NEW! Video Crossposting Available in SND Dashboard
Crossposted video is one of the secret weapons of major media groups on Facebook. Basically, it allows you to repost an already-posted video without having to upload it again, either within the same Page, or across multiple Pages you admin. The biggest benefit of Crossposting is Facebook’s consolidated view counter that counts video views across all … Continued
Great Ways to Use Post Meta-Tagging in SND Dashboard
Now you can use SND’s new Post Meta-Tagging feature to categorize, sort and filter your social media content. This is a clever way to identify sponsorable content franchises, reuse high-performing content or simply improve your social strategy within certain content verticals. Use (and Reuse) Your Best Evergreen Content One of the most clever uses of post mega-tagging … Continued
NEW! Post Meta-Tagging in SND Dashboard
One of our most-requested features ever is now LIVE in SND Dashboard – Post Meta-Tagging! This new feature allows you to tag posts by category, subject, or post type. There are two ways to tag a post: when creating content, or after content has been sent out. To tag a post when you’re creating it, … Continued
NEW: Post Multiple Images to Facebook
Hot off the request line, the Facebook API finally allows us to allow YOU to post up to twelve images at once in a Facebook post! I know, right? Upload, Post Now, and boom – you’re posting multiple images. All individual file size restrictions and file types still apply. And FYI, if you try to … Continued
ALERT: Facebook “Security Issue”
Facebook has discovered what it calls a “security issue” impacting almost 50 million accounts. If yours is one of them, you might have noticed that your accounts are requiring reauthorization inside Social News Desk and anywhere else you’ve used your Facebook credentials. Of the breach, Facebook VP of Product Management, Guy Rosen wrote: “Our investigation is … Continued
You’re Invited: Twitter’s News Team to Host Webinars for Journalists
Midterm elections are just around the corner! And Twitter’s News team is conducting a series of webinars to share their latest updates, best practices and #protips for journalists. These webinars are open to everyone in your newsroom, so please feel free to share the sign-up links with them so they can participate. Video & … Continued
#FixItFriday – Bug Update
We’ve been hard at work here at #teamSND. Please see below for a list of recent fixes. You can report any bugs or issues you are experiencing at support@socialnewsdesk.com. Bug Fix: Fixed a bug related to AutoPilot stopping intermittently Bug Fix: Fixed a bug related to the removal of social accounts from active widgets once … Continued
How to register your Facebook Page as a news source
If you work in a newsroom, listen up – Facebook has a new way of identifying “news pages” and you’ll need to go through a review process to be sure your newsroom’s Facebook Page is included on the list. In this week’s announcement, Facebook calls it a foundational step toward determining what is “news” on … Continued