Social media is an important piece of an indie author’s platform. And there are always new features and trends to learn about. Below are some recent news items, as well as tips and resources for using social media.
- “Instagram seems to be testing direct messaging on web” on Mashable
- “Pinstagram? Instagram code reveals Public Collections feature” on TechCrunch
- “Instagram’s fundraiser stickers could lure credit card numbers” on TechCrunch
- “Instagram hides Like counts in leaked design prototype” on TechCrunch
- “@shop Is Now Open” on Instagram
- “Making Explore an Even Better Home for Your Interests” on Instagram
- “Zuckerberg says Facebook’s future is going big on private chats” on Reuters
- “Make Your Books Sell Like Crazy Using Facebook Ads” on Your First 10K Readers
- “About Creator Studio” on Facebook Business
- “Giving Small Businesses the Tools to Succeed on Facebook” on Facebook Business
- “Updates to Video Ranking” on Facebook Newsroom
- “Facebook updates its video guidelines to promote original content, loyal and engaged viewership” on TechCrunch
- “Twitter’s improved conversations are now in public beta” on Engadget
- “Twitter confirms it’s working on a ‘Hide Tweet’ feature” on TechCrunch
- “TwitSnap? Twitter launches new camera feature to demote text” on TechCrunch
- “Twitter will now let you add photos, videos, or GIFs to retweets” on The Verge
- “Introducing Catalogs and more shopping on Pinterest” on Pinterest
- “How to Schedule Pins to Pinterest – For Free” on Tailwind
- “LinkedIn debuts LinkedIn Live, a new live video broadcast service” on TechCrunch
- “Facebook ‘Clear History’ Will Roll Out This Year” on Wersm
YouTube
- “Making our strikes system clear and consistent” on YouTube
- Jumprope: Export to YouTube (and Instagram)
Images and Video and More
- “Digital Publishing: When Using Social Media Photos in Your Stories, the Best Thing to Do is Ask for Permission” on Editor & Publisher
- “Using Video Marketing? Why It’s Important and 3 Apps to Try” on Social Media Just For Writers
- “The Gentle Side of Twitch” on Gizmodo
- “#1 app YOLO Q&A is the Snapchat platform’s 1st hit” on TechCrunch
- “4 Dirty Little Secrets About Social Media Marketing for Authors” on Social Media Just For Writers
