In the ever-evolving land of Facebook, the latest change that some newsrooms are dealing with is the switch to Facebook’s New Pages Experience. It’s not
Facebook is now rolling out a brand new security feature called Facebook Protect. This security measure is available to accounts that may be at a
Have we seen your Newsin.bio yet? More importantly, is it available for your Instagram audience to access your content? Providing a clickable link in your
Newsrooms large and small are simplifying their workflow for Instagram links with SND’s Newsin.bio. The Oklahoman, part of Gannett’s USA Today Network, uses eye-catching images
SND partnered with Twitter this week to launch a new product concept for organic Tweets called “Carousels.” And we’ve watched it absolutely take off since
Social News Desk is the first social publishing platform to offer Twitter Carousels for organic Twitter posts. Twitter Carousels allow you to use up to
Twitter has just launched ‘Carousels’ for organic tweets and its available to all news publishers via Social News Desk’s leading-edge publishing tool: SND Dashboard. The
In the mood for something revolutionary on Social? How about this: Twitter just launched a brand new product concept that gives local news a creative
Building new audience isn’t just about selling magazines for The New Republic – an unambiguously left-leaning national political magazine with a robust history going back
Most Instagram users have gotten used to the necessary (yet annoying) step of clicking your IG profile bio to get to the link for a
Many publishers, in the interest of faster-loading site speeds for mobile users, have implemented Google’s AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) technology. This allows them to quickly
Facebook’s algorithm has always been opaque when it comes to what types of content are demoted in the News Feed. That’s why their release of
One of the most requested features in Social News Desk has been Organic Post Preview – and we’re pleased to announce that it’s now LIVE
If you’re boosting posts on Facebook, chances are you’re looking to increase audience engagement, drive more people to certain content or generally promote awareness of
Once upon a time, you could give away a few ipads and gain 100,000 new Likes for your Facebook Page in a single weekend. With
You’re running a social campaign on behalf of one of your clients. They want to know how it’s doing. Blow them away with a great
Local journalists spend a lot of time building up trust from their community, and when accounts get hacked, that trust can be eroded. Twitter has
Facebook Messenger is giving newsrooms a simple way to build a brand new, loyal audience. If your news page is part of the News Page
Need to post the same content across multiple properties, markets and pages? Don’t want to spend all day doing it? Maximize your efficiency through Social
Top-level security in this day in age isn’t optional. Social News Desk works to reduce security vulnerabilities with several layers of security. The most basic
Not everyone needs access to everything. As a digital manager, you can control what SND Users are able to do inside the platform. Let’s review
We are big on reporting. We make it our goal to give you everything you need on one platform so that you’re not having to
We believe in Hybrid Automation. Sounds major, right? We think so. Think of it as a best of both worlds when it comes to social
Social News Desk prioritizes security. We can help by integrating our already-secure system into your security protocol. SND offers Single Sign On through any SAML-based
The team at Instagram has announced plans to cap the number of posts an account can make per rolling 30-day period, along with a small
We’ll admit…we ask a lot of our Test Drive Team members. ‘Please run our new features through the paces, give us brutal feedback and then
We released SND Planner today and unleashed a bunch of eye-opening comments, compliments and genuine enthusiasm from our clients. We’re all high-fiving behind the scenes
I feel pretty confident saying this most excited we’ve ever been over at Social News Desk. The whole team is in on SND Planner and
You know that one piece of content that you need to send out multiple times every week or every month? It’s tedious and feels a
Weekend feed, Evergreen feed, Health feed…you name it. Literally. One of the most noteworthy features of the new SND Planner is the ability to set
Drag and drop days are here. And who doesn’t love that option? SND Planner is rolling out to our entire client-base soon. In short, it’s a
The concept of time slots on the new SND Planner fits perfectly with the local-news mindset. Your social media post planning can now look a
Apple’s new iOS 14 operating system comes with new privacy settings which make it much more difficult for Facebook to pull data on users. If
Facebook has released new data which underscores a pretty old idea … if you want more engagement, be more engaging. The company says it ran
Twitter’s new policy for account verification goes into effect soon. And the platform is warning, if you haven’t updated your account by January 20, 2021,
For years, Facebook required that images on ads contain less than 20% text – commonly known as the “20% Rule.” But Facebook has quietly removed
New SND is here and you’ve probably already noticed there’s a new Post Composer that’s much more streamlined. While we’ve moved some things around to
WAFB-TV in Baton Rouge, LA has QUADRUPLED its Messenger subscribers in just a few short weeks thanks to one of the most game-changing technologies available
This might just be your new favorite feature inside SND Dashboard… you can now use Post Manager to keep an eye on how other markets
The team at The Advocate and NOLA.com in Baton Rouge, LA isn’t afraid of trying something new. They work hard to be a local-news team
We’ve come up with something different. A brand new SND Auto Pilot with the perfect blend of automation, data-intelligence and YOU. It’s an innovation we’re
Out with the old, in with the new. NEW SND is about to refresh and amplify your SND experience! There are lots of small enhancements
Our team has been hard at work, taking your suggestions and feedback – it’s one of the most important jobs we have. And we’ve made
You may have seen a message like the one below, flagging a piece of content in your Facebook News Feed as ‘false information.’ What does
Forget about Facebook Page Likes … it’s all about ‘Messenger Contacts’ these days. The race is on in local news to build an audience on
Local newsrooms nationwide are using Messenger to distribute important COVID-19 updates in the form of daily “Coronavirus updates” sent automatically to a list people who
At SND, we understand connecting with your audience and providing quality content is key for your newsroom to win on Facebook, and that’s why we
Local newsrooms around the country are quickly coming online with Messenger subscription services for their communities. Powered by Social News Desk, this first-ever Messenger technology
As the COVID-19 pandemic expands, journalists in local newsrooms are working hard to keep their communities informed. And although it’s brand new – (wide release
Your newsroom can do something using Facebook that no other type of company can do. With the click of a button, you can send important
As of March 2020, newsrooms will be the only type of page allowed by Facebook to automatically send out content on a recurring basis using
We’ve showed you how to add Reddit RSS feeds to your SND Dashboard, but what about your favorite content from YouTube? Yep! You can add
(Spoiler Alert: No, you can’t publish to Reddit through your SND Dashboard. That’s not a thing (for now).) Did you know you can add Reddit
If you’re looking for a way to get more viewers, more sign-ups or more subscribers… look no further than your own newsroom. Believe it or
We told you to standby for that Messenger Experience we’re working on and now it’s time to reveal the details! Social News Desk is NOW testing
Did you know you can get all of your important Twitter insights right from Social News Desk’s SND Dashboard? The Twitter Scorecard Report allows you
Remember a few years ago when all we cared about was how many Facebook Likes our Pages had? We held contests, gave away cars (CARS!)
One of the comments we often hear from new users of the SND Dashboard is, “There’s just so many bells and whistles!” It’s true, there’s
That’s right, we all heard him… Mark Zuckerberg said “the future of social is private.” If you work in local news, you’re probably thinking… what
Social News Desk has rolled out a powerful new integration with the WSI Max Weather System and in the process, become Facebook’s newest “Live Solutions
It’s no secret that Facebook users have been clamoring to make their data and accounts more secure – and Facebook is responding. While Facebook isn’t
With all the privacy issues and controversies surrounding Facebook of late, many broadcasters and publishers are hesitant to put more money in Mark Zuckerberg’s pocket.
We’ve heard a lot of great feedback on our automated publishing solution: SND Auto Pilot. Newsrooms tell us it’s saving them tons of time by
Facebook’s made another change to News Feed that could have a major impact on news outlets – particularly when it comes to video. As part
Every year, Facebook holds its annual developer conference, F8, to announce the future of Facebook, Instagram and its other platforms. Typically, the focus is on
Social News Desk has partnered with the team at Twitter to bring newsrooms the ability to tweet longer videos. This functionality is part of the
What defines social media success for your newsroom? It’s a big question that doesn’t always have a simple answer. Measuring goals across markets, talent, communities
Newsrooms tell us SND Auto-Pilot is a great tool to fill gaps in the daily posting schedule or simply get more content out to the
You can now build custom, Instagram-metrics reports inside your SND Dashboard. This brand-new SND Reports capability allows you to view your Instagram accounts, benchmark their
Instagram analytics are here! Thanks to an API update and hard work from our development team, you can now view analytics for your Instagram accounts
We know news people are creatures of habit – they thrive on rundowns, morning meetings, A blocks, B blocks, layouts, predictability. But we also know
Have you registered your News Page with Facebook yet? Facebook is asking any Page that “primarily publishes journalism intended to inform people about current events
Hi! It’s been a minute since my last blog post. How the time flies. But now the gears have turned and the time has come
While we usually think of Instagram as being a little “softer” than other platforms when it comes to covering news, many newsrooms are using it
Instagram Video publishing is brand new to SND Dashboard, and news outlets are already using video to keep their audience informed (and entertained). If you’re
You wanted it. We built it. And now you can have it: posting and scheduling Instagram VIDEOS right from your Social News Desk Dashboard! We’re
Instagram has just announced NEW support for video publishing in its API! We know you’re just as excited as we are – this has been
One of many steps Facebook has taken to combat the spread of “fake news” on its platform is to require Domain Verification for access to
#TeamSND just returned from a great week at the Online News Association conference in Austin, TX. Did you miss it? Not to worry – we
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
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
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,
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
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
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
If you’re like most newsies in small markets, you’re juggling a dozen jobs at once. But don’t let that dissuade you, Social News Desk has
Instagram’s verification process has just gotten easier for public figures and brands. Beginning this week, Instagram allows users to request a blue verification badge for
SND Dashboard features Autopilot, which allows you to use an RSS feed to automatically send content to any Facebook or Twitter account. But what if
Facebook is testing a new Breaking News product to help publishers cover and surface breaking news more effectively. And Social News Desk is among the
By now you’ve probably heard… Twitter is changing the way it interacts with third-party tools. But if you’re worried about how that might impact SND…
Instagram recently announced and launched a new app: Instagram TV, aka IGTV. This vertical video (yes… you read that right) platform is available for anyone
Remember those old phone company commercials? They invited us to “reach out and touch someone” through long-distance calls, bringing us closer to our friends and
File this under: “Ask and you shall receive!” Lots of SND Dashboard users have been asking us to tweak the way Facebook Link Clicks are
It’s no secret, video posts on Facebook drive the most engagement on average. Not only is this due to Facebook’s News Feed algorithm giving them
I know I’m biased, sure, but the best way to publish to social media is by using SND Dashboard. That’s just a #fact. Why? There
This may or may not come as a shock, but the fact remains… Facebook’s “News Feed” isn’t about “News” at all. Not “News” in the
This year is already turning out to be one of the most tumultuous ever for News Feed. Algorithm changes impacting what users will see on
We’ve received amazing feedback from users about our latest Insights tool, SND Reports. One wish-list item repeated over and over again by group-level users was
Twitter recently made changes to their rules about posting “identical or substantially similar content to multiple accounts simultaneously.” As a result, newsrooms can no longer post the
It’s here! SND Reports is a report that can be automatically generated by your SND Dashboard and sent to you and your staff via email on
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