What are Google Grants? The Google Grant program is when businesses who are considered "charities" can have the opportunity to receive AdWords money from Google for advertising. The direct definition from Google is as follows:

Facebook is always just one step ahead of the rest of us. They make changes, often times without us noticing for weeks at a time. Facebook didn't blog about this change nor did they announce it anywhere for people to see. It just sorta...happened. 

Pinterest posted on their blog on October 9th that they are starting to test promoted pins with a few businesses. Pinterest's blog mentioned that promoted pins are in test mode and will look something like this:

Snapchat has gained a reputation that is not ideal for the marketing world. Mashable writer Todd Wasserman says it best, "Taco Bell was one of the few brands to adopt Snapchat, a platform that has a reputation for sexting." 

Facebook made more changes. This time? To their ads dashboard. There have been some changes over the last few months with the way that ads are made for a campaign but the most recent changes are to the reporting for ads. 

It can be difficult to get your followers to engage with your content on social media. Just because you are producing great content and your chest swells with pride when you read it, doesn't mean you've successfully caught your followers eyes and enticed them. When it comes to content, you want your followers to want to comment, "like", share or tell their friends without you telling them too. This can be done with not only exciting content but a different approach as well. 

What is ySocial? ySocial is Thrive's Newest YMCA Solution. We understand that YMCAs are busy in their day to day routines, their main concern is their members and providing them with the best possible experience. Here at Thrive, we wanted to provide YMCAs with a variety of content choices to post on their Facebook pages. 

Struggling to gain more Instagram followers? Like most social platforms there is a "time frame and best day" to post. Yes, there is research proving that certain days and times are best for postings, but there are plenty of people at other times that aren't considered ideal that might be better followers to gain than other times.

Vine has really taken off in the social media world. With only 6 seconds of video to work with, brands are coming up with creative ways to use that time to get their messages out. Some are making them funny, some are informative and some are just meant for contests. 

Did you know there are different types of Facebook fans? The same message can't always be targeted correctly to all the fans or members of your audience like you want it to.