Wednesday Words: MySpace

For those of us that were using this from the time it came out - before Facebook - we all know what MySpace is. A lot of us no longer use it, but it seems to have made a comeback after Justin Timberlake and others purchased it and turned it around.

That being said MySpace is another social media platform, similar in many ways to Facebook, but was known for users being able to completely customize their profiles and be unique from other users profiles. It was the most popular social networking site until Facebook took over.

All of that said, MySpace is still around and you can check it out by visiting www.myspace.com.

Wednesday Words are a series of definitions released on Wednesday each week regarding a word found specific to Facebook's social media platform, or may be a generic word dealing with social media. These definitions are to help provide you with a better understanding of common and uncommon terms associated with Facebook and social media. You can find all the Wednesday Words by clicking on the Wednesday Words tag below.

Saturday Sharing: More on Instagram

In this past week's Wednesday Words, we discussed Instagram and the fact that even some brands are using Instagram to reach customers.

Since I didn't have a real useful post yesterday due to my birthday, I figured I'd still share a few things today about Instagram.  More and more brands and companies are turning to Instagram to reach their customers and I have a couple articles explaining why - and why you should consider it as well.

The first two articles are from Fast Company:

• This Report Shows Why Brands Should Embrace Instagram (If They Haven't already)
• How the Most Successful Brands Dominate Instagram, and You Can Too

Advertising Age and Business Insider weight in as well, discussing brands who have mastered the use of Instagram and how Instagram is hard to master.

• These 20 Brands Have Mastered The Use Of Instagram
• Why It's Hard to Be a Brand On Instagram - Lack of Publishing Tools or APIs Means Publishing Is a Very Manual Process

Check out these articles.  They may help you if you decide you want to venture into Instagram as part of your social networking endeavors.

Good luck and have a great weekend!