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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. Meanwhile, platforms like Twitter are capable of reporting news in real-time minus any commercials or paywall. 9 best practices of social media and journalism. So much of social media and journalism boils down to looking the part.

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Twitter for Business: Is It Time?

Webbiquity SMM

Twitter is in trouble. The company recently missed earnings estimates for the second time in four quarters, and had to strike a deal with activist investor firm Elliott Management which had “been trying to push (Jack) Dorsey out as part of an overhaul to Twitter’s business.” But it’s not. But it’s not.

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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. Now, with new features like Twitter Spaces and Twitter Communities , businesses and brands alike can further build relationships with followers.

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Facebook Reader a welcome feature

Sherrilynne Starkie

I liked that it had the ability to search through feeds to find specific content. But little by little Twitter and Facebook have taken over the reader duties for me. Today, we are hearing reports that Facebook is going to launch a reader application, and my first thought was, I hope this won’t change Facebook’s current update feeds.

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Traffic Rises 350% Year-Over-Year For Social Publisher BuzzFeed

The Realtime Report

Creating shareable content: different feed options on BuzzFeed’s homepage. Referrals from Twitter, Facebook and Google hit record highs; Facebook is easily in the lead, but referral traffic from Twitter grew 180% in the last year. What’s behind this record growth? 30 posts received more than 1 million views each.

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What I Learned from My TestMasters (And TheGreensheet) #SocialMadness Experience

Waxing UnLyrical

The Business Journals (#bizjournals) believe you can. The Business Journals are a consolidated group of business media sources providing local business news in 43 cities. The Business Journals recently decided to capitalize on the momentum social media has gained by launching #SocialMadness , a social media competition.

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A Blog is a Better Social Media Hub Than Twitter

Socialized

If you’re relying on Twitter as your social media hub, you’re limiting your potential for impact and influence. Twitter is excellent for distribution , but if you’re going to communicate original ideas, you’ll need a blog (or something similar). A blog is less dominated by spam than Twitter. Guy Kawasaki.