Social Media
Learn the latest news and trends on the most popular social networks and how to reach and engage your audience with social media marketing best practices.
10 Social Media Accounts You Can Learn From
If it seems like everyone is on some sort of social media outlet, that assumption may not be far off. As of September 2013, 73%...
8 Groups To Help You Score A Job on Linkedin
It wasn’t all that long ago that we presented some tips on how to become an all-star on LinkedIn. One of those pieces of advice...
Pinterest Announces Improvements To User Experience With Guided Search, Custom Categories, and More
Pinterest announced some improvements to their user experience at an event held last night at their headquarters in San Francisco. The improvements include features like...
Google’s Social Login Popularity Increases In Q1 2014, According To New Study
Janrain, the leader in customer profile management, published its latest quarterly Social Login Trends report this week. The data shows clear trends favoring Google over...
LinkedIn Announces Mobile Photo Sharing
Today, LinkedIn announced the launch of photo sharing on Android, iPhone and the mobile web. This new feature will be rolling out to all users...
LinkedIn Announces They Have Reached 300 Million Members Worldwide
LinkedIn announced today they have reached the milestone of over 300 million members worldwide, more than half of which reside outside the United States. The...
Facebook Introduces Feature To Help You Find Nearby Friends
Facebook’s Product Manager, Andrea Vaccari, announced today the beginning of a roll out of an optional new feature to help users find friends that are...
Google +Post Ads Now Available To All Advertisers
Google+ introduced +Post ads to a limited number of advertisers last December as a way to turn Google+ content into ads that run across the...
12 Heatmap Findings: Your Roadmap to Conversions
I’m about to give you a hard reality check. There are millions of websites on the Internet, and all of their designers have the goal...
Twitter Acquires Gnip, The World’s Largest Provider of Twitter Data
Twitter’s VP of Global Business Development, Jana Messerschmidt, announced today the company has agreed to acquire Gnip, a leading provider of social data and a long-standing Twitter data...
Pinterest Launches ‘Pin It’ Button For WordPress, Blogger, Tumblr and More.
Pinterest recently announced on their Pinterest For Business Blog they will be bringing the Pin It button to more platforms, specifically Tumblr, Blogger, WordPress.org and Wix....
Update To Facebook News Feed Designed To Combat Business Page Spam
Facebook recently announced they will be rolling out an update to their News Feed designed to reduce the appearance of the kinds of posts users frequently...
Twitter Adds Real-Time, Interactive Notifications To Desktop Version
Those who prefer to use Twitter via the web, rather than using a dedicated desktop app, can expect to see some new functionality rolling out...
Facebook Reveals A New Look For Sidebar Ads
In an announcement made yesterday on the Facebook For Business blog a new look for Facebook sidebar ads was revealed, with a design that appears...
Facebook To Remove Messaging Capabilities From Its Main Apps, Forcing Users To Download Messenger
If you have grown accustomed to using the instant messaging features of Facebook’s mobile app, you will soon be forced to switch to the standalone...
Twitter Announces Upcoming Launch Of Redesigned Profile Pages
Twitter announced this morning they will soon be rolling out revamped profile pages designed to be “easier” and “more fun” to express yourself. The new profile design...
Why LinkedIn is Important to Your Career in 2014
While it may not be the sexiest of social media networks, LinkedIn is definitely the most important one for professionals. With more than 277 million...
Yelp Headed To Supreme Court After Refusing To Reveal Identities Of Alleged Fake Reviewers
The Wall Street Journal reports an Internet free-speech case against online review site Yelp is headed to the Virginia Supreme Court this month. Lawsuits were...
Google+ Introduces View Counts For Personal Profiles
Yonatan Zunger, Chief Architect of Google+, shed some light on a new feature many have been noticing showing up on their Google+ profiles. If you...
LinkedIn Launches New Tools: Measure Your Content Marketing Score and Discover Trending Content
LinkedIn announced the launch two new tools last week to assist businesses in their content marketing efforts: Content Marketing Score and Trending Content. LinkedIn’s announcement...
Is Your Social Media Content Quality-Controlled?
If a tree falls in the forest and there is no one around to hear it, does it make a sound? To put it another...
Twitter Adds Photo Tagging And Collages To iOS And Android Apps
Twitter announced they will be adding two new features to their iOS and Android apps to make photos “more social.” Taking a page from Facebook,...
Facebook Allows Advertisers To Find Similar Customers With Expansion To Lookalike Audiences
Yesterday Facebook announced an expansion to their lookalike audiences capabilities that will help advertisers find more customers who are similar to their existing ones. Facebook...
Facebook To Acquire Virtual Reality Headset Maker, Oculus, For $2 Billion In Cash and Stock
Facebook announced today the company has reached a “definitive agreement” to acquire Oculus VR, Inc. for a total of approximately $2 billion, which includes $400 million...
Twitter Experimenting With New Feature To Show How Many People Viewed Your Tweets
Twitter is reportedly experimenting with a new feature (see this link for a screenshot) that would show users how many people viewed their individual tweets. The view...
The 10 Best Ways to Land a Social Media Internship
It doesn’t really matter what industry you are trying to enter — internships are an essential way to get valuable hands-on experience in your potential...
Twitter Is Reportedly Phasing Out @-Replies From Its Service
Twitter is reportedly in the alpha stages of experimenting with a new version of its service that would see @-replies become phased out. BuzzFeed reports that Vivian Schiller,...
Google+ Posts Just Got Better: Now Featuring Large, Facebook-like Thumbnails
Google+ updated their user interface this week to make link posts stand out in the stream with bold titles and extra large images. The change...
5 Ways to Use Hashtags Without Being #ThatGuy
Hashtags became instantly popular when they were introduced to us via Twitter, and then soon spread across Pinterest, Google+, Tumblr, Instagram, and the holy grail...
How Growth Hacking Drives Twitter Followers via Twitterjacking
Brands are growth hacking their Twitter followers via popular and highly engaging tweets that come from other brands or people i.e. “Twitterjacking”. A great example of...