Having to keep up with what the internet is talking about every single day could get challenging. You look away from your phone for a couple of hours, come back and everyone has hopped on to the next big thing and you’re scrambling to find out what it is all about. We are here to recommend some simple steps to help you stay up to date and never miss out on any social media buzz.

1) Follow Social Media Platform Blogs

A great way to find out what is trending is to get them from the source itself! We recommend following these social media blogs to get your fix of daily updates and news.

●     Instagram Blog

●     Facebook Newsroom

●     Twitter Blog

●     Pinterest Blog

●     LinkedIn Blog

●     Google Blog

●     Whatsapp Blog

2) Subscribe to email newsletters

The trick to catching up with trending news is to subscribe to top email newsletters and the best part? They do the social media reading for you and recommend which news they think you should know about. Here are some newsletters you should subscribe to:

          ●     Social Media Current

●     Tech Crunch

●     Contently

●     Pollinator

●     Creator Economy

3) Join Facebook groups

To get one foot in the door of what’s going on in the social media world is to listen to industry leaders and influencers. Many of these people have Facebook groups for you to join and here’s how you could easily do so:

Step 1: Search for a Facebook Group by using specific keywords

Step 2: Go to a page of an industry leader or influencer you admire or look up to and find their group

Step 3: Inspect the group you are about to join and see if its subject, type of group, description and members interests you and decide if you would like to join.

4) Use Social Listening Tools for updates

If you want to receive news right after they are published, using a social listening tool might be the best solution for you. You can choose and monitor which topic you are interested in as well as receive updates from social media.

5) Listen to Social Media Podcasts

There is a podcast for everything these days and it is easily accessible to get your bite of what’s trending on social media everyday of the week. Listen to it on your browser or on your phone on your favourite podcast app. Remember to subscribe to ones that interest you so that you can keep up with every episode that is being released and never miss a news update again.

Choose one (or all) of these steps and get in the loop of social media trends with ease. We invite you to follow us on our social media platforms as well as we will keep you posted with trending topics and the latest buzz.

Our social media experts at Asdor Digital use these methods as well to keep up to date with trends and news updates, especially when coming up with campaigns for our clients. If you need some help managing your social media platforms, look no further, we are here to help. Contact us today to find out more about our social media management services.