Attention marketers: make the most out of social media posts
It’s time to get creative about the ways you can reach out to people when social media imposes restrictions upon you. Here are 5 examples of how marketers are winning at social media according to Garrett Sloane from Adweek: 1. Selling on Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter A company named Zantler launched Shoppost which enables Amazon Webstore […]
5 social media trends that will change in 2015
Earlier this year Facebook lost nearly one third of it’s users, people speculated this would be the end of its days, however, recent reporting reveals that Facebook has seen a record growth. In the third quarter of 2013 Facebook made nearly $2.96 billion in ad revenue and added nearly 100 million new users. What exactly […]
Transfer Money Using Snapchat’s Snapcash
Photo sharing app Snapchat partnered with Square Cash to introduce Snapcash— a money transferring service. Snapchat users above the age of 18 can store their debit card information using Square Cash’s technology. Then, once a user types a dollar sign and a number in the Snapchat’s messaging feature, the app will recognize the user’s intention […]
You can now edit Instagram photo captions!
Instagram will now let you change your photo captions once you have already posted them. The new update also has added new recommendations to the explore menu. In the past the app would not allow users to tweak the captions after having posted the photo or video. In the past you would have needed to […]
Chelsea Handler challenges Instagram with the butt of all jokes!
Chelsea Handler is at it again, this time she’s mocking Kim Kardashian. If you’ve been active online in the last 24 hours you’ll know what I’m talking about. Kim Kardashian attempting to #BreaktheInternet with her very well oiled bare backside when she posed for the cover for Paper Magazine. Handler never misses a beat when […]
Luxury brands reluctant towards social media
When platforms such as Facebook and Twitter were first launched, many marketers leap at the opportunity to reach the masses, whereas luxury brands chose to remain niche and elite. However, with social media becoming a key player in marketing, some of these luxury brands are beginning to see the value. Chanel has been on Twitter […]
Spotify’s Hashtag Begs for Taylor Swift’s Return
This week, Taylor Swift pulled her music from Spotify, an online music streaming service. Rather than following Swift’s signature breakup move by writing a song, Spotify created a hashtag. With #justsayyes, Spotify’s social media strategy organizes customer complaints and encourages Swift to change her mind. We <3 @taylorswift13 but she asked us to pull her music […]
Help fight Ebola with Facebook
Facebook announced this new initiative that hopes will encourage people to donate in order to help tackle the current Ebola outbreak. You will see the message on the top of their news feed asking for donations to several organizations that are there to help with the Ebola outbreak. Some of these include Red Cross, Save […]
Funniest Instagram accounts to follow if you’re having a bad day!
Need a pick me up? We all do! Thankfully Instagram provides for a great cure. Here are some incredibly funny, cute and inspiring accounts you should check out if you need something to lift your spirits. Thank me later. 🙂 Don’t forget to check out our first post about some awesome and funny instagram accounts […]
‘Edgar’ stops social media posts from going to waste!
It’s a known fact that most of your social media updates are only seen by a fraction of your targeted audience. This is due to a variety of different factors. The failure to reach a larger audience forces social media marketers to update more frequently, this potentially could be viewed as a annoying by your […]
The Strategy behind Chelsea Handler’s Topless Instagram
People can’t stop talking about comedian Chelsea Handler’s frustration with Instagram’s nudity policy in a picture she shared yesterday. Handler posed topless on top of a horse mimicking Russian President Vladimir Putin in a side-by-side photo. She captioned the Instagram, “Anything a man can do, a woman has the right to do better. #kremlin.” The […]
Taco Bell removes all social media to promote new app
Taco Bell has blacked out its online presence in order to promote their new mobile app. They have changed their Twitter handle to @totallynothere and made it appear that there is zero content there. The content on Taco Bell’s Facebook has also been deleted apart from a series of black and white images directing users to […]
Photography Tips for Your Instagram
Social media can figuratively be considered an art form when trying to standout on news feeds and acquire engagement. For the photo-sharing platform Instagram, social media is literally art. While the filters have stayed the same, Instagram added editing features to further establish itself as an artistic platform. And for your best pictures, keep up […]
Goodbye Ello: Why the Anti-Facebook will Fail
When Ello launched as an anti-Facebook, people responded with enthusiasm and the media buzzed with anticipation. But just a few months later, Ello remains in beta with interest lagging behind. With an ad-free experience as Ello’s distinguishing touch will it really be able to break into the social media world? The seven creators promise that […]
Why College Campuses are Yapping about the app Yik Yak
Yik Yak combines the most popular social media and app features on one platform: people share short, anonymous posts –which can receive an upvote or downvote– on location-specific feeds. However, while components may remind people of popular sites from Twitter to Reddit, Yik Yak distinguishes itself by targeting college campuses. While yaks typically share jokes, the app […]