I absolutely love taking pics and sharing them on Instagram--I know I'm not the only one! However, sometimes strolling through my Instagram feed I see the tilt-shift often misused. I see certain images over-blurred and you can't even decipher the subject's image! Fortunately, I found this awesome article about tilt-shifts for photos on Instagram that may help you improve your pics! Read More: How to Master Instagram Tilt-Shift

I find that graphics/visuals are one one the most effective tools to communicate! While exploring SmashFreakz I stumbled upon this awesome infographic:

One of my favorite Facebook fanpages to follow is Facebook Marketing. It's a fanpage dedicated to educating businesses on how to effectively leverage Facebook for marketing. I suggest becoming a fan pronto if you aren't already! They offer a ton of resources and webinars to help you develop a successful Facebook strategy. 

Anyhow, I just saw this post and thought I'd pass it along:

Our marketing handbook for agencies helps you market your business on Facebook using our 4 Steps to Business Success, promote your Page onsite and offsite and more. Download here: http://on.fb.me/10fD7c7

Engaging consumers where it matters most Learn how your brand’s marketing efforts should evolve  for the new “social customer lifecycle”

Today’s social consumers are so plugged into networks of friends and peers that your brand can get completely cut out of purchase decisions. Consider this:

Online consumer recommendations are the second most trustedsource of brand advertising.

83% of consumers say user reviews often or sometimes impact their purchase decisions.

80% of consumers have changed their mind about buying a productafter reading a negative online review.

I don't know how many times I've had to search for dimensions for Facebook or Twitter pics, probably far too many times to count I'm sure! Anyhow, I found this awesome infographic that features all the sizing for the top social channels.

Check it out: