Wed.Oct 09, 2019

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Facebook Lead Forms No Longer Available with Instant Experience

Jon Loomer

Things change quickly. Usually, I have the pleasure of writing about new Facebook Advertising features. Unfortunately, this post is about the removal of a feature. Facebook has deprecated the feature allowing for the combination of Lead Forms paired with Instant Experiences. As part of this, the advertising goals available for Lead Forms have also changed.

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Twitter Apologizes for Using Email Addresses and Phone Numbers for Ad Targeting

Social Media Today

Twitter has issued an apology for incorrectly using email addresses and phone numbers uploaded for account security purposes within its ad targeting tools.

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How to Attract More People to Your Facebook Group

agora pulse

A Facebook Group is a fantastic tool for building community—when people are regularly showing up. But what can you do if no one is joining your Facebook Group? Having people join your Facebook Group can be challenging. So, before you start tackling the task of making it grow, you must make sure you’ve got the basics done correctly. First, you’ll need to make sure your group is set up the right way to attract the people you want into your group.

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Pinterest Launches 'Pinterest Academy' Education Resource for Marketers

Social Media Today

Pinterest has launched a new set of education resources to help marketers better understand how to maximize their Pin campaigns.

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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How to Attract More People to Your Facebook Group

agora pulse

A Facebook Group is a fantastic tool for building community—when people are regularly showing up. But what can you do if no one is joining your Facebook Group? Having people join your Facebook Group can be challenging. So, before you start tackling the task of making it grow, you must make sure you’ve got the basics done correctly. First, you’ll need to make sure your group is set up the right way to attract the people you want into your group.

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Instagram Updates its Stories Camera with New 'Create' Mode to Highlight Creative options

Social Media Today

Instagram is rolling out an updated Stories Camera, which will make the platform's various Stories tools easier to access.

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Latest Messenger Platform Update Adds New Private Reply Options, Persistent Menu Control

Social Media Today

Facebook has released its latest Messenger platform update, with new options to help businesses utilize Messenger functions.

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Twitter ‘Inadvertently’ Gives User Security Data To Advertisers

Forbes Social Media

Twitter has apologised for allowing advertisers to target ads using the email addresses and phone numbers provided by users for account security.

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Quora Adds New Ad Targeting Options, Provides Campaign Checklist to Help Maximize Performance

Social Media Today

Quora has outlined a range of new ad targeting updates, and published a new checklist for optimal Quora campaign performance.

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Why TikTok’s Video Editor is Perfect for Instagram Stories

Later

Everyone’s buzzing about TikTok’s addictive GenZ content — but did you know TikTok’s video editor is perfect for Instagram Stories? . TikTok is packed with cool video editing features and effects that make it one of the most versatile and easy-to-use editors out there. With the app’s massive growth, TikTok has perfected the art of short-form video editing — and brands have finally started to take notice!

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Social Media Automation 101

A beginner's guide to social media automation tools and getting automation right.

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Google Outlines Latest Halloween Search Trends with 'Frightgeist'

Social Media Today

Google has provided an overview of the latest Halloween trends to be aware of in its updated 'Frightgeist' listings.

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Why TikTok’s Video Editor is Perfect for Instagram Stories

Later

Everyone’s buzzing about TikTok’s addictive GenZ content — but did you know TikTok’s video editor is perfect for Instagram Stories? . TikTok is packed with cool video editing features and effects that make it one of the most versatile and easy-to-use editors out there. With the app’s massive growth, TikTok has perfected the art of short-form video editing — and brands have finally started to take notice!

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Facebook's Adding Post Topics to More Groups, Helping to Better Organize Relevant Discussion

Social Media Today

Facebook is giving more groups an optional 'topic' tag for posts, which will help to categorize discussion.

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How to Set Up An Actionable and Effective Social Listening Project

Digimind

“What the #$@% is social listening?!”. It’s a question all marketers have asked before. Either you’ve heard of social media listening, or you’re still trying to understand how to do it effectively.

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The Content Marketing Survival Guide: How to Navigate the Wilds of Social Media

Use this guide to inspire your creativity and ignite more successful and sustainable social media conversations.

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What I Learned from Surveying Over 400 Influencers

Social Media Today

What's the current state of influencer marketing, from the influencers' perspective? Check out this report.

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Twitch Says 2,200 Users Viewed Video Of Shooting Outside German Synagogue Before It Was Removed

Forbes Social Media

The video, later spread on platforms frequented by white supremacists, extends a trend of hate crimes broadcast live on social networks.

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Facebook Workplace is Now Up to 3 Million Paid Users, Announces New Additions

Social Media Today

Facebook has announced that its professional platform, Workplace, has now reached 3 million paying users.

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How to Use the New Instagram Stories Camera

Later

The new Instagram Stories camera is here — with a whole new “Create” mode to help you create super-engaging content. With a cool new GIF layout, a one-click throwback feature, and tons of easy-to-post conversation starters, the new Create mode has all the tools you need to boost your engagement levels. . Here’s everything you need to know about the new Instagram Stories camera: .

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Social Media Marketing GPS

SMGPS will tell you the why & how to use social media for marketing, 1 tweet at a time. You'll learn essentials in digestible little spoonfuls.

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New Survey Finds Majority of US Adults Don't Realize that Facebook Owns Instagram and WhatsApp

Social Media Today

Pew Research had conducted a new survey on digital literacy, which has uncovered some concerning results.

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5 Key Elements of a High Converting Facebook Post

Hootsuite

Most brands usually have one of two goals when they post on Facebook: engagement or conversions. Both metrics matter, but depending on what your goals are, one will typically matter more. If your goal is to increase website traffic, a Facebook post with a high like count—while nice—isn’t necessarily helping. When do you want conversions? Basically, whenever you want someone to take a specific action after seeing your Facebook post.

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LinkedIn is Updating its Group Categories to 'Listed' and 'Unlisted'

Social Media Today

LinkedIn is making some small changes to its group settings in order to clarify discoverability.

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Facebook's Testing New Photo Layout Options for Multi-Image Posts

Social Media Today

Facebook is reportedly working on some new presentation options for multi-image posts.

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How to Be Social: A Social Media Manifesto

Learn the 10 worst social media marketing mistakes and how to avoid them.

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Instagram is Looking to Bring Direct Messaging to its Web App

Social Media Today

Instagram is testing the ability to send and receive Direct messages in its web app.

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Instagram Adds Dark Mode on the Latest Versions of iOS and Android

Social Media Today

Instagram has become the latest social app to join the dark mode movement.

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