Social Media ReCAP Show – Show Notes – April 2, 2014

The Social Media ReCAP Show is a weekly look back at changes in social platforms, apps, and marketing. LIVE Every Wednesday at 11am MST.

Hosts: Jodi Jahrling and Branko Kral

Thinking CAPs by: Gmail 10th Birthday, Taste of Vail

Music Intro from AudioJungle.net, Recap vocal by Rebecca Ruck, Voice-Over by Jodi Jahrling

Social Media Platform Updates:

Facebook

  • Sponsored Stories Ads being discontinued as of April 9th. Actually a good thing. READ MORE
  • With the new layout rolled out must remember to optimize your image sizes. READ MORE
  • Have you seen the privacy dinosaur? READ MORE

Twitter – Mobile updates regarding photos. Load up to 4 images and tag up to 10 people with no additional character count. READ MORE

Google+ – Adds total content view counts to profile pages since October 2012.  READ MORE

Weekly Rant: Twitter looking more and more like Facebook.

App Review: UpTo – Calendar App gets social and simple – GET IT HERE

Trending Topics:

#CancelColbert – Big social media lessons learned this week from The Colbert Report’s twitter account….READ MORE
1. List source and/or reference to avoid misunderstandings.
2. NEVER delete a controversial tweet….OWN IT!

#WorldAutismDay #colortheworld

Tip: Schedule your posts aiming not for a peak point in time, but a peak period in time. Average post lifetime is important to consider.

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