Welcome to this week’s episode of Social Chatter where we cover the latest social media news from this past week.
Each episode of Social Chatter is available as a blog post or video.
Let’s see what’s cooking in social media this week with your hosts, Christian Karasiewicz and Vincent Orleck!
Watch This Week’s Social Media Updates
Facebook Launches Facebook Notes for Facebook Pages
This week, Facebook added the ability for Facebook Pages to create Facebook Notes.
If you have a Facebook Profile, you now get the new look from your profile.
Here’s a video on how to use the new Facebook Notes for Facebook Pages.
For a complete rundown, be sure to read the ultimate guide to Facebook Notes.
Twitter Launches Conversational Ads
This week, Twitter announced Twitter conversational ads. The purpose of this feature, which is exclusive to Twitter, is to “make it even easier for consumers to engage with and then spread a brand’s campaign message."
Twitter Testing 10,000 Character Limit
Re/Code reported that Twitter was testing increasing the length of a tweet.
Instead of 140 characters, they’re considering increasing that to 10,000.
Wondering how long 10,000 characters is? You can view an example here.
Oracle Buys AddThis
In other news, Oracle purchased AddThis.
This purchase will allow Oracle to “establish a direct linke to the company’s massive data on web users.”
Tools
In addition to sharing the latest in social media news from this past week, we also highlighted some great tools and apps to check out.
Quuu
Quuu is a content suggestion tool for your social media channels.
Here’s how it works.
Select the categories that interest you.
They will send hand curated content over to Buffer.
Within your Buffer queue, you can then curate posts within your Buffer account.
Download QuuuPablo by Buffer Google Chrome Extension
Buffer released a Google Chrome extension for their popular image creation tool, Pablo.
With their browser extension, you can click on the Pablo button on an image. This will add them image to Pablo for you to work with.
Try the Pablo by Buffer Google Chrome extensionBooktrack Reader
Do you find it difficult to concentrate when reading?
Give Booktrack a try.
This mobile app let’s you read books on your mobile device with the added benefit of adding a soundtrack while you’re reading.
The faster you read, the faster the music goes.
Download Booktrack
Wrap-up
That’s it for this week’s episode of Social Chatter.
Be sure to tune-in to our next episode on Blab to find out what’s cooking in social media!
If you have any questions about anything mentioned this week, share them with us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or in the comments below.
Hi Christian!
@Ileane welcome!
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Gotta go Chef Dennis is doing a test in another blab but if it’s still happening here I’ll be back @Ileane 😉
@Mr_Michael_D2nd Thanks love!
Thanks for joining everyone!
Topic 2: Twitter conversational ads http://marketingland.com/twitter-launches-conversational-ads-to-get-people-tweeting-about-brands-158210
Topic 3: 10,000 Twitter characters http://recode.net/2016/01/05/twitter-considering-10000-character-limit-for-tweets/
What does 10,000 characters looks like: http://techcrunch.com/2016/01/05/140-to-10k/?ncid=rss#.sybijyf:po1t
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Hi @candyjavier26
@Ileane hey hey hey girl?????????
@socialchefs OMG!
@socialchefs Who will ever read that on Twitter?
@Nathalief Hey there!
Yes, it is! 🙂
welcome to the Internet world
test the waters
Twitter is a newsfeed. Not a content feed.
@Nathalief true
Sorry , tuned in later
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Hi @JasonHoughton5
@socialchefs Thx for the links. Looking for a newsletter sign up form… 😉
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@Nathalief, there’s an optin form here: https://www.socialchefs.com/best-times-to-post-on-facebook/
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Hey John!!
@Nathalief great! Let me know if you run into any issues signing up.
@socialchefs Found it on you websites’ homepage 🙂
@socialchefs Hmmmm
@Nathalief performed some updates today. Try signing up here: https://www.socialchefs.com/best-times-to-post-on-facebook/
Hi guys! I’m new to Blab
@Jen_J_Ramsey Welcome
bit.ly/BLABUPDATES
hello
Oh Illeane is that you? I saw it on blable
Thank you for your help!
@socialchefs Sign up confirmed!
@Nathalief thanks!
thanks will have a look
You are very generous
@Jen_J_Ramsey 🙂
Hey Robyn!!
He @Ileane
Q/ Guys while you are talkiing tech – can you tell me what level of internet speed you need to run a Blab? I’m in Australia and don’t have great internet at the mo. Am hosting a series of Blabs next week and want to make sure I am going to be ok
Ok – I’m in a metro area but we have a bad connection right now. I’m upgrading but not in time for next week
Ok great advice! Thanks! You guys are great. I will do! It’s a goal setting session!
Can I call in to say hi to you now to see what it is like?
Hey @Ileane feel free to add that to my live social media calendar if you like http://robyns.world/live-social-chats/
http://robyns.world/live-social-chats/
Tools for the week:
Tool 1: Quuu https://www.socialchefs.com/go/quuu
@RobynsWorld Thanks my dear. I will!
oops we lost her
Welcome @Jen_J_Ramsey! What will you be Blabbing about?
She’s ghosting
Yep @RobynsWorld .
hashtracking?
Welcome back @Jen_J_Ramsey
Hey @jtcormick !
Thanks for joining @jtcormick !
Thanks for joining @jtcormick !
Hi I just came back I won’t bother you by trying to call in. I’ll be improving my internet someway before I start next week. I’m running a 7 day goal setting challenge next week for free.
@jtcormick welcome!
Thank you 🙂 Great to be here.
James, be sure to check out my Blab Cheat Sheet bit.ly/BLABUPDATES
I don’t want to interrupt your flow guys!
@Jen_J_Ramsey if you need to test it again, feel free to reach out to me. https://www.socialchefs.com/contact
Tool 2: Pablo by Buffer Google Chrome extension https://www.socialchefs.com/pablo-chrome/
Hi I will thanks – you are very kind!
Adding Pablo now 🙂
Not yet…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uEsxDLLxKI
@Nathalief https://buffer.com/pablo
Welcome @ggoldberg !
Welcome @ggoldberg !
@ggoldberg welcome!
Thank you!
/letitsnow
Welcome @Hopeisaduty !
Followerwonk: https://moz.com/followerwonk/
Welcome @Hopeisaduty !
Thanks for joining @Hopeisaduty !
Tool 3: Booktrack Reader https://www.socialchefs.com/go/booktrack-ios/
Welcome @PamMisialek !
Hey @PamMisialek !
CES = Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas
/letitsnow
/letitsnow
Thanks everyone!!
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