Political Social Grab Bag – January 2026

Political Social Grab Bag

What am I thinking about?

You may have heard about the limit for iink posting for Facebook pages…what you may not have heard is that it’s only a test.

Would this suck big time if it happens? Yes for a million reasons…but the fact that they are testing such a thing shouldn’t surprise anyone. If I had to place bets I’d guess this will never roll out wide…but if it does I’ll let you know asap as always

Trainings & Webinar Alerts

Using Data to Win: March 23 & 24 via zoom with Beth and Emily Patterson of Bee Measure

What am I reading?

Post-social media– Just read this one then read this one

Americans’ Social Media Use 2025 – all the latest numbers from a trusted source

Replying to Comments Boosts Engagement by 5-42% on These Major Platforms-Remember engagement is 2 way communication!

How an Instagram Chatbot Helped Mamdani’s Mayoral Campaign– Great look at the amazing work of Gabriella Zutrau during that campaign

The Most Powerful Politics Influencers Barely Post About Politics – good food for thought as we head into the midterm election cycle

New Tools of Interest

Coming soon? New Twitter

Platform Updates

Meta Platforms

Facebook will now let private groups switch to public – weird move imho

Instagram: You can now manage IG story highlights in meta business suite

Instagram: 20 minute reels are now a thing <sigh>

Instagram: You can now share stories to your own stories…even if you’re not tagged in it

Instagram: Now rolling out…new limits on how many hashtags per post (not usually a fan of artificial iimits but in this case I’m here for it)

Instagram: Carousels now loop

Fediverse

Mastondon: At long last…quote posts

Other Platforms

YouTube now offers a split in analytics so you can track organic vs paid content performance

Twitter: The following feed is no longer chronological order but an algorithm sorted feed using Grok to do the sorting

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