Happy Holidays! Jesus is good.

Stop stressing about 2016, God knows what he is doing and He has big things planned. so as you enter the new year always remember to STEP INTO THE JOY OF THE LORD! 
Therefore always be merry, no matter the condition. 
From us to you Merry Christmas and a wonderful&glorious new year!
xoxo
A2F

How to SNAPCHAT!

Hi Everyone, 

I trust that the month of September treated you well and hope that this month of October treats you better. 

It has come to our attention that there is viral addictive application going about, that is making people go gaga, and as doctors we have done our research and found out that Snapchat is that viral app. 

We diagnose that the app is worth having, it is available on all stores(ios,andriod and bbm).

we strongly advice that you download this app ASAP and have the time of your life

N.B: it is very addictive.

Today's post is teaching you how to use the app as a starter. 

Here is how to be a pro:

Enjoy! 

Add me: @bwoak

The Snapchat app is a photo and video messaging system for your Android or iOS device. After an image is snapped or uploaded to Snapchat, you can edit the photo with captions, quotes, weather info, time, color filters . . . you name it! When you are done tinkering with your photo or video, it then can be sent to other Snapchat users.

Using Snapchat is as easy as 1-2-3. The important thing to remember is that this application is not a hardcore photo/video editor and is intended for fun . . . Be silly and have a good time!

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Snap shoot, or upload a photo or 10-second video.

To take a photo, simply tap the button in the bottom center of the screen. To shoot a video, hold the on-screen button for up to 10 seconds depending on how long you want your Snap to play.To upload pre-existing photos and videos, a third-party application is required called SnapRoll. Locate, download, and then create a new set of credentials for this application. Login, edit your photo or video in SnapRoll’s Snapchat editor, and choose Share. A list will populate. Choose Snapchat, and your existing photo or video can be used within your Snapchat application

The diagram demonstrates some of the options you have for editing text.

Edit your photo or video using drawing tools and filters.

The diagram demonstrates how to access some of the drawing tools and filters available. You also can edit colors by using the sliding scale shown on the right.

Enjoy Snapping!

Credit: www.dumies.com

5 WAYS TO FIND TREND TOPICS OTHER THAN TWITTER

Like every community or social media manager, one type of social media content you’re likely to share is posts that play on what’s happening in the world– the trends of the day, week, or month. To find content for these posts, many of you are probably turning to Twitter’s Trending Topics--that friendly little section on the left-hand side of your browser when you visit Twitter.com, and something that can be personalized (or not) to what Twitter thinks you’ll be most interested in.

We admit that Trending Topics are pretty handy when it comes to inspiring content, but it’s also the same place EVERY. OTHER. BRAND (and probably your competitors) is looking for content ideas. Boring! Today, we’ve got 5 other places you can look for trending stories to inspire you.

1. Buzzfeed

With more than just cute puppy pictures and spoiler-filled lists, Buzzfeed’s trend section gives readers a look at what’s popular on its own site (helpful for inspiring pop-culture-related social content) as well as what’s popular around the rest of the web. Sometimes, real, hard-hitting news stories even show up in the list!

2. Google Trends

This tool has been around for years, but it’s made a resurgence in recent weeks when it released a new way of displaying trending searches: a new visualizer that allows you to view 1, 2, or up to 25 simultaneous trending searches – customizable to show one country or worldwide trends. Watch the trends flip by and click one you’re interested in to see the Google search results.

Alternatively, you can view the Google Trends Top Charts page and drill down on a specific topic you think your community may find relevant.

If you’re managing community/social media for a tech-oriented brand, try checking out the “What’s Hot” section of Google+! This little-known section shares trending hashtags, popular posts and people/pages it thinks you may find interesting – perfect fodder for sharing or creating new content. Find the section at http://plus.google.com/explore.

 Reddit

Also a departure from the typical Twitter crowd, Reddit is a place where jokes, news, and interesting tidbits from across the internet are aggregated and ranked according to the number of people who have up- (or down-) voted the post or comment associated with it. If you’re in need of a new meme to fuel your content, Reddit is a great place to look.

Using a Social Media Analytics Tool

Social media marketing platforms (including uberVU, of course!) often have built-in data analysis tools that allow you to view trends in social at-a-glance. Exporting data from your social platform into a tool like wordle.net can give you a sense of what the trending terms are. With uberVU, you can go beyond this and look for the key words in a real-time conversation map.

BONUS: uberVU’s exclusive Signals feature actually surfaces trending stories automatically – in real time! Configure your dashboard to send Signals directly to your inbox for daily or as-it-happens inspiration, or view them in the platform as you go about your daily social media tasks.

source:BY ELISABETH MICHAUD /http://blog.hootsuite.com/

According to Tim Grail of the founder of the out;think organisation, there are 6 types of social media, they include:

• Social Networks - Services that allow you to connect with other people of similar interests and background.  Usually they consist of a profile, various ways to interact with other users, ability to setup groups, etc. The most popular are Facebook and LinkedIn.
• Bookmarking Sites - Services that allow you to save, organize and manage links to various websites and resources around the internet.  Most allow you to "tag" your links to make them easy to search and share.  The most popular are Delicious and StumbleUpon.
• Social News - Services that allow people to post various1 news items or links to outside articles and then allows it's users to"vote" on the items.  The voting is the core social aspect as the items that get the most votes are displayed the most prominently.  The community decides which news items get seen by more people.  The most popular are Digg and Reddit.
• Media Sharing - Services that allow you to upload and share various media such as pictures and video.  Most services have additional social features such as profiles, commenting, etc.  The most popular are YouTube and Flickr.
• Microblogging - Services that focus on short updates that are pushed out to anyone subscribed to receive the updates.  The most popular is Twitter.
• Blog Comments and Forums - Online forums allow members to hold conversations by posting messages.  Blog comments are similar except they are attached to blogs and usually the discussion centers around the topic of the blog post.  There are MANY popular blogs and forums.

Keep in mind that, while these are the 6 different types of social media, there can be overlap among the various services.  For instance, Facebook has microblogging features with their "status update".  Also, Flickr and YouTube have comment systems similar to that of blogs.

Culled from outhinkgroup.com

Hi everyone,we are the social doctors and our names are Freke,Anjola,and Abigail.We met at the alumni celebration of the Woman Technology Empowerment Camp (WTEC) girl child on the 11th of October which is globally known as the international day of the girl child.
The reason behind our blog name is that we are very social people and we intend to use this means to examine the importance of social media to people and the world at large.
we hope that you come visiting our blog to get more information about the social media and issues trending.

xoxo AN,AB,FR