Reading Roundup: What’s New in Blogging Lately?

I feel as though Saturday rolls around ever faster these days, and I’m scrambling to figure out where the week has gone. This week was a doozy for internet learning – I took tons of notes in Darren’s podcast with SEO expert Jim Stewart, and I waded into Medium waters for the first time.

Inside Medium: An Attempt to Bring Civility to the Internet | BBC

Medium is fast becoming the place to be on the internet, with the ability to follow interesting people and post your own content. While it’s full of though-provoking longreads, which raises eyebrows in the bitesize content Vine world, Medium founder Evan Williams believes “The truth is people still read … all day long.”

How to Get More Traffic From Every Post by Republishing on Medium | Boost Blog Traffic

And here’s how it can work for you!

How the Washington Post, Slate, and Other Publishers are Using Facebook Instant Articles | Digiday

Are you ready for its launch on April 12? How will you be using Instant Articles?

20 Powerful Ways to Use Twitter to Grow Your Business | Inc.

Yet after all this, it still comes down to relationships. It’s so important to be human.

3 YouTube Personalities Reveal the Secrets of Their Successes | Entrepreneur

I find these sorts of articles fascinating, as video and other technologies don’t come naturally to me – and funnily enough, the YouTubers aren’t super-tech either! It’s reassuring to know.

Instagram Starts Blocking “Add Me” Deeplinking to Snapchat, Telegram | Tech Crunch

Until recently I had my Snapchat username in my Instagram bio… but I changed it just before people started received error messages for doing so. Have you seen any?

How to Draw Inspiration from the Most Unlikely Places | Hubspot

I don’t know about you but after writing on the internet for the last six years, sometimes I feel like I’ve said all there is to say. Finding inspiration where I least expect it keeps the dream alive.

So Many Tactics, So Little Time: How to Prioritize Your Content Marketing To-Do List | Copyblogger

An awesome post about how to narrow your focus and stop wasting time online.

Want to Learn a Programming Language? Code School is Dropping its Paywall This Weekend | The Next Web

If you want to be as confident in the back end of your site as you are at the front, take advantage of Code School’s teachings free for this weekend only.

Netflix Wants to Pay you $4000 To Shoot Instagram Photos | Digitaltrends

Think you are nailing Instagram? Like Netflix and travelling the world? You should probably look into this…

Have a great weekend, folks! Catch you on the flip side.

Stacey Roberts is the Managing Editor of ProBlogger.net: a writer, blogger, and full-time word nerd balancing it all with being a stay-at-home mum. She writes about all this and more at Veggie Mama. Chat with her on Twitter @veggie_mama, follow on Pinterest for fun and useful tips, peek behind the curtain on Instagram, or be entertained on Facebook.

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