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#Hashtags Hit Facebook – #WhatDoYouThink

The Social Media Incubator

In an announcement by the social networking service giant on Wednesday, Facebook informed users of the rollout of hashtags to status updates. “Hashtags are just the first step to help people more easily discover what others are saying about a specific topic and participate in public conversations. What are your thoughts?

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Hashtags, the Good the Bad, the Oh So Ugly

Janet Fouts

It can’t be over-stated how important it is to research a hashtag before you use it and to give a little thought to what people may do with it once you unleash it on the world. I stuck to Twitter posts simply because they’re easier to embed, but most or all of these hashtags appear across social platforms.

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Social Media News Ticker: Instagram Launches Bolt, Foursquare Debuts New Logo, Facebook Drops Gifts

The Realtime Report

Check out all the latest social media news from the last two weeks, including changes and new features for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Foursquare: Facebook. Any social media updates that we missed? Let us know in the comments below.

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Social Media On The Farm: Crisis Management, Market Research, Education And APIs

The Realtime Report

farms are turning to Twitter and other social media tools as a support group to share information, gain insights and keep customers informed about changing conditions. Using social media and video to promote it, they generated $10,000 in the first 10 days, as reported by Grist.

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7 Best Open-Source Apps for Android and iOS

Tweaklibrary

The Open-Source community is always an opportunity for amateur developers to learn software/app development. Since the code is open-source and available for the public, users can unravel the code and learn the working of an app from scratch. You might want to read: Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) | Safe or Not?

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7 Tips to Launch Successful Twitter Promotions

Sprout Social

Live video became wildly popular in 2016, and continues to be one of the top social media trends of 2017. Adidas UK broke into Periscope for the first time early this year by live streaming their #TLKS open-source talk series. TLKS , an open-source talk series. Go Live With Periscope. Hosted by Alex Powis.

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Ask Buffer: How Many Social Media Platforms Should a Small Business Be Active On?

Buffer Social

Question: How many social media platforms should a local business be using? When you’re managing everything from strategy to sales, adding a dozen social media accounts into the mix is just not sustainable. So: how many social media platforms should you be using?