5 For Friday – Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest, Oh My!
April 25th, 2014 by
1) Twitter Profile Redesign is now available to everyone!
Do you have the new Twitter layout for your profile? If not, you may be behind the times. Twitter recently updated their profiles with a new, user friendly look. This design is pretty similar to what many people are used to seeing on Google+ and Facebook. They are in the process of rolling out the profile redesign to all Twitter users.
2) Are Your Fans Interacting with Your Brand on Social Media?
– Mashable
The look of your graphics and images supporting your social media updates carry a lot of weight. If they’re not appealing to your followers, they will fall flat when it comes to engagement. Mashable shares some insight on the various types of images that can boost interaction amongst your fans.
3) Google Offers New Ways to Market Apps in Search, Display, and YouTube
– Marketing Land
Many app creators struggle to get their product noticed, downloaded, and used by consumers. Google is now offering various unique ways to market them in AdWords via search, display, and YouTube. Read this article to learn details about all of the exciting new features available to app marketers.
4) Facebook Mobile is Killing it! Is your brand on Facebook Yet?
– Bloomberg
If your brand is not spending at least some of its marketing dollars on the social media giant, you are probably missing out on a major consumer base. This article from Bloomberg tells us that nearly half of the world’s internet population is logging into their profiles, at least, once a month. This mean almost a billion people a month are logging into the mobile app alone!
5) Pinterest Announces the Launch of a Visual Search Engine
– Buzzfeed
Pinterest is launching a new “Guided Search” for its mobile users. It takes user’s broad search and prompts them to narrow it down with pictures in related sub categories. This very informative article from Buzzfeed explains, in detail, the specifics of Pinterest’s new guided search.
