When to post on Facebook & Twitter
For brands on Facebook and Twitter (and even for individuals), when it comes to posting content on social networks – the goal is maximum exposure. That is, you want as many people as possible to view and share your posts. Thus, based on research data, there is a science to posting on Facebook and Twitter. Best time to tweet? 5PM seems to be the best time for tweets to get retweeted. About 6% of all retweets occur around 5PM EST. Best time to post on Facebook? Saturday. Most of sharing on Facebook occurs on Saturday, which makes sense considering majority of users can’t access...
Read MoreBrand that respond on Twitter see increase in loyalty and purchasing
It pays for brands to respond to questions from their followers. According to May 2011 research from InboxQ, 60% of participants said they would be more likely to follow a brand that answered them, and 64% of users would be more likely to buy from a brand who responds to their questions on Twitter. Thanks to @shacheng for passing this info along. Read more at eMarketer. - Blog #129 of 365 of...
Read MoreAmerica according to Twitter
Did you know that 66% of Twitter users don’t give an actual city as their location? So, Column Five and InboxQ investigated geotagged tweets to find out what users were entering as their location on Twitter. They took those locations and plotted them on the map below. InboxQ – Answer Questions on Twitter Via Column Five for InboxQ. - Blog #128 of 365 of...
Read MoreIs Twitter a waste of time?
When I ask people about what they think of Twitter – I usually get 1 of 2 reactions: either they’re really into it or they think it is a big waste of time. I remember when I first joined Twitter, and I recall that it took me several months to get into it. For me, the value and interest of Twitter grew over time – which I think happens for most people if they give it enough time. Now, I’m a huge Twitter fan and have two personal accounts: @Jmart730 and @ilikebigputts. The infographic below – created by Problogger – provides statistics, highlights, and case...
Read MoreTwitter adds photo sharing
Twitter will be implementing a new feature that will allow users the ability to upload a photo and attach it to a tweet directly from the Twitter.com website. This new feature will be rolled out over the next several weeks and will soon be available on Twitter mobile apps. Existing photo upload options for mobile – like Twitpic and YFrog – will continue to be offered. Twitter also announced they would be rolling out an updated version of search – specifically showing you related photos and videos within the search results page, so you don’t have to leave Twitter to...
Read MorePrepare for more emails from Twitter
Twitter posted a Tweet notifying users that they will be sending out email notifications when one of your followers retweet or favorite one of your tweets. Previously, Twitter only emailed you when you received new followers or a direct message. If you’re a heavy Twitter user – receiving an email notification each time you were retweeted could become annoying rather quickly. I imagine there will be an option to disable this type of email notification. What do you think about receiving these types of email notifications from Twitter? Read more about this story...
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