ICYMI: Facebook has acquired a tech startup and 2015 has been deemed the year of the crowd. Of all the blog posts and articles floating around the Internet this week, we’ve rounded up a few useful posts you may have missed, covering news, trends, and features.Continue reading
Happy new year! While everyone was celebrating the past two days, we made sure to keep track of what was happening online and rounded up a few useful posts you may have missed, covering news, trends, and new features from your favorite apps.Continue reading
You were probably online as little as possible this week due to the holiday, giving yourself no free time to browse the web or check your favorite blogs. But that’s okay! We’ve rounded up a few useful posts you may have missed, covering news and new features from your favorite apps.
Between holiday shopping and making vacation plans, your mind has probably been in a million different directions this past week. If social media news has been the last of your thoughts, no worries! We’ve rounded up a few useful posts you may have missed, covering news and new features from your favorite apps.
Being the social media fanatic you are, e-cards are probably on your list of things to share. Actually, you probably send them out randomly for no reason at all, just because they’re fun and you can. Now it’s the holiday season and there’s a valid occasion to do so! But don’t worry if you’re not the most creative one in the bunch. Digging around someecards to find the most relatable notes you and your like-minded friends will understand and love turned up these results (click each one to send it via email directly from the site):
Facebook is open in one window, Feedly in another, with TweetDeck crankin’ away and LinkedIn somewhere in your 47 tabs. You’re busy and probably don’t catch every social-related blog post that went out this week. So, here’s our weekly roundup of useful posts you may have missed, including links to valuable content or insight for your social media needs.
by Greg Miller via @smexaminer
This simple how-to will help you understand what your Twitter audience wants and when they want it, and allow you to craft effective updates to be scheduled for the best times. It’s all broken into four sections: gathering activity, exporting data, discovering times, and finding the most engaging tweets.
by @annrodriguez021 via @b2community
Hiring a social media specialist? Just because someone is active on Facebook and Twitter, it doesn’t mean he or she is fit for the role, as there is A LOT more to it than just posting and following people. Read through this post to learn more about nine key traits – social media listener, relationship expert, effective writer, image specialist, viral specialist, social media mathematics, risk manager, strategic thinker, social innovator – and what they mean.
Yes, this is a thing now; however, the feature isn’t available to everyone just yet. It will roll out in the U.S. over the next few weeks and worldwide starting in 2015, but is something you should keep an eye out for. The seven pre-made options for page admins are: Sign Up, Shop Now, Contact Us, Book Now, Use App, Watch Video, and Play Game.
by @JaneSusskind via @socialmedia2day
Facebook has updated privacy settings… again. If you haven’t read through it yet, or you have but don’t know what has changed, here are the three main parts to make sure you’re aware of.
article by @AmbikaWrites via @Dazeinfo
Infographic by MediaVision
This is a really cool breakdown of social media over the last 10 years. Do you know or remember what was big in 2004? I surely don’t. Between charts, quotes, and stats, this article talks about highlights and impact of social media through the time frame. A great weekend read!
Metter Media LLC is a Boston-based social media management company that implements community-based, localized social engagement strategies for small businesses and corporations alike. Need help with your social media? Email Lauren today.
So you’re writing a blog post – that’s great! Whether you plan on a brief couple paragraphs or an in-depth article, there are a few elements you need to maximize potential for both the writer and the reader. This checklist will ensure your work contains six key pieces that make up the perfect blog post:
As much as we complain incessantly about #Boston, you’ve picked a good city to call home while you’re in school. And one thing we’re really good at is social media. Our Mayor (@marty_walsh) hosts #TwitterChat(s) regularly, we’ve won various awards for the city’s social media prowess, and here’s a protip: if you know who to follow on Twitter, that’s enough to be “in the know” in this city.
So here’s a good list to get you started (subscribe to it here):
@BostonTweet
@OnlyInBOS
@universalhub
@BostInno
@ConciergeBoston
@BostonAttitude
@BostonReview
@morisy
@steveannear
@Fara1
@dbernstein
@HeyRatty
@senatorjohn
@TheBostonCal
@BostonTweetUp
@BriteBoston UPDATE: Inactive since 2015.
@CityOfBoston
Mayor: @marty_walsh
Food Trucks: @bosfood
Bikes: @bikeboston
@DoITBoston
@BostonGlobe
@BostonDotCom
@DigBoston
@MetroBOS
@BetaBoston
@WBUR
@wgbhnews
@BostInno
@BostonMagazine
@TheImproper
@cambridgechron
@7news
@CityOfBoston
@UniversalHub
@MassDOT
@BostonPolice
@BostonFire
@BEMSincidents
@BU_Tweets
@EmersonCollege
@Northeastern
@BostonCollege
@Suffolk_U
@UMassBoston
@BerkleeCollege
@EmmanuelCollege
@Harvard
@MITstudents
@SimmonsCollege
@MassArt
@TuftsUniversity
@SMFABoston
@allstonratcity
@YourAllstonBri
@BrightonMainSts
@SomervilleCity
@MissionHillMass
@JP_02130
@thefenway
@YTfenwaykenmore
@kendall_square
@cambridgeUSA
@WelcomeToDot
@DTownBostonBID
@HelloGreenway
@go_centralsq
@onthebar
@thedrewstarr
@petemfboyd
@hiddenboston
@mysecretboston
@mcslimjb
@bostonmixdrink
@eaterboston
@blumie
@boloco
@ZagatBoston
@TheWriteStuffSK
@lmennies
@thrillistboston
@RestoWeekBoston
@BostonChefsNews
@BostonChefsJobs
@backbaymemoirs UPDATE: Inactive since 2015.
@centralsqpigeon UPDATE: Inactive since 2016.
@lukeoneil47
@BDPizzaBrighton UPDATE: Inactive since 2015.
@The66bus
@TomBradysEgo
@iamchrisscott
@bostonmo
@AllstonPudding
@DigBoston
@Vanyaland617
@SoundofBoston
@BDCwire
@Boston_Calling
@together
@boweryboston
@LostinSound_org
@mmmmaven
@MASSEDMC
@lawnond
@GlobeMusic
@mfaboston
@ICAinBoston
@amandapalmer
@mideastclub
@zuzubar
@TheSinclair
@paradiserockclb
@GreatScottROCK
@Brighton_Music
@middlesexlounge
@The_Wilbur
@hob_boston
@ttthebears UPDATE: TT The Bears has closed as of July 2015.
@goodlifebar
@mbta_alerts
@mbta_bus_alerts
@MBTA_CR
@MBTA
@MBTATransitPD
@bikeboston
@Hubway
@Uber_BOS
@HailoBoston
@Lyft
@Bridj
@mettermedia
@haveyoumetter
@discolyssa
@saraherib
@kciccolini
@jasminejamboree
@angelabray
@heshi393
@sierraunsworth
Who are your essential Boston tweeters? Let us know in the comments!
Metter Media LLC is a Boston-based social media management company that implements community-based, localized social engagement strategies for small businesses and corporations alike. Need help with your social media? Email Lauren today.