Category Archives for "Social Media News"
November 9, 2021
How To Pre-Register Your .MUSIC Domain Now
For years if you didn’t have a .com at the end of your URL, your website probably wouldn’t be found in a search, or remembered by anyone. Thankfully, that’s changed and now it doesn’t matter much anymore what the top level domain is as new domains have proliferated, and people got used to using something […]
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October 26, 2021
YouTube Answers 5 Questions About How Its Discovery Algorithm Works
It doesn’t matter which social platform that you’re on, the one big you probably have question is, “How do other users discover my content?” Obviously, this is essential to building your audience and keeping your existing audience satiated. None of the social networks provide deep detail about their recommendation algorithms, but at least a few […]
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October 19, 2021
IGTV Is No More, As Instagram Decides To Retire It
If your audience is on Instagram and your way to reach them has been through videos, then you’ve no doubt used the platform’s IGTV. You’ve also probably felt that IGTV was a bit clunky in the grand scheme of the Instagram experience, as it was marketed as a separate brand from Instagram. The platform has […]
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October 14, 2021
Twitter Rolls Out New Tool To Remove Unwanted Followers
If Twitter is your social thing and the platform that you use to nurture your audience, then you’ve no doubt suffered the slings and arrows of trolls who just want to pick a fight. As I’ve written before, the best way to deal with an online flame war is to ignore it the best you […]
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October 6, 2021
Facebook Testing Crossposting To Multiple Groups, But Is That A Good Idea?
Facebook has been taking a lot of heat lately for making it easy to disseminate false information quickly, so maybe testing this new feature is bad timing. While you’ve been able to crosspost to a group that you’re subscribed to either from your profile or fan page for a while now, the company is now […]
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September 13, 2021
If This Bot Account Experiment Succeeds, It Could Have A Huge Effect On Artist’s Social Presence
Bots have been used by artists to beef up their social authority almost from the beginning of social media. In fact, there’s much evidence that the followings of some of the most popular social celebrities may be comprised of as much as 50% bots. Twitter is trying to combat that by experimenting with a new […]
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September 8, 2021
Congrats You’re An Influencer And This Is What You Can Expect To Make
There are 2 steps to becoming an “influencer” on any platform – you need a substantial following and you need a brand to sponsor your posts. Assuming that you’ve reached those two levels, you’re probably wondering how much a typical post makes. Many influencers fake what they’re doing and how much they’re making, but a […]
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August 31, 2021
Get Better Engagement With These Latest Instagram Insights
No one can be great at every social platform so it’s better to pick one and get really good at it in order to get the best performance. That usually means you’re going to go where most of your fans are already. If that’s Instagram for you, then you’ll find these latest Instagram insights from […]
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July 15, 2021
- in Social Media News , Tips by Bobby Owsinski
How Facebook’s Feed Algorithm Works
One thing that’s true for every social platform is that they’re constantly changing and improving their feed algorithm. This is to ensure that you see more of what you want in your news feed, and less of what doesn’t interest you. You have to hand it to Facebook in that they’ve always been fairly transparent […]
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July 8, 2021
New YouTube Channel Comments Guidelines Help You Weed Out The Negatives
It’s happened to everyone online sooner or later. You spend a lot of time working on post or a video, pouring your heart into it, only to receive some soul-crushing negative comments that are more hurtful than helpful. As we now know, these comments can have a detrimental effect on your mental health if you’re […]
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June 22, 2021
Spotify Greenroom Introduces A New Type Of Creator
Spotify is really into audio other than music these days, and it’s latest venture into that realm is something called Spotify Greenroom, which is basically a knock-off of Clubhouse. In order to promote the new feature, the service has provided new and different ways for Greenroom creators to get paid, which may end up being […]
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June 15, 2021
It’s Harder To Be An Influencer Than You Think
I think we all have a picture in our minds of a social “influencer” as someone who spends all their time trying to look cool, shoots videos all day, and makes lots of money from product placement. We also read about influencers and think they’re making tons of money as millions of fans hang on […]
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April 27, 2021
The Popularity of Clubhouse Is Causing The Major Social Networks To Retaliate
Whenever a new hot social network shows up you can count on an automatic knee-jerk reaction from the major social networks to come up with something similar. Clubhouse is the latest platform to start gaining some traction, and as a result, Facebook and Twitter have already released their own versions of the same audio-only idea. […]
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April 13, 2021
Facebook Adds New Monetization Options For Short Videos
When it comes to monetizing content, Facebook has always been behind the other popular social services. That doesn’t mean that the company isn’t trying to catch up though. Recently Facebook announced a new range of monetization options focusing on short videos. Is this an effort to eat into TikTok’s recent popularity? Maybe, but money always […]
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March 18, 2021
Facebook Getting Into Newsletter Creation, But Is That A Good Idea?
Newsletters are the backbone of artist-fan communication, and finding the best email service provider is essential for most artists. There are plenty to choose from and sometimes it takes a while to find the best fit, but a new alternative could be a social platform that you’re probably already on – Facebook. Yes, newsletter creation […]
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