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Seven Essential Digital Marketing Tips for 2021 (And Beyond)

Webbiquity SMM

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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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

It’s bursting with pivotal moments like the launch of Instagram Stories, to that one time Zuck was on trial for Facebook privacy issues, to…honestly, let’s just look at the entire social media history timeline. The hashtag arrives (2007) The strict 140-character limit for tweets set Twitter apart from rivals, including Facebook and Tumblr.

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How to Create Effective Social Media Guidelines for Your Business

Hootsuite

If specific hashtags are a core part of your social strategy, be sure to share them, too. Use title case for hashtags—it makes them more legible for screen readers. You may also wish to add links to company documents, such as your corporate code of conduct, employee agreements, privacy policies, etc. Or something to that effect.

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How to be Twitterific – 39 Expert Twitter Guides and Tips

Webbiquity SMM

The microblogging site now boasts more than 255 million monthly active users , and 53% of Twitter users recommend products in their tweets at some time. She walks through choosing your subject matter, using hashtags, finding industry experts, and growing a following (for example, by attending relevant tweet chats). Dr. William J.

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The Ultimate List of Social Media Definitions You Need to Know

Hootsuite

When Instagram wanted to shut down the shady “growth-hacking” apps people were using to grow their audience artificially, they shut down their old API and launched a new one with much tougher privacy controls. Use the privacy setting on each social network for better control over who sees each of your posts. Related: Mute, Troll.

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The Ultimate Social Media Etiquette Handbook

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

In case it isn’t obvious, Facebook wall posts are completely public to all your friends (unless you tweak your privacy settings). Abusing Twitter hashtags during a crisis. There’s absolutely nobody on my Facebook network who is imposed by any of my privacy settings. Publicizing a private conversation on a wall post.

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