This past Monday we had an awesome time with Skillpop, a new company that’s doing awesome things for fun and hands-on education in Charlotte. The theme for this week’s class was “Social Media Refresh” and the plan was to equip students with tips, tricks and things to look for with social media this year. They also got a snazzy new headshot from the one and only Katherine Kirchner.

 

Here are some of the tools/apps/platforms I recommended during the class (keep in mind this is not the entire list of what I use and/or support, but it’s a great start to stepping up your social media game!)

 

Social Media Management

Sprout

Hootsuite (free/pro)

 

Content

Buffer

 

Video

Periscope

Youtube

Blab

Google Hangouts

Facebook LIVE

 

Photo Editors

Enlight

Snapseed

VSCO

 

GIFs (How is GIF pronounced? via Andrew Au)

Gif Keyboard

Giphy

 

Quick Tricks

IFTTT (…more like life management)

Canva

Word Swag

 

Track Yo Self

bitly

iconosquare

Twitter ads

FB Insights

 

Check out these apps and platforms and feel free to share your favorites in the comments.

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