166 Best Social Media Tools for 2017

In this week's WordPress panel, we looked at social media tools and services. What tools do we use to share, track, and accelerate social media engagement? We also talk social media strategies, and what platforms are giving us the best returns. We do a live show every Saturday at 9am PST. You can find details about each Saturday show here: https://www.wp-tonic.com/blab/   =======   Our panel this week:   Sallie Goetsch https://www.wpfangirl.com/   Lee Jackson https://trailblazer.fm/   Morten Rand-Hendriksen https://mor10.com/   Jackie D'Elia https://jackiedelia.com/ and http://rethink.fm/   Jonathan Denwood https://www.wp-tonic.com/   John Locke Lockedown SEO   ==================   Our episode this week is sponsored by LiquidWeb. Liquid Web is offering a 33% discount for your first 6 months of hosting. Head over to https://LiquidWeb.com/wordpress  and use the code WPTONIC33 at checkout for your discount.   ==================   Table of Contents for Episode 166   0:00 Podcast intros. 6:00 WordPress News Story #1: WPWeekly Episode 262 – Interview With Morten Rand-Hendriksen https://wptavern.com/wpweekly-episode-262-interview-with-morten-rand-hendriksen   The Case for WordPress Telemetry https://mor10.com/the-case-for-wordpress-telemetry/   24:19 WordPress News Story #2:  WordPress.org Releases Plans For Customization In 2017 https://torquemag.io/2017/01/wordpress-org-releases-plans-customization-2017/ 34:19 Main Topic: Social Media Tools 34:21 What tools are you using for social media? What platforms are you focusing on? 48:45 Some tools that we have used, and social tools that we are experimenting with. 1:03:40 YouTube as a social network. 1:06:34 We mourn the loss of Blab, and what could have been for that network. 1:10:39 Podcast Outros.   ===================   Links mentioned during the show:   Gutenberg https://wordpress.github.io/gutenberg/   EA Share Count http://www.billerickson.net/share-count-plugin/   Social Warfare https://warfareplugins.com/   Buffer https://buffer.com/app   165 WP-Tonic: Mojca Marš – All About Facebook Ads https://www.wp-tonic.com/podcast/165-mojca-mars-facebook-ads/   Edgar https://meetedgar.com/   Social Networks Auto Poster {SNAP} http://www.nextscripts.com/social-networks-auto-poster-for-wordpress/   WP Innovator on Facebook