Let's talk Twitter. It’s something that has skyrocketed since its release. If we think about all the different social media platforms that came before – MySpace, MSN, even Facebook to an extent – they all became popular very quickly and their fire burnt fast, and what is left of them is a dull ember of a memory. Twitter, however, has stayed at the top of its game with over 336 million users worldwide. But due to its popularity, it is incredibly hard to stay on top of. It is constantly changing, and trends come and go. For a business, this can be a nightmare. The thought of posting something that isn’t quite up to date and current is a fear in a lot of people when they start their marketing on social media, but that shouldn’t stop you. Twitter can be a goldmine for a business. The possibility you have to be put in front of as many potential customers in unlimited. But, with over 8,000 tweets published every second, it’s easy to lose track of particular posts and interactions. So how do you stay on top? Easy. All you need to know is how to optimise the Twitter Advanced Search function. You might feel a little confused, why should you as a brand know how to search for yourself if you need your customers to be doing it? Well, if YOU know how to use it, and you know how you want to be found, then you can start to customise your twitter output to match that. It’s a tactic that can be applied in a lot of different situations; knowing what your end goal is and working backwards.  How can you know how to get somewhere if you don’t know where you’re trying to go? The beauty of this function is that anyone can access the Twitter Advanced

On the 20th June this year Instagram released a new app called Instagram TV (IGTV). It is a long form video app that runs off your existing Instagram account. It gives influencers and celebrities the chance to produce and publish longer videos than being limited to 60 seconds like they were previously.   You don’t have to create another account to use IGTV either; it is linked to your original Instagram account, which is convenient. As soon as you log in, the app will start to suggest videos for you based on the people you already follow. The video in the background will automatically start to play but with no volume, similar to the way Instagram treats videos on your Insta feed at the moment. Videos will play but there is no sound unless you turn it up, but then until you close out of the app completely every video you scroll past will start to play. You can search for videos through the search tool, or you can view videos that are popular and trending at the moment with the Popular tab, which is similar to the Explore function of Instagram. When you find a video you want to watch all you have to do is tap on the screen and the video will enlarge, and all the other tabs will disappear. Videos on this platform are made to be vertical, so even if you tilt your phone the video will stay vertical. Another feature of this app is that IGTV will remember where you were in a video if you leave it before you finish, so you can pick up right where you left off.   At the moment you can’t record videos in the IGTV app. When you go to upload a video (by pressing the + button, similar to Instagram) the app will