As of September 18, 2014, Facebook has made an update to its News Feed algorithm that will have a significant impact on what kind of posts you see and how high they rank on your feed. The latest change will focus on posts related to trending topics and move them towards the top of users' News Feeds. The idea behind this is to transform Facebook into a more news-friendly social platform where people can see what's trending faster and increase its share-ability.

Sometimes what you say is more important than how you say it. This statement holds a lot of weight in the world advertising, direct response copywriting and of course, social media. Check out this helpful infographic below by QuickSprout. Learn the most popular words in social media to get your content shared.

For businesses and professionals, maintaining a positive reputation in the public eye is important. In this digitally connected world we live in, word spreads quickly and can have a major impact on our business or career. News gone viral has fuelled success stories (think Justin Beiber) - and closed doors and killed careers. *WARNING: Some of the language provided in the examples of this post may offend readers. Please use your own discretion.

Now that so many big brands have taken to social media, you'd think that they would be more accessible to their customers than ever. If you have a question or concern about their product, you just shoot them a tweet. Problem solved. Most companies start with good intentions and see Twitter as another useful tool to further build their brand. They can gauge customer feedback in real time and respond right away. Customers feel valued and appreciate the time a brand takes to address their specific message.

Do you know about the blogging power that is Tumblr? If you're not too familiar with this social blogging power, this infographic from Mashable is full of stats that show just how fast Tumblr is growing and why you should be incorporating this platform into your content marketing and blogging plans.