Tag Archives: Use

How Non-Profits Use Virtual Reality to Tackle Real-World Issues

How Non-Profits Use Virtual Reality to Tackle Real-World Issues You meander around the supermarket loading a basket with goods – breakfast tea, sugar, milk. Along the way, though, you become befuddled. You struggle to recall the items on the shopping list. When you arrive at check out, you discover several items in the basket that you do not recall picking ... Read More »

How To Use Instagram Stories for Small Business: A Guide

About a month ago, Instagram introduced Instagram Stories and now, instead of having to choose a few photos for posting, Stories allows you to post a bunch of photos throughout the day. The photos, however, disappear after 24 hours. Does this sound familiar? That’s probably because Stories features remarkable similarities with Snapchat. How to Use Instagram Stories for Business Ready ... Read More »

AMD Reaches Deal With Alibaba to Use Chips in Cloud Service

‘ AMD Reaches Deal With Alibaba to Use Chips in Cloud Service Advanced Micro Devices Inc., struggling to re-establish its data centre chip business, said Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. plans to provide cloud-computing services based on its graphics semiconductors. China’s largest e-commerce company is working on expanding the range of services it offers over the internet and will work with ... Read More »

8 Types of Posts to Use for Your Social Media Marketing

If you’re like most small business owners, you are probably well aware of the power of social media marketing for your organization. You may have signed up for a variety of social media accounts, and you may even post a few things here or there about your organization. There are specific types of posts that have been known to help ... Read More »

How Small Businesses Can Use New Periscope Streaming on Twitter

Periscope is a live-streaming video mobile app for iOS and Android owned by Twitter. Periscope allows you to “go live” via your smartphone and become your own on-the-go broadcasting station, streaming live video and audio from any location, at any time of the day or night. Viewers can tune in to your broadcast from anywhere in the world. While having ... Read More »

How to Use the Twitter Video Message to Generate Massive Engagement

A trending hashtag at one time was #DescribeTwitterIn3Words. That can only be described as an avant garde approach to constructive criticism. Or, at least, that is what I hope. The general sentiment for what Twitter has been turned into lately is “Scrollin’, Trollin’, Scrollin’”, “marketers ruin everything”, or my favorite, “FIRE HOSE ON.” I think this is true. For a vast ... Read More »

[POLL] How Much Mobile Data Did You Use Last Month?

How attached are you to your phone? If you’re using your phone for just about everything — maybe your business takes you on the road quite a bit — then you’re likely using a lot of mobile data. If you’re tethered to your desk or your laptop in the confines of an office, not so much. There’s probably no need ... Read More »

How to Use New Facebook Reactions for Emotional Content Ideas

The world’s biggest online social network recently launched a feature offering more insight into your followers’ emotional reactions to content. The new Facebook Reactions allows users to do more than just “like” the posts that show up on their feeds. Now, they can choose to share more specific reactions. These reactions are denoted by five new buttons — additions to the existing “like” ... Read More »

12 Ways B2B Companies Can Use Social Media to Their Advantage

Sites like Twitter and LinkedIn’s communication features aren’t only beneficial for small businesses with a specific client base. B2B companies can use them to their advantage as well. That’s why we asked 12 members of Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) the following question: “What B2B social media tips can companies use to communicate with potential customers?” Here are some YEC community members’ B2B social media tips: ... Read More »