Tag Archives: Media

Up Your Social Media Game with These New Instagram Features for Small Business

Since paying more attention to my visual branding, I’ve come to really love Instagram. Actually, that’s an understatement. I’m pretty much obsessed with Instagram. If you’ve been on the image-heavy social media platform lately, then you may have noticed some new Instagram features like live video streaming and short stories a la Snapchat. You now also have the option to make ... Read More »

5 Big Trends and Tips for Social Media Marketing

In the last five years, social networks have acquired about 1 billion new users. Over one third of the world’s population is now accessible via social media, and companies have gone from being skeptical about social media marketing to seriously investing in it. In this social media dominated world, marketing is heavily reliant on technology, but that technology remains focused ... Read More »

Postblazer Manages Multiple Social Media Accounts: Here’s How

Usefulness Functionality Price Summary Postblazer is a fast, reliable and powerful social media scheduler that works with both Facebook and Twitter. If your seeking an effective social media scheduler for both Facebook and Twitter, Postblazer deserves some consideration. Managing Multiple Social Media Accounts with Postblazer How it Works Signing up for an account is quite easy. Click on their “Start ... Read More »

Shocker: Millennials aren’t heaviest social media users

Gen X 20 years ago, in ‘Reality Bites.’ When you think of Millennials, you probably think of someone using a smartphone, tapping away as they post a photo to Instagram, add a status update to Facebook, or retweet political memes. Would it surprise you to find out then that Millennials actually aren’t the heaviest users of social media? People ages ... Read More »

5 Big Trends and Tips for Social Media Marketing

In the last five years, social networks have acquired about 1 billion new users. Over one third of the world’s population is now accessible via social media, and companies have gone from being skeptical about social media marketing to seriously investing in it. In this social media dominated world, marketing is heavily reliant on technology, but that technology remains focused ... Read More »

DeVos becomes social media sensation after bumpy hearing

Betsy DeVos’ supporters dismissed the criticism of her performance and said the hearing was dominated by political theater. | M.Scott Mahaskey/POLITICO DeVos becomes social media sensation after bumpy hearing By KIMBERLY HEFLING, CAITLIN EMMA and BENJAMIN WERMUND 01/18/17 03:27 PM EST Updated 01/18/17 05:33 PM EST Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Betsy DeVos has gone viral — and not ... Read More »

Amateur jailhouse broadcast goes viral on Russian social media network

Misha’s Periscope account garnered more than 250,000 likes in just a few days. Source: Dmitry Serebryakov/TASS Prison-style backgammon, win a dating contest with a convict, and other forms of strange prison entertainment are now available to users of Periscope, a video broadcasting social media network. Misha is a 21-year old a convict from the city of Veliky Novgorod, and now ... Read More »

Serena Williams on why social media matters

Six-time champion falls short in the second round of the year’s first Grand Slam event. Tennis Channel (Photo: Scott Barbour, Getty Images) MELBOURNE — If there’s one great advantage to this digital technology world we live in, it’s that inspiring celebrities are able to use social media to connect in a more personal way with their fans. Whether it’s Facebook, ... Read More »

Social Media Users Post About Their Dogs Six Times Per Week

Social media has gone to the dogs. According to a new study by BarkBox, adult dog owners post a picture or talk about their dog on social media six times per week. They also watch dog videos or check out dog pics about three time a week — and one in ten has a social media account exclusively for their ... Read More »

Tackling Tech: How the NFL, NBA & More Use Social Media to Expand Brands Overseas

Where once expansion meant building stadiums, adding teams and landing broadcast TV contracts, the NFL, NBA, and others have turned to social media to reach fan followings in foreign countries. The NFL teamed with Twitter to live stream 10 games this season worldwide for free (after testing the approach with Yahoo for one game a year earlier. And when it ... Read More »