Science & Technology | Social Media

10 essentials for your social media marketing campaigns

Sporadic tweets and banal Facebook posts just won’t cut it in today’s online world. Set clear objectives, and keep current and consistent with engaging posts and audience interaction.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom on winning the Stories war - The Verge

Two years after Instagram cloned Snapchat Stories, we interviewed CEO Kevin Systrom about his future plans.

News | The News

UNFAKE THE NEWS: Twitter Shadow Bans Conservatives, But Blames Their Algorithm | The Daily Caller

Twitter recently changed their algorithm and it led to the "shadow banning" of many prominent Republican figures.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Facebook and Instagram now show how many minutes you use them

It’s passive zombie-feed scrolling, not active communication with friends, that hurts our health, according to studies Facebook has been pointing to for the last seven months. Yet it’s treating all our social networking the same with todayR

Science & Technology | Social Media

How Instagram's Algorithm Works And Where Your Strategy Needs to Shift

As Instagram's algorithm changes, yesterday's marketing tactics might become less effective tomorrow. Here's how the Instagram algorithm works and how you can evolve your Instagram strategy to get the most out of the platform today.

Politics | Politics

Facebook bug switches 14 million users' default sharing settings to public - TechSpot

Facebook is informing 14 million users that what they assumed were private posts could have been viewable by the public. A bug caused the users' “suggested” sharing option to be set to “public” by default, rather than basing the suggestion&hel

Advice & Self-Help | Advice

5 Ways To Overcome Online Social Media Fatigue For Mental Well-Being

Are you feeling anxious, stressed and overwhelmed with social media? You might be suffering from social media fatigue. Here are top 5 ways to tackle and overcome social media fatigue for mental health and well-being.

That's why I love Moptu! I can read. share, and organize my articles without all of the arguing that you see on other sites or feeling that I have something to prove. I feel like it's the only social media platform where I just learn things while still exposing people to articles about the things that I love.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Twitter turns to academics to improve conversational health on the platform | TechCrunch

Twitter is partnering with two groups of academic researchers to figure out how to measure the health of conversations happening on the platform. It’s all part of the company’s continuing long game for social relevance. Despite the fact that it lost 1

Science & Technology | Social Media

The Simplest Way to Hide Old Facebook and Twitter Posts | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

News | The News

How 'Social Media' Became 'Anti-Social Media': Twitter's And Facebook's Reckoning

Twitter and Facebook engage in what many conservatives consider to be politically biased behavior. The two social media giants need to reform, or risk losing millions of users.

Science & Technology | Social Media

LinkedIn adds support for sending voice messages – a feature nobody was asking for | 9to5Mac

LinkedIn today announced a new feature for its Messaging platform that seemingly nobody asked for. In a blog post, the company revealed that you can now record and send voice messages up to one-min…

Business & Finance | Business

59 Percent Of You Will Share This Article Without Even Reading It

A recent study found that 59 percent of all links shared on social networks aren't actually clicked on at all, implying that people are sharing articles without ever getting past the headlines.

Science & Technology | ISRAELI TECH

Facebook Acquires Israeli Messaging Platform Startup Redkix For $100M | Technology News

The Israeli company will join Workplace by Facebook, the tech giant's answer to popular collaboration service Slack.

News | The News

BOMBSHELL: Liberal Publication Says Twitter Is Censoring Republicans | Daily Wire

Twitter is censoring prominent Republicans and conservatives in the media with a technique known as "shadow banning" that limits how many people are able to see content from the affected accounts, according to a report from a liberal publication

Business & Finance | Business

5 Tips to Nail Your LinkedIn Profile Like a Boss

A digital media and commerce company that enables creativity through inspirational content and online classes.

Science & Technology | Technology

Facebook’s ‘Watch Party’ rolls out to all, letting Groups watch videos together

For the past few months, Facebook has been testing something it calls “Watch Party”. It’s a feature that would let Facebook Groups host shared video streaming sessions, with everyone in the group being able to see/comment on the same vid

Science & Technology | Social Media

Instagram now lets you see when your friends are online

just added a new feature that lets your followers see when you are "active" and using the app

Science & Technology | Social Media

Twitter bots are running amok with your public Venmo data

Here's another reason why you might want to double-check your privacy settings: transactions you may have thought were private could be on Twitter right now

Business & Finance | Marketing

5 Social Media Marketing Lessons From Netflix – Adweek

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Facebook’s Zuckerberg says he won’t remove Holocaust denial posts

Founder of social media giant says those denying Holocaust may be doing so unintentionally and should not be removed, drawing condemnation from ADL; later clarifies remarks

I am going to quote the words of Rabbi Shmuley Boteach on this one: “Unacceptable & outrageous remarks by @MarkZuckerberg about #Holocaust denial. Must clarify his remarks & make clear Holocaust denial is a willful and hateful attempt to trivialize murder of 6 million Jews. No room for Holocaust denial on @facebook...”

Science & Technology | Social Media

In Twitter Purge, Top Accounts Lose Millions of Followers

Some popular figures — including Barack Obama, Ellen DeGeneres, Justin Bieber, Rihanna and Ashton Kutcher — lost a million or more in the crackdown.

Business & Finance | Advertising/Marketing

Best Instagram Marketing Tactics for An Early Stage Business

Instagram is helping a lot of small and big businesses in the brand building and generating sales.

News | The News

Tourist sentenced to 8 years in prison for anti-Egypt Facebook post | Fox News

A Lebanese tourist who was arrested for posting a video to Facebook about her experience being sexually harassed in Egypt was sentenced to eight years in prison on Saturday.

Science & Technology | Social Media

What Is Local Twitter? - The Atlantic

“Local Twitter” is a booming network of basic, young suburbanites across the country.

Politics | Interesting Links

POLL: 85% Of Conservatives Say Social Networks Censor Their Political Speech | Daily Wire

A shocking new poll from Pew Research shows that a vast majority of conservatives who regularly post on social networks believe technology companies and websites like Facebook, Twitter, and Google regularly censor political posts and silence conservative

I use Moptu because I KNOW that they never censor conservatives and my page is like a personal Drudge Report. I like curating my own articles, with my comments, stimulating discussion, and being as informative as possible. My page has over 825,000 article views. I know that because Moptu is a social network for articles only, many more people see them than on Twitter or Facebook. These guys are doing a great job, have given us a powerful platform that we never would have had before, don't seem to censor anyone based on their views, and deserve our support!

Science & Technology | Social Media

Facebook bug randomly unblocked some users from people’s block lists

Concerning for those who use their block list to prevent harassment and abuse

News | Human Interest Stories

Want More Instagram Followers? Here's 12 Proven-Successful Organic Strategies

You might think of your follower count as a vanity metric, but with over half of Instagram users following brands and using the platform to conduct research prior to making purchase decisions... it's high time you got vain.

Business & Finance | Business

YouTube adds new monetization options for creators

YouTube announced today it would be adding new options for creators to make money from their content. Most of the options are reminiscent of what other platforms have tried, but they could still alleviate a problem YouTubers have been facing for over a ye

News | Fake News

Facebook expands fact-checking program, adopts new technology for fighting fake news | TechCrunch

Facebook this morning announced an expansion of its fact-checking program and other actions it’s taking to combat the scourge of fake news on its social network. The company, which was found to be compromised by Russian trolls whose disinformation campa

Moptu is a better option for article sharing. No algorithm or fact checkers can replace the advantage of following the people you trust combined with a format that removes the confirmation bias of the ehco chamber.

Science & Technology | Social Media

How Twitter Made The Tech World's Most Unlikely Comeback

A bird emerges from the ashes.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Twitter stock is at a three-year high. What is going on? - Recode

Unlike years past, people aren’t just buying Twitter because they think the company will be acquired.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Instagram’s Wannabe-Stars Are Driving Luxury Hotels Crazy

Hotels are being forced to figure out how to work with a new class of brand-peddling marketers.

The entire idea of “influencers” is becoming a joke.

News | Interesting Links

The Downside Of Social Media | Andrew Weil, M.D.

The attraction of social media is no mystery. Human beings are hard-wired to communicate. Does social media get you down? You’re not the only one. Online interactions may lead to depression.

Advice & Self-Help | Couples and Relationship Support

Letting Them Go: Social Media for the Broken-Hearted

Is technology interfering with your breakup recovery?

Business & Finance | Advertising/Marketing

Everyone Is Trolling IHOP For Going From Pancakes To Burgers, And No One Is As Savage As Wendy’s

The International House Of Pancakes (IHOP) has just rebranded itself into IHOb and everyone noticed. We're flippin' from pancakes, pancakes, pancakes to burgers, burgers, burgers, the company wrote, following-up on the big announcement. While the customer

This is hilarious.

Science & Technology | Social Media

How Instagram—and a Bunch of Celebrities—Saved the Comment Section - The Ringer

The social media app recently adjusted its algorithm to promote comments from notable users. (Read: famous people.) The results have been delightful.

Science & Technology | Tech News

Meet the people who still use Myspace: 'It's given me so much joy'

Once it was the biggest social network; now it’s a ghost town. But for a handful of hardcore users, Myspace remains essential

Wait. What?

Science & Technology | Social Media

Social Media Engagement is the New Social Media Marketing: How To Do It Well

As social media platforms evolve to reward so reward authentic social media behaviour, social media engagement has become a vital part of any marketing strategy. Here's a look into why we think social media engagement is so important and how you can

News | Anti-Israel=Anti-Semitism

Why won’t Twitter suspend Iran’s Supreme Leader after threatening tweet

World leaders weigh in on the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s controversial tweet, which supposedly does not violate Twitter’s policies.

I get their rationale, but attempting to incite genocide should be banned. How is that not obvious? Both Twitter and Facebook, BOTH generally look the other way when it comes to anti-Jewish or anti-Israel rhetoric. You know who doesn't (and NEVER will)? Moptu.

Business & Finance | Business

Twitter to raise $1 billion in debt as stock price surge signals investor confidence

While Facebook is embroiled in controversy after controversy and Snap faces questions about its traction and viability, long-maligned Twitter is suddenly feeling the warm fuzzies from investors. Th…

Business & Finance | Marketing

How To Use Instagram To Grow Your E-Commerce Business (With Zero Budget)

Instagram has over 800 million monthly active users and the platform is a great marketing tool if utilized effectively. Let’s take a look at ways you can use this visual-based social media platform to build your brand and grow your following without spe

Science & Technology | Social Media

The do's and don’ts of hashtags

How to grow your reach and engagement with hashtags.

These are some good basic guidelines. Although, I don't think that one or two hashtags are the "sweet spot" anymore. Let's be honest, that idea came from Twitter's 140 character limit and not from some desire to be polite. There is no reason to limit it to two or three on Moptu or Instagram, so why should it still be the case for Twitter?

Science & Technology | Social Media

Facebook will remove the Trending topics section next week

The removal comes after years of criticism.

They could have avoided this by just showing news that was actually trending.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Seven Steps To Make Your Business Instagram Account Successful

Use hashtags wisely and creatively.

Science & Technology | Social Media

How To Make The Most Of Social Media Marketing

How can I do social media marketing? This question was originally answered on Quora by Frits Habermann.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Pinterest 2017 Sales Rise 58 Percent to $473 Million

Pinterest Inc. sales jumped 58 percent to $473 million last year after marketers spent more on its digital ads, people familiar with the matter said.

Social media is still a new industry. The depth of its profitability is still largely untapped. Investors: take note. Moptu is looking for a seed round!

Science & Technology | Social Media

Instagram Just Added A Mute Button, To Save Your Friendships

So many broken friendships over an unfollowing have just been prevented.

Science & Technology | Social Media

How Facebook Marketing is Changing (And How to Be Prepared) - The Buffer Blog

Just a couple of weeks back, Facebook announced a significant update that could signal a new path for the platform. Here's how we feel it will change the future of Facebook marketing.

Science & Technology | Social Media

News outlets object to how Facebook will label political ads | VentureBeat

In the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Facebook made sweeping changes on what information it gives to users about political ads. But the changes will have consequences for more than just political groups — and not all organizations are happ

Business & Finance | Marketing

5 Tips to Rule Over Instagram and Make Money

Instagram is one of the hottest social media channels and the best place to monetize your influence. Find out the best ways to make money on the platform.

Science & Technology | Social Media

The No. 1 Way To Get Attention On LinkedIn

Employers or business prospects are searching on LinkedIn for someone like you. Having the right keywords on your profile is the single best way to improve the odds that your profile is the one they will find, click on and message. Here's how to find the

Science & Technology | Social Media

Four New LinkedIn Features You Shouldn't Ignore

Stay on top of the latest LinkedIn features so you can stand out and expand your success. Here are four features that you need to try for yourself.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Report: Facebook App Exposed 3 Million More Users' Data

Researchers at the University of Cambridge, via a myPersonality app on Facebook, reportedly used data from 3 million users to power a spin-off company that

Science & Technology | Technology

Tweetbot 3 arrives with a new look...and a reprieve from Twitter's API changes

One of the more popular desktop clients for Twitter, Tweetbot, is today

Business & Finance | Business

10 most effective social media tools for PR pros | Articles | Social Media

Social media has brought new opportunities for communicators—and heaped new responsibilities on their already full plates. Here’s the software to help you stay on top of it all.

Science & Technology | Science

Social science research makes surprise appearance in rollout of Melania Trump’s children’s initiative | Science | AA

Study finding damage to adolescent mental health from more social media seems odd fit

Science & Technology | Social Media

We Can’t Stop Checking the News Either. Welcome to the New FOMO

Who cares about my friends? I'm missing the news!

And this is why Moptu is such an important idea. We are the only social media platform designed to allow you to access the news without the distractions of status updates, memes, selfies and all of the rest of the noise of other social networks.

“Paradoxically, one strategy for coping with the overload is by adding to the stream. Kross says research has shown that people who actively engage more with social media—by tweeting in response to news, commenting on stories, posting messages, joining online groups—tend to be slightly happier than those who do not.”

It is a paradox, but it also makes sense. Ditch the old FOMO for the new FOMO. Being informed and passionate absolutely beats narcissism, selfies, and jealousy. Moptu is social media with substance.

Science & Technology | Social Media

How Social Media Actually Boosts Efficiency in an Office Environment – Adweek

Employees who take quick breaks can decrease stress and increase morale.

I've always known that social media at work can increase productivity for some people. The mental breaks can be invaluable, I personally used to like feeling connected to the outside while I was at work, it helped keep work in perspective which, possibly counter-intuitively, kept me more motivated, and multi-tasking has always helped keep me focused.

Science & Technology | Social Media

This was the most viewed Facebook ad bought by Russian trolls

The post had simple language, but managed to fool more than 1 million people.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Twitter has an unlaunched ‘Secret’ encrypted messages feature

Buried inside Twitter’s Android app is a “Secret conversation” option that if launched would allow users to send encrypted direct messages. The feature could make Twitter a better home for sensitive communications that often end up on en

Science & Technology | Social Media

How to Growth Hack the Facebook Algorithm to Reach Your Most Engaged Fans

It's not Mark Zuckerberg's fault that you're not up to date with how social media marketing is done in 2018.

These are great tips that I can recommend myself.

Science & Technology | Social Media

11 Big Changes Coming to Facebook: What You Need to Know

Here are the most significant announcements made at Facebook's F8 Developer Conference and what they mean.

Science & Technology | Social Media

LinkedIn: Here’s How to Stop Seeing Trending Articles in Your Feed – Adweek

Science & Technology | Tech

What Are Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook ‘Stories’? - The Atlantic

The format, made popular by Snapchat and Instagram, is the native genre of glass rectangles.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Facebook Weighs Ad-Free Subscription Option - Bloomberg

Facebook Inc. has been conducting market research in recent weeks to determine whether an ad-free version paid by subscriptions would spur more people to join the social network, according to people familiar with the matter.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Twitter says all 336 million users should change their passwords

Twitter says account passwords were not hacked but users should still change them to be safe.

Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation

New algorithm finds phony users on social networks - Hi tech news - Jerusalem Post

The new method is based on the assumption that fake accounts tend to establish improbable links.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Everything Facebook launched at F8 and Why | TechCrunch

Day 1 of Facebook’s F8 conference was packed with announcements and updates. Here are 10 big takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg’s keynote on Day 1. You can find full coverage and analysis of F8 here.  1. FaceDate Facebook is launching a dating feature wh

I'm a little late on this, but for those of you still interested, here it is.

Science & Technology | Social Media

This Company Will Give You $100,000 to Build a Better, Alternative Facebook - Motherboard

A startup incubator is giving seven companies $100,000 in seed money to build a privacy-oriented, democratic Facebook alternative.

Science & Technology | Social Media

12 Social Media Mistakes That Will Drive Followers Away From Your Brand

Be wary of these social media mistakes that could alienate your followers.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Twitter Is Pushing More News Links In The Home Timeline

A Twitter spokesperson confirmed the new Twitter feature to BuzzFeed News. Twitter's aggressive move into news continues.

This further provides proof of concept for Moptu. Are we as deluxe as Twitter/Facebook/Instagram? No. But we ARE the only social platform designed specifically to share links to news (in the broadest definition including the traditional one). We are also the only social network, with our numbers, designed and run by just two people. If you're an investor, contact me so that we can work to fulfill Moptu's potential! joshn@moptu.com

Science & Technology | Social Media

Use These Tips to Crack LinkedIn’s Algorithm and Generate More Leads

When it comes building a sales funnel, there has never been a better platform than LinkedIn. I’ve personally used LinkedIn as a primary lead source to grow my business and gain more than 47,0…

Science & Technology | Social Media

How to Create a Fullscreen Canvas Experience on Facebook

Imagine for a second that you can have a customer’s complete, undivided attention on social media. Instead of seeing four other posts on their feeds distracting them, all they see is yours, dominat…

Science & Technology | Tech News

Facebook is testing out a new feature that feels very, very Reddit

Like...or dislike?

Science & Technology | Social Media

The 1-2-3-4 Strategy to Drive Leads From Instagram

Instagram can make sense as part of a lead-gen strategy. The secret is a laser focus on optimizing four key elements – Content Marketing Institute

Business & Finance | Careers & The Workplace

Five reasons why most ‘digital nomads’ fail

What may seem to be the perfect way to make a living can turn into a nightmare – here’s why.

Because who wouldn't want to do this?

Business & Finance | Advertising/Marketing

Your Social Media Strategy Isn't Working Because You Don't Know the Difference Between These 2 Terms | Inc.com

Getting mediocre social media results? It's probably because you're mixing up these two important definitions.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Real People Are Turning Their Accounts Into Bots On Instagram — And Cashing In

Verified accounts turning themselves into bots, millions of fake likes and comments, a dirty world of engagement trading inside Telegram groups. Welcome to the secret underbelly of Instagram.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Facebook’s Messenger Kids is getting a sleep mode

Parents can have more control

Science & Technology | Social Media

10 Social Media Usage Statistics You Should Know (and What They Mean for Your Marketing Strategy)

We sifted through mountains of data on social media trends to bring you the social media usage statistics that mean the most for your marketing strategy.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Here's Facebook's once-secret list of content that can get you banned

Facebook is making its Community Standards rules public for the first time, here's what you need to know about what types of posts are and aren't allowed.

Miscellaneous | Things To Do: Chicago

The 25 most Instagrammable places in Chicago

Upgrade your Instagram game with our definitive guide to Chicago’s most likable sights

Science & Technology | Social Media

Report: Social media use is increasing despite privacy fears

New report shows Facebook users are getting older, Instagram is one the rise, and provides an in-depth look at Twitter users.

Science & Technology | Social Media

How Facebook makes money from your data, in Mark Zuckerberg's words - Business Insider

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg offered a simple, easy explanation for how Facebook makes money from user data.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Zuckerberg struggles to name a single Facebook competitor - The Verge

In Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony before a joint session between the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees today, the Facebook CEO was forced to confront whether his company was now effectively a monopoly.