07 May Social Chatter Episode 290: Twitter Spaces Expands to Users With 600+ Followers Christian Karasiewicz | Clubhouse alternatives, How to use Twitter Spaces, Social media marketing talk show, Social media news, social media news 2021, Twitter Spaces, Twitter Spaces ticket sales | Social Chatter, Social Media Marketing, Twitter | 0 ShareTweetSharePinBufferWhatsAppEmail71 SharesShareTweetSharePinBufferWhatsAppEmail71 Shares Welcome to the 290th episode of Social Chatter, the longest running social media marketing talk show. In addition to covering the latest breaking social media news, this article will focus on social media news from this past week, including Twitter Spaces. We will also take a look at the following social media news topics. Twitter has acquired Scroll. Instagram will now let you mute and turn off video on Live. You can now add caption stickers on Instagram. YouTube is testing comments in video playback. New read: We're All Ears: How to increase your impact, influence, and success online in a noisy world. You can also watch or listen to Social Chatter on our blog, YouTube channel, podcast or Alexa Flash Briefing. If you missed our last episode of our social media marketing talk show, we discussed Facebook ad tracking updates with app tracking transparency. Let's see what's new in social media this week with, Christian Karasiewicz, Sara Munro, and guest, Valerie Morris. Social Chatter: Social Media Marketing Talk Show - Episode 290 Twitter Spaces This week, we have Twitter Spaces, a Clubhouse alternative. Spaces has been in the works for quite some time. Over the past few months, Twitter has been busy. In addition to working on Spaces, they've also been working on recording Spaces audio, Twitter voice recordings and more. With Spaces finally here, if you have over 600 followers on your Twitter account, you'll now be able to access Twitter Spaces. This mean you'll be able to create your own audio rooms, similar to Clubhouse or Facebook's Hotline App. Here are a few things you'll want to know about using Spaces. When someone you follow starts or speaks in Spaces, it appears at the top of your timeline as a purple bubble. If you're a listener, you can react to what you hear using emojis, follow along with captions, tweet or DM the Space. You can also request to speak. Speakers can pin tweets to a Space and turn on captions. In your Twitter Spaces, you control the topic, can invite people to join via a tweet, DM or by sharing a link. Hosts can mute speakers or remove them from the space. Here is how to join these audio rooms. How to Join Twitter Spaces As mentioned, you will need to have 600 Twitter followers. To create Twitter Spaces, follow these steps. How to Start A Twitter Space Update your Twitter mobile app Launch the Twitter app Press and hold on the compose tweet icon Tap on the purple Twitter Spaces icon You can then start your Spaces, invite others to join and speak, or just listen. If you have over 600 followers, you can now join #Twitter Spaces.#SocialChatter #SocialMedia #SocialMediaNews #TwitterNews https://t.co/jbP9tBMeOg— Social Chefs (@socialchefs) May 4, 2021 Why Twitter Spaces Matters For Your Business Twitter Spaces allow your business to leverage your existing audience of Twitter followers. You can even use audio to reach new people on Twitter, or build more engagement with other Twitter users. In addition to being able to record audio with Spaces, Twitter is also launching ticketed Spaces. This new feature will let hosts "set ticket prices and how many are available to sell." The ability to monetize Twitter Spaces is only available to a limited group, in the coming months. They're also testing a Tip Jar feature with some Spaces accounts, so you may see these as well. love what you're hearing in a Space? starting today, Tip Jar is being tested with a small group, including Spaces hosts! https://t.co/by9fETBQgq — Spaces (@TwitterSpaces) May 6, 2021 As a business, we highly encourage you to use Twitter Spaces. One thing to always keep in mind with social media is that when a platform such as Twitter, launches a new feature, they will often reward you, with increased reach and so on, for using a new feature, such as Spaces. Other Social Media News Mentioned Here are some additional social media news topics that we covered on our weekly live social media marketing talk show that are worth checking out. Twitter has acquired the tool, Scroll, a tool to make consuming content easier. Instagram tries to keep up with Spaces and Clubhouse, tests muting audio, turning off Live video. You can add caption stickers to Instagram posts. YouTube is testing comments in video playback. Why Having A Content Calendar Is Important For Social Media This week, we talked with Valerie Morris, owner of Tintero Creative, about the importance of having a content calendar for your business. Here are the tips that she shared about this topic. What is a content calendar? A content calendar is a high level plan of the themes or content you'll talk about over the course of time. You can create a content calendar using Google docs, Trello, Asana, etc. How do you bring the concept of content cycles into your planning? Can you be strategic? A content calendar helps think backwards, when you need to do the work and be ready. Leverage evergreen content, content that is not time-sensitive. Batching your work becomes much easier when it's evergreen content. How much time should someone spend on creating a content calendar? Map out 1 year. What are my monthly milestones? Break it down into a trimester - Fall, Spring, Summer. For social media, try to plan out 1 month at a time. You can adjust. Don't make your content calendar too rigid be flexible. Tools Book, We're All Ears This week, we talked about We're All Ears. If you struggle with making an impact in a noisy world, then you need to check out Valerie Morris's book. It can help you learn ways to build your influence and succeed online. We're All Ears is available in paperback or Kindle. Learn how to make an impact on social media Figjam This week, we also shared Figjam. Do you want to work more collaboratively with your employees, virtual assistants or clients? Sometimes it can be challenging to communicate with one another, and to express your ideas visually. With Figjam from Figma, now. you can work together using their online whiteboard feature. You may want to draw out diagrams, brainstorm new ideas, work as a team on a project, and more. Instead of passing around information, you and your team can collaborate in real-time. Here is a look at Figjam. 🚀 Just announced at #Config2021: FigJam. FigJam is a new online whiteboard for teams to ideate and brainstorm together. Check it out: https://t.co/pu0SjB4Op1 pic.twitter.com/4SVMKlM1rQ — Figma (@figmadesign) April 21, 2021 Figjam is currently in beta, and available for free for 2021. Use an online whiteboard to collaborate with your team Wrap-up To sum it up this week, we discussed Twitter Spaces, a Clubhouse competitor in the very crowded audio-only space. To use Twitter Spaces, simply download the Twitter app from your devices App Store. Remember, if have more than 600 followers, when you press and hold on the compose tweet button, you'll now see the Spaces icon. To watch next week's episode of Social Chatter, your weekly social media marketing talk show, tune-in to our YouTube channel or watch on Facebook to learn about the latest breaking social media news from this week! If you have any additional questions about Twitter Spaces, please share them with us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or in the comments below.About The Author Christian Karasiewicz Founder, Social Chefs Founder and CEO of Social Chefs, a digital marketing agency. I host two shows, #SocialChatter, the industries longest running social media marketing talk show and Social Snacks, 5 minute or less social media marketing tutorials. ShareTweetSharePinBufferWhatsAppEmail71 Shares
