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What happened to Instagram? Like Peter McKinnon discusses in this video, you may recall the early days of IG when the focus was around community - sharing photos, connecting with friends and making new ones. If you miss that, you may really enjoy an app called VERO (hint: you can do a lot more than just share photos.) Watch Peter’s enthusiastic review in a special “Bonus Nugget!” after the regular content down below.

Now here's this week's roundup of super useful tips, advice, and resources to help you #GetSocialSmarter.

Highlights From Madalyn's Twitter Feed

Beware of fake social media accounts!

Andrew Lyons created this amazing tool for Twitter Spaces.

The Latest From Madalyn

5 Quick Tips to Batch Content for Social Media — madalynsklar.com

Learn how to batch your content like a pro so you’ll never have to worry about your social media scheduling queue going empty.

Building Social Trust on Twitter — madalynsklar.com

#TwitterSmarter Chat Recap with guest Deb Coman. She's a content conversion strategist helping us understand the importance of building trust on Twitter.

63: Twitter Spaces carousel posts help discoverability

This week's #AllThingsAudio is about Twitter's new name for "entity"; Spaces Dashboard Discovery graphics; carousel for Spaces; the new Twitter audio tab; Clubhouse news; and remarks from the founders of the Wisdom app and Anchor.

Madalyn's Weekly Twitter Spaces

#AllThingsAudio

Join me and co-host Suze Cooper on Wednesdays at 3pm ET in Twitter Spaces for a discussion about all things social audio.

#TwitterSmarter "After" Chat

This is where we can actually talk (not just type) about that day's #TwitterSmarter chat topic. Come join the conversation with my co-host Christine Gritmon and our chat guest on Thursdays at 5pm ET in Twitter Spaces.

#TwitterAudits

Dhariana Lozano, George Silverman and I give advice on Twitter profiles Saturdays at 1pm ET in Twitter Spaces. You could get your profile reviewed, share your two cents on someone else's, or just listen and learn.

Click here to sign up for reminders to my weekly rooms in Twitter Spaces.

Nuggets From Around the Web

8 common mistakes marketers make when connecting with customers via social media — awario.com

Connecting with audiences on social media is one of the most challenging tasks. Find out how to build strong relationships while making the fewest mistakes.

Twitter Threads: How to Achieve High Engagement in 2022 — www.socialchamp.io

Twitter threads are a fantastic way to engage & share longer-form content. Here are some tips to make sure your threads are successful.

3 Ways to Get on Your Followers’ Instagram Favorites Feed — later.com

Dive into what Instagram’s Favorites Feed is, plus, learn how it can help you get extra visibility on the app.

Bonus Nugget!

10 reasons VERO is slapping Instagram right now — www.youtube.com

Here are 10 cool features you may really enjoy in the VERO app - even if you're not a professional photographer/filmmaker like Peter McKinnon.

Before I Go...

Have you tried VERO - or are you considering it? Hit reply and tell me your impressions. I'd love to hear from you!

That's it for this week. Thank you for reading. 😊

Keep rockin',

Madalyn