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Seven Essential Digital Marketing Tips for 2021 (And Beyond)

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Use microblogging: In a time when your reader’s attention span is lower than a goldfish (8 seconds) , creating long social posts can be a risky game. Do extensive hashtag keyword research: If your content is not searchable, it is not scalable. This makes keyword research for hashtags critical in social media.

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TikTok SEO in 5 Steps: How To Make Sure Your Videos Show Up in Search

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This includes captions, hashtags, sound effects, and music. They include language preference, country setting (you may be more likely to see content from people in your own country), type of mobile device, and categories of interest you selected as a new user. Look at the videos they’re engaging with and the hashtags they’re using.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Mastodon

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Some names may be familiar to you while others are completely new, but a quick search on Google Trends reveals that old or new, people are looking for the next, best microblogging platform. There are hashtags and lists, and you have up to 5,000 words to express yourself – as well as the ability to add GIFs, videos, and images.

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

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Tumblr and the age of the microblog (2007) In 2007, the social network described as “Twitter meets YouTube and WordPress” came a-tumblin’ along when 17-year-old David Karp launched Tumblr from his bedroom. The hashtag arrives (2007) The strict 140-character limit for tweets set Twitter apart from rivals, including Facebook and Tumblr.

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Here’s Every New Feature Threads Has Built Since Launch (+ How to Use Them)

Buffer Social

Tags Threads launched without hashtags, a pretty table-stakes feature across social media platforms, which was a surprising choice — but now it’s clear why. Unlike hashtags, Threads tags function more like topics than just a filtered search. on X has long been a gripe of users on the original microblogging platform.

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An Introduction to Tumblr

Buffer Social

It’s a microblogging social platform that allows its users to post various types of content, from text and photos to music and videos. Tags work similarly to hashtags and increase the visibility of your content. We’ll go through what it is, how it works and how you can get started using it today. What is Tumblr?

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How to Craft the Perfect Post on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

Buffer Social

Some examples of this include: Adding hashtags to posts on Twitter and Instagram. Microblogging on Instagram allows you to elaborate a subject in more depth than a quick one or two line caption. Add hashtags. Hashtags allow Instagrammers to discover content and accounts to follow. Avoid too many distracting hashtags.

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