Social Media: Facebook upcoming changes to Business analytics

 Info as of May 31, 2021:

Important changes are underway for one of our business tools at Facebook. You are getting this email because you have visited Facebook Analytics or are the owner of an account with Facebook Analytics enabled.

After June 30, 2021, Facebook Analytics will no longer be available. Facebook Analytics has provided reporting about your website, mobile app, Facebook Page and Instagram Profile depending upon your account setup.

While Facebook Analytics the individual tool is going away, these alternatives continue to be available: Events Manager, Ads Manager, Page Insights, Instagram Insights, Facebook Business Suite Insights and more.

If you currently use or previously used Facebook Analytics, we recommend you prepare by taking the following actions:

Visit your Facebook Analytics account(s): Explore the information and insights that are provided before the product is no longer available. Go to Facebook Analytics

Download details for future reference: Until the end of June, you will still be able to access reports, export charts and tables and review insights. Export and Download Data

               Visit our Business Help Center:
                       Learn more about this change and alternative measurement tools.
                       Visit Help Center

 

Cyber Security and home security system protection

  The seventh video in our joint CYBER.ORG cyber safety series is all about social media. Follow these practical steps to reduce the risk of malicious activity while using social media: https://lnkd.in/dfccZZX

Our joint cyber safety video series aims to deliver relevant cybersecurity topics in a series of short videos that are appropriate for all citizens, including K-12 educational institutions.

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#CISAgov #Leadership #InformationSecurity #Preparation #BeCyberSmart #SocialMedia

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 As we are into securing our cyber presence, it's very important to secure the safety of our home. Here is security system you might like to consider:

 

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Timing your Social Media marketing

 

The best times to post on social media in 2021

Written byby Elizabeth Arens

Published on May 10, 2021

 

from above article - what's your experience?

 

Disclaimer: Data from Sprout Social include users from various plan types, industries and locations. All time frames are recorded in Central Time Zone (CST). Number of engagements represents total engagements a brand received on the specific channel during that hour time frame. Industry-specific data includes mid- to high-level engagement times.

• What are the best times to post on Facebook?
• What are the best times to post on Instagram?
• What are the best times to post on Twitter?
• What are the best times to post on LinkedIn?
• How to find your own best times to post on social media
• Best times to post on social media by industry
• Healthcare
• Media
• Education
• Nonprofit
• Restaurants
• Tech
• Travel & Tourism
• Finance
• Hospitality
• How we gathered the data

 

Social Media latest news: WhatsApp

 WhatsApp is suing the Indian government. The Facebook-owned platform took legal action over new social media rules that would remove encryption of messages and enable “mass surveillance.” Today is the deadline for the major tech companies to comply with the drastic changes.

Social Media bookmarking: Pinterest REVIEW

 I had been using Pinterest for at least 10 years. Pinning and creating many great articles, DIY, Fashion and variety of interesting bookmarks. At some point, I was pleasantly surprised that my pins had been reaching about 140k hits a month! Besides, I had over 4k followers!

However, social media is finiky as I found out this morning. I had noticed recently, their analytics had started dropping drastically towards the end of September. And guess what, today my account doesn't even EXIST!!! Thank, but no thanks Pinterest for your betrayal for all the hard work I had done and TRUSTED your platform with my bookmarks.

Luckily, I had started my own way of keeping tab of various topics in my private bookmarks. Which reside on my external hard drive. No one can erase them at all. They are there and very easily accessible, besides I can refer to them anytime I want, without getting lost in so many boards. They are organized the way I really like to access with my own notes.

What's your experience with Pinterest platform? Recently I had also noticed that, when I wanted to pin, there wasn't a "P" button, instead they had "linked-in" and/or "reddit" icons.

Pinterest forced me to sign up with the same email that I had already signed up so many years ago. So at this point, I'll not pin anything. I'll just search and privately get the information and build my own reference. It looks as if they want for some of us to start from square one. However, I only fall once. Pinterest isn't reliabe and there is no way of going back to using it. Only to search of what I might need and that's about it.

Which platforms or ways of bookmarking work for you?

Social Media news

 

 

Twitter Access Suspended by Nigerian Telecoms After Tech Giant Removes President’s Post

By Samuel Allegri

June 5, 2021 Updated: June 5, 2021

 

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Breaking Point: How Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook Became Foes

The chief executives of Facebook and Apple have opposing visions for the future of the internet. Their differences are set to escalate this week.

Reddit faces lawsuit for failing to remove child sexual abuse material

Lawsuit cites controversial FOSTA-SESTA rule

By Adi Robertson@thedextriarchy  Apr 25, 2021

Connectivity issues - 

HOW BAD MAPS ARE RUINING AMERICAN BROADBAND

ISPs are painting over US broadband problems, and the FCC is letting it happen

By Karl Bode  Sep 24, 2018

Social Media and Apps

 

https://socialmediaexplorer.com/social-media-marketing/heres-what-you-need-to-know-to-get-your-youtube-channel-up-and-running/

Here’s What You Need To Know To Get Your YouTube Channel Up And Running

by Christian Zilles | April 8, 2019

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5 Questions to Ask Before Hiring an Online PR Agency

https://www.contentfac.com/5-questions-to-ask-before-hiring-an-online-pr-agency/

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7 Secrets to Growing Your Facebook Live Show

By Sue Pinky Benson, RE/MAX Realty Team Agent and Social Media National Speaker

 to look into this if it's still relevant

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February 2021 update:

 

Why WhatsApp users are pushing

family members to Signal

A backlash movement against the messaging app is partly rooted in a distrust of its parent company, Facebook.

Queenie Feb 5, 2021

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Today got this info from someone regarding facebook and fact check:

GO TO YOUR FB SETTINGS,

GO TO SETTINGS,

GO TO BLOCKING,

TYPE IN FACT CHECK,

THEN BLOCK ALL OF THEM.

THESE ARE THE FB "BOTS" THAT KEEP REPORTING YOUR POSTS.

 

Jan 25, 2021

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WhatsApp Has Shared Your Data With Facebook for Years, Actually

A pop-up notification has alerted the messaging app's users to a practice that's been in place since 2016.

Social Media and news

 

 Jan 13th update:

New Research Shows that 71% of Americans Now Get News Content via Social Platforms

Facebook's Top 10

@FacebooksTop10

The top-performing link posts by U.S. Facebook pages in the last 24 hours are from: 1. Dan Bongino 2. Ben Shapiro 3. Breitbart 4. Dan Bongino 5. Ben Shapiro 6. NPR 7. Fox News 8. CNN 9. Fox News 10. Fox News

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Battle to rein in Facebook, Twitter and TikTok to heat up in 2021

Social networks face lawsuits and calls for regulation in the new year.

Queenie Wong  Dec. 23, 2020

 

It's worth taking note of this update regarding piracy

Piracy and controversial copyright laws tucked inside COVID relief bill

Illegally streaming pirated content for profit could land violators in prison for up to 10 years

About Microsoft Office 365 in social media

 Compiling information about Microsoft Office 365 from various sources in Social Media:

Newsrooms, let's talk about Office 365

Martin Shelton

Principal Researcher

January 27, 2020

Social Media and it's importance

updated information on August 10, 2021

 

What’s on my Desk: PR Mogul Ronn Torossian

News

April 25, 2017

by Catherine Sabino

  

Ronn Torossian is the founder and CEO of 5W Public Relations, one of the 15 largest independently-owned PR firms in the United States. The firm was named ‘PR Agency of the Year’ by the American Business Awards for the third straight year;

 

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Social Media keeps evolving. What used to be the best platform for marketing is no more. Take Google's Google+ which was a great way to promote your business.

In this article, they are touching upon the latest social media platforms for business owners. I personally don't have time for videos, nor TikTok. I like to limit and channel my time and energy on those that have worked well for me. 

How about you? What works well for your business?

Here is the article: 

A Breakdown of Every Major Social Media Platform for Business Owners

How every social media platform can play a big part in expanding your brand.

Torrey Tayenaka

 Published 9:00 am EDT, Saturday, July 25, 2020

 

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http://www.mackcollier.com/so-how-much-will-a-social-media-strategy-cost/ Article about Social Media Strategy and how much it costs?  

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How much does Social Media cost companies in 2011?  

Even though this article was written in 2011, it has great points worth taking note of.

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How Much Does Social Media Marketing Cost?

Quote from this article: Restructuring an existing Twitter account with “limited coaching” to achieve client goals is still going to cost you between $1,000-$2,500 per month, with some charging as much as $4,000 per month.

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Do you outsource your social media marketing? I know I do it in house promoting various projects I work on, and it's really very time consuming! But when you get sales, it's all worth it! I keep building up following. For example a month ago I started a new Instagram account for one of my projects, and I am up to 360 followers. Not bad, I am satisfied, specially I am attracting the right followers. It's important to have quality followers in line with your specific business.

What's your social media strategy, do you do it in house or outsource it?

 

Digital Age and the media

We all here the buzz in social media about false news and after a while, either we stop listening to major media news or try to figure out if something presented to us is factual or biased. We came across today this website, which tries to present the information on various media sources and how reliable they are: The Facebook page of Media Bias Fact Check is at: https://www.facebook.com/mediabiasfactcheck/

Social Media notes

Reading:

Pinterest IPO: How Does the Social Media Company Make Money?
Motley Fool
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool
Motley FoolApril 18, 2019


Instagram Stories vs. Instagram Feed: What to Post and Where [Infographic]


Cristiano Ronaldo Beats Lionel Messi To Become Highest Paid Celebrity On Instagram In 2019
FOOTBALL NEWS
Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi as the celebrity with the most earnings on Instagram in 2019. The 34-year-old beats Messi and Kendall Jenner by a mile.

Social Media - latest Facebook updates

We manage several Facebook communities. Today we received the following notice from Facebook regarding groups:

"At F8 we announced that we're introducing more unique features for different types of groups. As part of these changes, we are simplifying the types that are available for Facebook Groups. We will soon be adding a new type called General, and retiring 13 of the old types. This update to group types will not change anything for a group's layout, settings or the tools admins can use.

What's changing?

1. We're adding three new group types.

General: The standard set of tools available to all groups. Most groups will soon be General groups.
Jobs: Announced at F8, the new Jobs type will include tools likea new post type for members to share job openings and an easy way for job seekers to filter posts and apply on Facebook.
Health Support: Announced at F8, Health Support groups will include tools like the ability for members to ask the group's admins to post on their behalf, which allows a member to make a sensitive post without revealing their identity to everyone else in the group.
2. Retiring 13 existing group types and updating them to General type.

Groups that are currently one of the types listed below will become General groups. This update will not change anything for a group's layout, settings or the tools admins can use.

Close Friends
Club
Events and Plans
Family
Neighbors
Parents
Project
School or Class
Study Group
Support
Team
Travel
Custom
All group types have the tools and features available to General groups. The difference is that types such as Buy and Sell or Video Games also include extra tools to meet those groups' unique needs.

3. Groups with no type selected will be updated to General groups.

Groups that had no type selected will become General groups. This will not change the experience for the admins and members of the group. This will not change anything for a group's layout, settings or the tools admins can use...

The full information is at: https://www.facebook.com/community/education/blog/changes-group-types?fb_dtsg_ag=AQyB74M2TYxfAC_1zJRDjSZjoxhM9v1hIEn8BjXkrJEYVQ%3AAQyA_y8OPkzDuIhx8BEmPQ38EWZ4gL3GTCxm5X64R_n7Fg&jazoest=27738

Do you have facebook group? Are you doing any changes to it?