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SLICE is a M-F news digest targeted to assist Social Media Managers, Virtual Assistants, and Small Business Owners make sense of all the day to day social media news. Bypass the fluff. Focus on the good stuff.
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PRIVATE MESSAGING IS FACEBOOK’S FUTURE- FB head guru Mark Zuckerberg says the future at his company involves more private messaging communication pathways. “I expect future versions of Messenger and WhatsApp to become the main ways people communicate on the Facebook network.”
What does that kind of emphasis on private messages hold for open market advertising? Your guess is as good as ours. More…
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SOCIAL MEDIA BEST MANAGEMENT TOOLS- What makes an app into a trusted tool? If it simplifies the process and maximizes your results, then that would be a good indicator. Social Media Today suggests five such items that should be in every Social Media Manager’s tool kit. More...
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BEST TIMES TO VIDEO TWEET- It is about time. Twitter is releasing “Timing is Everything” Insight feature which highlights historical data showing when audiences are on Twitter watching and engaging with video. Let’s be clear, not when YOUR followers are on but all. More…
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SOCIAL MEDIA EFFECT IN ROMANIA- Continuing with our global look at how social media works … A new survey from iSense Solutions indicates that if you want to reach the 18-25 age bracket in Romania, avoid Facebook. According to Romania-Insider “the preference for Facebook has fallen from 82% in 2018 to 48% in 2019. In the 18-25 year age bracket, Instagram gained popularity, rising from 7% in 2016 to 42% at the start of 2019.” More…
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