The rant is about how long it’s been that Twitter has promised us analytics, but never delivered. and never got.

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How to be smart on Twitter

Sherrilynne Starkie

Twitter has gone mainstream as people, brands and organizations flock to the social network. Maybe there is no real value in Twitter, or at least, no value in the way a brand is using Twitter. Start by taking a good look the Twitter community. This is an indication of how these followers tend to use Twitter.

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Taking a Peek at Twitter Analytics

Social Media Marketing

I received an email recently that contained an analysis of a high-profile Silicon Valley executive’s Twitter followers, as performed by PeekAnalytics. Rather than reporting on a third person’s Twitter followers, I thought it might be more interesting (to me, at least) to take a look at a breakdown of my own Twitter followers.

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