Here’s went on in the world of marketing and social media for this week with our very own version of the Weekly Wrap Up… Hello Media Co. style.
If Facebook Made a Real Facebook Home
Oh man. Did this ever make me laugh. The whole animation is absolutely hilarious but the best part about this was the “steps that are installed backwards so that it is almost impossible to leave.” Yup. That truly is Facebook in a nutshell : )
5 Steps to Writing Email Copy that Converts
There are always so many questions surrounding email campaigns and whether or not they are effective. Not only did I think this article had some great points to help businesses write email copy that produces results, but some of the statistics that were demonstrated were SO eye-opening (and let’s be serious, we all know how much Morgan loves statistics).
Now You Can Buy and Sell Items Directly in Your in Your Twitter Feed With Ribbon
Well, this was a : ) but…
Twitter Shuts Down Ribbon’s In-Stream Payment Option Hours After Launch
It was announced earlier this week that a Ribbon launched an in-steam payment system for Twitter. When I first heard the news, I was beyond excited! What a great opportunity for business owners to truly maximize the potential of their Twitter feeds BUT within only two hours of launching the system, Twitter shut Ribbon’s system down. Big loss for Twitter, Ribbon, Small Business Owners, AND people of the Internet.
Read the initial announcement for Ribbon here
Facebook Testing Emoticons and “Status Actions”
UGH! While I understand that it is ironic that I am the queen of emoticons with all my : ) and : / and o<|: ) (that last one was clearly a Santa… : ) ) BUT I just can’t bring myself to love animated emoticons, especially when used on social networks. Call me old fashioned, but there is something about a : and ) that just make me smile. When I read that Facebook was testing out emoticons to be integrated into status updates, I was beyond disappointed but maybe I’m alone in this.
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