Instagram
Using Hashtags on Instagram: A Guide for Colleges
Instagram hashtags can effectively amplify your posts, enhance brand visibility, and showcase campus life.
Kelli Papendick
June 13, 2025
Category: SND Dashboard
News & Publishing
KSAT News leverages Nextdoor and SND for local news impact
In just 45 days, KSAT turned 2 followers into 2,000+ on Nextdoor—driving millions of impressions with zero extra effort, thanks to Social News Desk.
Sarah Loyd
June 12, 2025
Government & Public Safety
Set It and Forget It: Schedule Recurring Posts in Social News Desk
Automate repeat content with recurring posts—perfect for reminders, promos, and evergreen updates.
Sarah Loyd
June 10, 2025
AI Automation
Reaching School Communities on Bluesky—Even When You’re Short on Time
Ready to dive in? Grab your Bluesky handle, sync it with SND, and start sharing your school’s story without all the extra work.
Kelli Papendick
June 5, 2025
Crisis Communication
Customer Review: Empowering Lee County Sheriff’s Office to Save Time and Lives Through Cutting-Edge Social Media with Social News Desk
Jessica Henderson uses Social News Desk to save time, reduce stress, and manage emergency communications more efficiently for the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.
Sarah Loyd
May 30, 2025
Instagram
Instagram Now Recommends Longer Reels in Explore: What Creators Need to Know
Instagram is making a major update that could change how creators and brands think about Reels.
Karie Clor
May 30, 2025
Municipalities
How SND’s Approvals Feature Transformed Town of Little Elm’s Social Media Workflow
Discover how the Town of Little Elm streamlined social media collaboration, improved quality control, and empowered their team using Social News Desk’s Approvals feature—and why your organization might benefit, too.
Kelly Carskadon
May 14, 2025
County Governments
Leveraging Nextdoor for Effective Government Crisis Communication
By leveraging its hyperlocal nature and built-in trust among neighbors, government communicators can effectively reach their targeted audience during times of crises.
Kelly Carskadon
May 8, 2025
K-12 Education
Strengthening School-Community Connections: Leveraging Social News Desk’s Nextdoor Integration
SND’s integration with Nextdoor provides schools with a robust toolset to monitor and engage with their communities.
Karie Clor
May 2, 2025
Branded Content
Webinar Replay: Nextdoor for Local News – Expanding Your Community Reach
In this webinar Sarah Loyd from SND and Jason Hwang at Nextdoor discuss best practices and tools to streamline your content publishing.
Sarah Loyd
April 23, 2025
Analytics
Expand Your Community Reach through Local News on Nextdoor
Social News Desk and Nextdoor are teaming up to help local news publishers reach neighbors across the country. Read on to learn about the opportunity, benefits, and how to get started.
Sarah Loyd
April 23, 2025
Analytics
Understanding Instagram’s Algorithm: How It Ranks Content & How to Succeed
Unlock the power of Instagram’s algorithm with Social News Desk’s Dashboard, offering key metrics, reports, and scheduling tools to help you stand out and succeed!
Kelli Papendick
April 3, 2025
Bluesky
New alt text options for Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads, Bluesky
SND now supports alt text entry for 6 social networks.
Sarah Loyd
March 27, 2025
Bluesky
Bluesky and X add new vertical video feeds amid ‘short-form battle’
X and Bluesky have joined platforms like Meta and YouTube in adding dedicated vertical video feeds.
Karie Clor
February 4, 2025
Bluesky
Webinar Replay: Bluesky Basics and Beyond
Learn all about the social network that’s exploding in popularity, Bluesky in our webinar recording and transcript.
Sarah Loyd
January 28, 2025
Social Strategy
What social media managers need to know about TikTok in 2025
After TikTok’s brief ban on January 19, how should communicators move forward?
Kelly Carskadon
January 17, 2025
Higher Education
Nextdoor opens up Agency Pages for Schools
Using an agency page and SND’s exclusive integration, a school can engage easily with the local community on the Nextdoor platform.
Sarah Loyd
November 1, 2024
Customer Review
Customer Review: Genesee School District boosts productivity with SND
Genesee’s primary and secondary schools rely on SND to save time, stay on top of breaking news, engage parents with great content and bring multiple users into the process safely.
Sarah Loyd
October 29, 2024
Threads
8 simple strategies to get the most out of Threads
Dive into Threads with these tips to enhance your experience, from creating your profile using Instagram to automating posts with Autopilot in Social News Desk.
Kelli Papendick
October 29, 2024
AI Automation
NEW: Automate Threads publishing in SND
We’re excited to announce that Threads is now supported in Autopilot! Learn how you can get started today.
Kelly Carskadon
October 24, 2024
Facebook
Get your social game ready for election season
Election Day is coming soon – make sure your social media game plan is ready to go.
Kelly Carskadon
September 12, 2024
LinkedIn
6 tips to take LinkedIn to the next level
LinkedIn has more than a billion users worldwide, with 230 million in the U.S. alone. It’s been around for more than 20 years, and has
Sarah Loyd
August 22, 2024
Threads
Here’s how Threads decides which content to show you
We break down how Threads decides which content to show users, and what you need to know about its AI system.
Kelly Carskadon
August 8, 2024
Instagram
Harness the Power of Instagram Collabs for Universities and Schools
Instagram Collabs offers a fun and innovative way for universities and schools to boost their social presence.
Kelli Papendick
August 6, 2024
SND Dashboard
5 ways to manage content with tags in SND
Use tags to categorize content and track campaigns on social!
Kelly Carskadon
August 1, 2024
Instagram
Boost Your City’s Social Media Presence with Instagram Collabs
How cities and towns can use Instagram Collabs to connect with their communities and uphold transparency.
Kelli Papendick
July 30, 2024
Municipalities
SND Approvals: How municipalities can team up across departments
Using SND Approvals can help municipalities coordinate across departments.
Kelly Carskadon
July 19, 2024
Facebook
3 Ways To Elevate your Facebook and Instagram Stories
Facebook and Instagram Stories are a quick way to boost your engagement, reach and even gain more followers. Here’s 3 quick and easy tips to start posting today.
Kelly Carskadon
July 16, 2024
Government & Public Safety
Webinar Replay: Keeping Communities Connected with SND + Nextdoor
Join SND and Jason Hwang from Nextdoor to explore SND’s exclusive integration that allows for effortless publishing and search and listen on Nextdoor.
Sarah Loyd
July 11, 2024
Instagram
Instagram Collabs in SND: Boost engagement and build community
Social News Desk now offers a new way to reach more users on Instagram: Collabs. Learn how it works!
Kelly Carskadon
June 21, 2024
Analytics
Webinar: Using Nextdoor for Critical Civic Communication
Learn how your business, government agency or municipality can communicate more effectively with local residents through advanced Nextdoor use.
Sarah Loyd
June 14, 2024
SND Dashboard
SND’s Approvals workflow makes collaboration a breeze
Review each post before it’s published with Social News Desk’s Approvals feature.
Kelly Carskadon
June 7, 2024
Analytics
Webinar: Connecting Communities – Strategies for Success on Threads
Created by SND in partnership with the team at Meta, this webinar covers essential topics tailored to enhance your presence and influence on Threads.
Christian
June 6, 2024
County Governments
Nextdoor Publishing Available for Government Agencies in SND
SND’s Nextdoor integration now supports publishing and scheduling content right from the Dashboard!
Kelli Papendick
June 4, 2024
Analytics
Webinar: Social Media Audit Essentials for Higher Education
Whether you’re a seasoned social media manager looking to refine your strategies or a communicator new to the world of university social media management, this is the tutorial for you.
Sarah Loyd
May 31, 2024
Social Strategy
TikTok Ban: Tips for Staying Ahead of Possibility
Considerations to evaluate and how to be prepared in the wake of the potential TikTok ban
Kelli Papendick
March 14, 2024
Facebook
5 Facebook best practices for government
Elevate your Facebook content with these simple tips.
Kelly Carskadon
March 11, 2024
Threads
Threads Beta now available to all Social News Desk customers
SND is one of the first Beta partners to offer Threads to our customers.
Sarah Loyd
March 8, 2024
Facebook
Promote your Facebook post with a call-to-action button
Encourage and direct users by adding a simple one or two word text option on your post.
Kelli Papendick
February 14, 2024
Facebook
Get in the first word with scheduled comments for Instagram and Facebook
Save time by scheduling comments and shares with SND’s Scheduled Interaction tools.
Sarah Loyd
January 29, 2024
SND Dashboard
No more Tweetdeck? Here’s how you can use SND to get more out of social
Tweetdeck (now X Pro) may be harder to access – but SND is here to help!
Kelly Carskadon
January 16, 2024
YouTube
YouTube pages now have a TikTok-like ‘For You’ feed
YouTube has rolled out a new “For You” section that recommends content to visitors based on watch history.
Kelly Carskadon
December 15, 2023
Social Strategy
Threads topic tagging: how to use this brand-new feature
Topic tagging has arrived on Threads. Here’s what makes it different than traditional hashtags.
Sarah Loyd
December 11, 2023
Facebook
SND Autopilot: Solid & Reliable Automation Tool (with A+ Customer Service)
Powerful social media automation, backed by the best customer service in the business.
Sarah Loyd
November 28, 2023
Crisis Communication
Discover and share compelling content with Nextdoor Search and Listen in SND
Discover engaging and current content on Nextdoor, perfect for sharing with your audience, whether you’re a public communicator, social media manager or publisher.
Sarah Loyd
November 17, 2023
SND Dashboard
You asked, we listened: Check out SND’s fresh new look and feel!
Introducing SND’s brand new, easy-to-use interface!
Kelly Carskadon
November 17, 2023
Nextdoor
Exclusive webinar: Stay connected to your community with Nextdoor + SND
Join SND and our partners at Nextdoor for an exclusive webinar to learn all about this brand-new integration now available on your Dashboard!
Kelly Carskadon
November 3, 2023
Facebook
Trying to find your Facebook comments? What to know about comment ranking
If you’ve noticed something different with your posts’ Facebook comments, you aren’t alone. In fact, many publishers have noticed that comments aren’t appearing on posts
Kelly Carskadon
November 3, 2023
SND Dashboard
Fall updates: TikTok, Publishing Calendar, Nextdoor and more
TikTok, Publishing Calendar, and more – get a rundown of everything that’s new in SND!
Kelly Carskadon
October 26, 2023
Social Strategy
6 ways for your brand to shine on TikTok
See how you can take your videos on TikTok to the next level and produce engaging content.
Kelly Carskadon
October 20, 2023
Powerful Internal Reports with Multiple Views
“We’ve experimented with other tools, but SND Reports makes so much more sense to us.” Our internal reports tell the full story of what’s going
Sarah Loyd
October 17, 2023
Social Strategy
Trends start in SND: TikTok now live!
You can now publish to TikTok right inside the SND Dashboard!
Kelly Carskadon
October 13, 2023
SND Dashboard
Keep the Conversation Going with Scheduled Interactions
Facebook has told us we should all be focused on getting more Meaningful Social Interactions on Pages. You want more Reach, you need more “MSIs.” And
Sarah Loyd
October 11, 2023
Social Strategy
Reviving Headlines: X Drops the Ball, SND Steps Up!
Link headlines are now a thing of the past on X, the site formerly known as Twitter.
Kelly Carskadon
October 6, 2023
SND Dashboard
How to crush social media scheduling
Introducing Publishing Calendar, the fastest way to win at social media planning!
Kelly Carskadon
September 20, 2023
Social Strategy
It’s here! Meta’s Threads now available on desktop
Threads now offers a web version at threads.net.
Kelly Carskadon
August 28, 2023
Instagram
4 easy ways to improve your reach on Instagram
Read up on Instagram’s tips for creators to boost reach and grow your following.
Kelly Carskadon
July 31, 2023
LinkedIn
LinkedIn’s new algorithm: 5 ways to maximize your post reach
LinkedIn is trying to make its feed more relevant and informative.
Kelly Carskadon
July 26, 2023
Meta Verified: Cheaper package deals being tested for Instagram and Facebook
If you sign up for Meta Verified on both Facebook and Instagram, there’s a good chance you’ll save some money.
Kelly Carskadon
July 21, 2023
Social Strategy
YouTube: 5 best practices for creating thumbnails and titles
Publishing to YouTube is a lot more than having great video content (but that’s important, too!). It’s also about having an engaging thumbnail –it’s the
Kelly Carskadon
July 10, 2023
Facebook
Threads from Instagram is here. What now?
Learn all about Threads, the newest social network on the block.
Sarah Loyd
July 6, 2023
YouTube
NEW: Publish to YouTube with SND Dashboard
Publishing to your YouTube channel just got easier – you can do it from Social News Desk! Post videos, track performance, and manage them in
Kelly Carskadon
July 5, 2023
Facebook
Publish and schedule Instagram Stories in SND
Here’s a story we’re excited to share – now you can share Instagram Stories right from Social News Desk! Publishing and scheduling your Instagram Stories
Sarah Loyd
May 22, 2023
Instagram
5 tips to get the most out of Instagram Stories
If you haven’t added Instagram Stories to your social strategy, now is a great time. Publishing and scheduling Instagram Stories is now LIVE in SND!
Sarah Loyd
May 22, 2023
AI Automation
Become an SND Autopilot power user with these advanced features
If you already use SND Autopilot to automate posting to Facebook and Twitter, you already know how much time it can save you. We’ve rolled
Sarah Loyd
May 17, 2023
AI Automation
SND’s Autopilot: Courier-Herald sees big impact for small lift
Many newsrooms struggle to find time to craft that perfect social media post. Theres so much to do – yet so little time! Social News
Kelly Carskadon
May 12, 2023
AI Automation
Using AI and your content for better ads
When it comes to spending ad dollars to reach your acquisition goals, SND’s Dynamic Ads technology blends AI with your highest-performing content to create a
Christian
April 25, 2023
Facebook
Paid verification: Twitter offers Verified Organizations, Meta tests subscriptions
There’s no denying it: Paid verification is on the rise across social platforms. After Twitter announced Twitter Blue and its new verification process, there’s been
Kelly Carskadon
April 10, 2023
Social Strategy
Update: Twitter sets “final date” for removal of legacy blue checkmarks
Twitter’s Elon Musk has now announced the date for removal of all legacy blue checkmarks will be April 20. He announced the target date on
Kelly Carskadon
March 29, 2023
Facebook
Meta is rolling out work accounts – here’s what you need to know
There’s always something new brewing in social media, and we’ve got a big update to tell you about: Meta work accounts. Beginning this year, Meta
Kelly Carskadon
March 14, 2023
Analytics
Keep tabs on LinkedIn performance in SND Post Manager
As LinkedIn becomes more important to publishers looking to diversify their traffic, we’re adding new metrics to SND Post Manager to help you track how
Sarah Loyd
March 13, 2023
SND Dashboard
Get real-time alerts for social media post errors
We’ve all been there: A social media post you had scheduled to go out, well, didn’t. Or maybe you had several (if you’ve ever planned
Kelly Carskadon
February 28, 2023
Analytics
SND Reports: Powerful Analytics, Simple Setup
We know publishers are always concerned with how their content is performing. SND Reports keep you up to date on performance every day – or
Sarah Loyd
February 21, 2023
Dynamic News Ads
SND improves ROI for newspapers advertising on social media
What we’ve heard from ads clients over and over again is that SND not only delivers a better ROI on acquisition marketing but that it
Christian
February 16, 2023
AI Automation
Don’t Panic: How to Navigate Twitter’s Changes with SND
We’ve had a lot of questions from newsrooms about the impact of Twitter’s changes on their bottom line. Folks are worried that without Twitter, they’ll
Sarah Loyd
February 13, 2023
AI Automation
Here’s how newsrooms can automate — and win — even more on social media
We know newsrooms have their hands full when it comes to managing social media. Most newsrooms have fully automated Twitter. But, we’re here to break
Kelly Carskadon
January 23, 2023
AI Automation
⏱ Give Us 5 minutes! Everything NEW from SND in January 2023
NEW from SND this month: take your Autopilot to the next level, a way to reach new fans on Messenger without any extra work, and
Sarah Loyd
January 11, 2023
#TeamSND
Webinar Replay: CrowdTangle is Going Away…Now What? (And Other New Features in SND Dashboard)
Support is winding down on Meta’s CrowdTangle platform and it’s one of those tools that most newsies can’t live without. Team SND has gleaned the
Christian
November 15, 2022
AI Automation
Now Available: Autopilot for LinkedIn
Publishing to your newsroom’s LinkedIn page in SND Dashboard just got easier! How so, you ask? Automation. Just like you’re able to manage with Facebook,
Kelli Papendick
November 3, 2022
Facebook
Facebook Reels Now in SND Dashboard
As Meta continues to prioritize Reels for content sharing and discovery, the company is expanding the Reels feature more widely across Facebook. Along with Instagram
Kelly Carskadon
November 2, 2022
Facebook
Time Sensitive: Facebook’s Page Publishing Authorization Required
Midterm Elections are weeks away – and to get straight to the point, it comes with an important requirement (keyword: requirement) that you need to
Kelli Papendick
September 29, 2022
#TeamSND
Traffic Drivers: YouTube & TikTok Strategy
Traffic isn’t just about clicks from Facebook, you can drive Organic Traffic from both YouTube and TikTok which is why these two platforms are part
Christian
September 7, 2022
SND Dashboard
Traffic Drivers: Get More Clicks To Your Website with SND’s Newsin.bio
As Meta deprioritizes news on Facebook and Instagram, traffic from there to news websites is likely to continue its downward trend. But let’s face it
Kelli Papendick
September 7, 2022
AI Automation
Traffic Drivers: Don’t Add Work, Just Add Clicks with SND’s AI-Powered Publishing Automation
If you’re like most newsrooms, the realization that clicks from the Facebook (News) Feed to your website are in a steady decline has you feeling
Sarah Loyd
September 7, 2022
#TeamSND
Traffic Drivers: 10 Ways to Get Clicks (Alternate Title: How to NOT Depend on Organic Facebook Traffic)
Notice your traffic from Facebook is in steep decline? It’s by design. News has been de-prioritized in the Feed (notice, it’s not called News Feed
Christian
September 6, 2022
LinkedIn
Traffic Drivers: Get More Clicks from LinkedIn with SND
Diversifying your newsroom’s social strategy has become more important than ever. With Meta deprioritizing news on Facebook, traffic from there to news websites is likely
Kelly Carskadon
September 6, 2022
SND Dashboard
Traffic Drivers: Get More Clicks on your Best Content with SND’s Top Content Feed
As Meta deprioritizes news on Facebook, newsrooms around the globe are getting creative about how to get as many clicks from social as possible. And
Kelli Papendick
August 31, 2022
SND Dashboard
NEW: Create Vertical Videos right inside your SND Dashboard
Vertical videos are having a moment on social. In fact, according to Facebook, 79% of ‘novice video consumers’ prefer the vertical format and consider it
Kelli Papendick
August 24, 2022
Social Strategy
Traffic Drivers: Get More Clicks from Twitter with SND’s Autopilot
Many news publishers are rethinking social strategy as Meta makes big changes. Among them: deprioritizing news on Facebook and pulling support for CrowdTangle, a content
Kelly Carskadon
August 18, 2022
Facebook Messenger
Traffic Drivers: Get More Clicks from Facebook Messenger, SND Makes it Easy
It’s no secret: Meta is deprioritizing news on Facebook. Even the surface formerly known as “News Feed” is now just called “Feeds.” And yes, traffic
Sarah Loyd
August 8, 2022
Instagram
Instagram Reels are now live in SND!
Update: Things change quickly! As of July 26th, All vertical videos that are less than 15 minutes will be published as Reels. Only videos between
Kelli Papendick
July 14, 2022
Instagram
Hook new audiences with Instagram Reels
Meta recently released Instagram Reels publishing capabilities to its API – and now we’re excited to bring Reels publishing to you right inside the SND
Sarah Loyd
July 14, 2022
Dynamic News Ads
Philadelphia Inquirer’s Newsletters: Strategy Worth Picking Up
Have you picked up the Philadelphia Inquirer lately? You might not be in that particular newspaper market, but if you’re in the business of marketing
Christian
July 13, 2022
Instagram
Share more with Instagram Carousels in SND
Having trouble picking just one picture to share with your Instagram followers? No need to choose! SND Dashboard now supports Instagram Carousels, allowing users to
Sarah Loyd
July 5, 2022
#TeamSND
SND Ads drives huge results for Sinclair’s The National Desk
Sinclair Broadcast Group recently expanded The National Desk, a national news broadcast, to 20 new markets across the United States. With goals of driving additional
Sarah Loyd
June 9, 2022
Facebook
Facebook announces sunset of Breaking News Indicator
Meta announced recently that as of June 20th, the Breaking News Indicator on Facebook will no longer be supported. Necessarily, Social News Desk will also
Sarah Loyd
June 7, 2022
LinkedIn
6 LinkedIn Best Practices for Newsrooms
When it comes to sharing new content, LinkedIn is a new frontier for many newsrooms. We’ve gathered a few tips to help you get started
Sarah Loyd
May 17, 2022
LinkedIn
LinkedIn Publishing Arrives in SND Dashboard
As diversifying your newsroom’s social strategy becomes more and more important, Social News Desk now supports LinkedIn publishing in SND Dashboard. And that means publishing
Sarah Loyd
May 16, 2022
SND Dashboard
Simplify Syndication with SND’s White Label Link Tumbling for Publishers
If you syndicate content across multiple websites or news markets, you know the challenge of making sure each social post contains a link back to
Sarah Loyd
May 4, 2022
Post Drafts are Now Available in SND!
There’s a lot that can go into creating that one, attention-grabbing social media post – and sometimes, we need a quick check behind us. Or
Savannah Cokeroft
April 22, 2022
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