Safer Internet Day is a yearly initiative to educate and encourage safer use of technology around the world. It's important to protect yourself online and as a social media manager, your brand as well.
Should Your Brand Be Using a Messaging App?
I recently had the privilege of speaking at PR News’ Digital PR & Marketing Conference in Miami. The conference featured speakers from across the nation and covered several topics ranging from video to influencer marketing to social media advertising.
Generational Shifts in Social Media
We're seeing a couple of interesting trends in social media lately. One is that younger audiences are moving more and more towards mobile apps. A recent article by AdWeek points out that not only are these app users more active than on social networks, but they're using these to shop more as well...
Twitter's "Project Lightning" is Coming Soon
Changes coming to Pinterest
For those of you who are avid pinners, you’ll enjoy the latest updates coming to Pinterest.
Remember verified accounts? These accounts are confirmed as legitimate and have a check mark next to their name.
This comes in handy for brands, for example, that have several imposter accounts and want to clarify to fans which account is the real deal.
Pinterest will be introducing this feature in the coming days to high-profile pinners, who will have a red check mark next to their name...
The President is now on Twitter...officially
If you haven’t heard, President Obama has started his own Twitter handle, @POTUS, which stands for “President of the United States”.
He just ran his first Twitter chat, tracked by the hashtag #AskPOTUS, which entertained all kinds of questions from politics, to sports to shoes.
Why does this matter?
Secret Facebook Code Discovered
Do you use Facebook’s Messenger App?
If you do, this tip is for you.
Time Magazine reported a hacker recently discovered a hidden payment option inside Facebook’s Messenger App...
What you need to know about Ello
What is Ello?
Ello is a new social media site that was launched this summer but is now gaining momentum and popularity—it’s been reported that about 38,000 users are joining every hour. Created by a group of artists and designers, its founders have dubbed it the “anti-Facebook”, with a focus on increased privacy and no advertising by businesses...