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The ‘Creative Desert’: Brainstorming Social Content Ideas During Slow Days

Social Media Strategies Summit

Read on for insights from: Rachel Karten , Social Media Consultant Mitchell Clements , Social Media Creative Manager at ESPN Bari Rosenstein , Social Media Manager for Auntie Anne’s and Jamba Darby Hogan , Head of Social Media & Community at Wonderbelly Why Is the Act of Brainstorming So Important in Social Media?

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Alternative: Facebook Groups App Gone – Sep 2017 – Australia

Laurel Papworth

Dear Students, just a quick note – the Facebook Groups app for Android and iPhone will be gone Sep 1st 2017. The alternative I’ve currently found is to bookmark the hidden groups newsfeed. fb://groups/gridtab. Anyway, hands up if you remember that groups used to have subforums?

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Top Five: Facebook ads are getting smarter

Sherrilynne Starkie

Facebook Merges Instagram Direct with Page Inbox, Allows Page Access to Groups. In the upcoming weeks, Facebook is allowing pages to participate in groups. With this change, page owners can join Facebook’s interest-focused communities and interact with members, rather than doing so from their personal accounts.

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What Kind of Online Community Do You Have Behind Your Firewall?

Social Media Strategery

Unfortunately, as many have already discovered and many more will continue to discover, successful communities are dependent on many variables, from the accessibility, speed, and reliability of the technology to your community managers. What group/community receives the most visits and/or posts on a particular day?

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I've Used Bluesky for 6 Months – Here's What You Should Know

Buffer Social

Bluesky is currently only available to desktop and iPhone users, with Android access in the works. Open-source and decentralized nature : Unlike many mainstream platforms, Bluesky operates on an open-source model, promoting transparency and community involvement. This ensures a more tailored and empowering user experience.

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What the heck are social media consultants and what do they do all day?

Sherrilynne Starkie

Nor are they only those bearded hipsters who never look away from their iPhone. They are highly-qualified professionals with specific digital marketing and communications skills and experience. The ultimate goal is to create and strengthen relationships with the key stakeholder groups an organization depends upon for success.

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Leveraging Students to Support Higher Ed Social Media Initiatives

Social Media Strategies Summit

She has no trouble generating the content, but her team can quickly become overwhelmed with community management-related activities around big events like graduation, homecoming, and acceptance letters. For most of what we need our students to do, just having their own iPhones that they shoot on has been the most beneficial.