Snapchat Adds Universal Search

SnapChat

If you use Snapchat, you are aware that it is difficult to find the content you want to follow. With the roll out of Universal Search, you will be able to find more of what you want to see from friends and groups. You will also be able to navigate the app better and find friends […]

Instagram Story Ads

Instagram Stories

Instagram is now going to start adding a 5 second photo or 15 second video add between stories where there is more than on in a row. They will be set to autoplay with audio. Users will have the ability to skip by swiping. Instagram is boasting over 150 million users are now using stories. […]

Don’t Procrastinate Your Planning

New Year

Holidays are a good time to relax, spend time with family and loved ones as well as recharge for the New Year.  It is easy to fall into the trap of relaxing too much and not planning to start off the New Year right. I get it, the food, fun and companionship is too compelling […]

Instagram: Save For Later

Instagram

Instagram is at it again. They recently added other features like turning off comments, liking comments and other security measures.  Now they have added something that I have really been waiting for, the ability to save posts to view later. It is as simple as tapping on the bookmark icon near the bottom left of the post. […]

Use Facebook to Re-Engage With Your Email Subscribers

Facebook Ads

As consumers, we all get busy. We all tend to put off making decisions, especially when it comes to shopping. Sometimes a little reminder helps.  These days, people have their attention pulled in many different directions. Marketing on one channel, such as email, is limiting your conversion potential.  You should be using other platforms to […]

Instagram Adds Three New Features

Instagram Security

Three new features were added to Instagram to help users feel more secure. These changes will give users more control of how they interact with others using the service.  The three changes include the ability to turn off comments for individual posts, remove followers on private accounts, and support for comment liking. To set up comment disabling, head over […]

Facebook Launches Instant Games for Messenger

Facebook Games

Facebook recently started to roll out Instant Games in the U.S. and 30 other countries. There are currently 17 games from classic developers such as Bandai Namco, Konami, and Taito. You can also find games from newer developers such as Zynga and King. The games are available on newer iOS and Android devices. So the […]

Social Tip of the Week: Facebook Live

Facebook Live

Did you know that you can use Facebook Live for your business page within the Pages app? Well you can! Head over the the Pages app and click “Live”. Now that you know how to use live video in Facebook, get to it!

Google May Have Launched Ad Price Extensions

Google Ad Extensions

  Search Engine Land is reporting that Google may have started to let price extensions for mobile text ads out of beta. Google started testing these ads back in July.  Now advertisers can use extensions to offer prices for procucts or services in ads. Advertisers can use the extensions to call out product or service offerings and starting […]

Enhance: Great Inspirational Photo App From Hootsuite

Enhance App

I normally use Wordswag to create inspirational images to share on social media. I even blogged about it. I was scheduling some posts in the iOS Hootsuite app and was prompted to try their photo editing app, Enhance.     Once installed, you can use an image you have or you can search for royalty free images:     Once you […]