Social Media
Learn the latest news and trends on the most popular social networks and how to reach and engage your audience with social media marketing best practices.
Pinterest Beefs Up Search Capabilities With More Efficient Way To Find Recipes
Pinterest announced on their blog yesterday the launch of new features to make it easier, and more efficient, to find recipes based on your individual...
Facebook to Begin Showing Less Text Posts From Business Pages
In an announcement made today on the Facebook Newsroom blog, an update to the News Feed algorithm is being rolled out that will result in...
Pinterest is Testing the Ability to Pin GIFs
Posting GIFs has proven to be wildly popular on sites like Reddit and Tumblr, soon you might be able to pin GIFs to your favorite...
An Interview With Ford’s Scott Monty at 2014 #FordNAIAS
Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the North American International Auto Show in Detroit as part of the Ford Blogger Experience. During the...
Facebook Introduces Trending Topics, Here’s How They Differ From Twitter’s
Facebook recently introduced a new feature to the desktop version of their site that’s a lot like Twitter’s trending topics. Simply called “Trending”, it’s a...
Buying Pinterest Followers: A Good or Bad Idea?
Pinterest is growing to be the most engaged social media network in the world. I love Pinterest and have spoken on the topic several times...
Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone Launches Jelly, A Social Q&A Search Engine
Twitter Co-Founder, Biz Stone, recently launched his super-secret project Jelly, available worldwide on Android and iOS as of yesterday. Jelly is “kinda like using a...
Pinterest Acquires VisualGraph, Looks To Improve Visual Search Capabilities
In an effort to make much needed upgrades to its visual search capabilities, Pinterest recently acquired two-man startup VisualGraph. Founder Kevin Jing previously worked on Google’s visual...
How You Can Tell How Old Someone Is By Their Tweets
If you follow social media trends, there’s always been one obvious, glaring fact. Twitter is for the young. Without having much evidence to back this...
How to Get More Followers On Your LinkedIn Company Page With Jason Miller
In a recent interview from San Francisco, Search Engine Journal’s Murray Newlands talks to LinkedIn Senior Content Marketing Manager Jason Miller about ways to boost your...
What’s Next For Social Media Darling Buffer: An Interview with Co-Founder Leo Widrich
Buffer, the startup behind a scheduling platform for social media sharing, has been all over the news lately since they published all employees’ salaries as part...
Social Media Success Requires A Company-Wide Effort: Interview With Tom Rhoton
As part of our SEJ interview series, Tom Rhoton of EveryoneSocial joins us to discuss the importance of social media being a company-wide initiative. Typically companies...
Organizing Successful Google+ Hangouts: Interview With Deborah Anderson
As part of our SEJ interview series, Deborah Anderson of MyBlogGuest joins us to discuss the ins and outs of organizing successful Google+ Hangouts. Deborah is...
Google Has Reduced Authorship Rich Snippets By 15 Percent
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, stated months ago Google Authorship rich snippets would soon see a 15 percent reduction. We reported on this...
Engagement Is Killing Your Social Media Strategy: Interview With Annalise Kaylor
As part of our SEJ interview series, Annalise Kaylor of Aim Clear discusses her bold theory that engagement is actually killing your social media strategy....
Facebook Begins Testing Auto-Playing News Feed Video Ads
Facebook has announced they will begin testing auto-playing News Feed video ads for a limited number of accounts starting this week. Facebook has been refining their...
The Best Pinterest Place Pins Examples and Why Your Business Should Use Them
After some unusual site activity last week including a period of network down time, Pinterest Business launched their new interactive map pins, or ‘Place Pins’....
Increasing Audience Engagement: Google+ vs. Pinterest
Today, digital inventiveness in social media and mobile platforms adds value to the rich and emotional connection between people and the brands they love. In...
Target Tests An Online Store Powered By Pinterest, Called The ‘Awesome Shop’
Retailer Target is taking a new approach to e-commerce with the launch of an online storefront powered by Pinterest recommendations. Target’s “Awesome Shop” is refreshed...
Turn Google+ Content Into Ads On Google Display Network With New +Post Ads
In their first attempt to monetize Google+, Google made an announcement today about the introduction of +Post ads. These new ad units allow users to...
Facebook Promotions: 5 Things That Are Still Illegal
In July, I wrote an article called “5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know are ‘Illegal’ on Facebook.” Since it was published, just a couple of...
Twitter Announces Ad Retargeting Feature Called ‘Tailored Audiences’
In an announcement made on their blog yesterday, Twitter is releasing a new product for their advertisers called “tailored audiences.” After testing tailored audiences for...
5 Unexpected Brands that are Kicking Social Media Butt on Pinterest {and What Makes Them Successful}
I love Pinterest. I can’t help it. Recipes? DIY Projects? Craft ideas? Sign me up! Then again, I am the definition of a typical Pinterest...
Topsy, A Leading Twitter Search And Analytics Company, Purchased By Apple For $200 Million
Topsy, one of the last remaining Twitter search and analytics companies, has been purchased by Apple for $200 million as reported today by the Wall...
13 Things You Should Know About the ‘Word of the Year’ – Selfie
Did you hear the news? Selfie has been named the international Word of the Year 2013 by Oxford Dictionaries in both the the UK and...
10 Reasons Your Company Sucks At Pinterest
According to a November 5th report from Business Insider, “Pinterest Is Now The Fastest Growing Content-Sharing Platform.” In fact, content sharing on Pinterest has risen...
25 Of The Most Engaged Brands On Instagram
Ah, Instagram. Why do we love you so much? Each of the Top 25 Brands on Instagram could probably give us 25 reasons why they...
Using Social Media As A Public Relations Tool: Interview With Allie Freeland
As part of our SEJ interview series, Allie Freeland of iAcquire discusses the opportunities available to businesses in using social media as a public relations...
Social Media Marketing Myths Your Company Should Overcome
There is no shortage of advice about the role social media marketing should play in a company’s overall marketing plan. Unfortunately, that advice is often...
Are Twitter Ads Useless?
Twitter rocked markets this week with a spectacular initial showing. But how do Twitter ads measure up against Facebook ads? Is it worth spending your...