One of my least favorite experiences is going to somewhere like Starbucks to sit leisurely and get work done only to fight with every other workaholic in the room for the stingy WiFi. One company is trying to fix this problem.
Social Media not only serves for people to keep in touch with their friends and the latest news but also it helps to promote causes and bring awareness to those causes.
Like a business professional prepares for their meeting, Americans should prepare for the World Cup. With the help of social media, soccer has become more popular in the United States. The World Cup combines passionate soccer fans from all over the world, and the United States does not want to be unprepared for their meeting with the world. The United States currently is leading for top ticket sales to the World Cup matches. The statistics have showed that the United States has bought 154,412 tickets so far.
United States Men’s National Team
“I’m embarrassed, and I uh, I guess I’m just a model of how social media is tricky.” These words were spoken by James Franco this morning on LIVE with Kelly and Michael in response to Franco’s most recent scandal. The celebrity came under fire this past week after a 17-year-old girl alleged that he used Instagram to try to arrange a hotel hook-up.
Law enforcement is using Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms to help solve crime cases. Authorities can now take out a warrant to gain access to people’s private information on their social media pages. Police officers are gathering information during their investigations from their phones and computers, quickly knowing all the personal information of their suspects. Social Media Used in Solving Crimes is gathering steam and making it easier for law enforcement to gather the information needed for their case.
Smartphones explode as Blackberry hits rock bottom
As smartphones continue to dominate as the preferred choice of mobile phone, the old-fashioned Blackberry is practically extinct.
Yik Yak is a 4-month-old application that uses locations to connect users to nearby users and creates an anonymous social chat room. On Yik Yak, users are limited to 200 characters, no pictures are allowed, and there are no usernames required. Yik Yak is essentially a blank canvas where users can write whatever they want about whomever they want and have no fear about their identity being exposed.
Here is an overview of Yik Yak, which allows you to see the annonymous bulletin board and location
Social media has become a huge part of everyone’s day-to-day lives. Today millions of people use the Internet to express themselves; with the touch of a button they can upload pictures, videos, and post comments. Social media has many advantages at keeping people connected and sharing information, however when used inappropriately it can have a lot of negative affects.
Stolen Twitter accounts are more valuable than credit cards on the black market
With the spike of social media Cyber crimes are increasing. The cyber black markets and the hacking community are growing and maturing. A report released this month by the Juniper Network and the Rand Corporation regarding cyber crime on the black market which explains how they impact certain markets. On the black market the demand for credit card information is diminishing since there is an overload of information on the market. On the other hand Social media and other online accounts are now becoming more valuable.
The concept of work as simply going to the office has changed a lot in the past few years. Before all the advances in technology, a typical workday would consist of going to the office from 9 AM to 5 PM. The creation of the iPad makes work from home more convenient and popular. One can now access their files on the go, as iPad welcomes Microsoft Office to their applications.
Expected to launch in the upcoming weeks, Billboard announced on March 27, 2014 Billboard Twitter Real-Time charts that will track US music conversation occurring over millions of tweets sent each day. By combining the authority of the Billboard charts and the opinion of Twitter users, these charts will be based off of real-time data in order to rank music.
Social media is one of the cheapest ways to advertise and promote a company or cause. Therefore, it seems right that small businesses, who do not make corporate sums, take advantage of this far-reaching medium.
Not many businesses can say they support 52 causes a year, but Sevenly, a cause-based small business can. With only $7 of each product they sell going towards their cause of the week, their work towards social awareness and charitable giving is changing the way people give back.
In 2006, the Dove Beauty campaign raised questions about the perceptions of beauty in the media and bloggers took to the web expressing their own opinions. One of the most well known female blog sites is “Jezebel” described as one of the top blog websites aimed at women’s interests. The blog emerged in 2007 in the midst of all the airbrushing controversies and has helped expose the biggest retouching scandals in the past years.
As you all might know by now, social media bully Facebook has now bought yet another social media newcomer, Oculus VR- the company behind the Oculus Rift. For those unfamiliar with this social media platform, it is a virtual reality headset and a potential game-changers in the three-dimensional virtual reality world.
The latest social media craze is a new app called Yik Yak. Its basically an anonymous Twitter that you can comment on. So obviously its had some issues on its way to social media popularity. Continue reading
Apple announced Friday that it will be opening the first Apple store in Istanbul, Turkey on April 5. The Zorlu Center mall will house the company’s first foray into Turkey, which Apple CEO, Tim Cook, explains “will be unique in all respects, with a store concept that will be the first of its kind in the entire world.”
The new app Yik Yak has now made it possible to post anonymous messages onto a feed that is publicly available to all users within a specific radius. Though the app is considered social media, it definitely does not serve the same purpose as say Facebook or Twitter, but it does share some similar elements. Continue reading
Social media and customer loyalty go hand-in-hand. I know many claim that our generation is one that lacks customer loyalty. That out loyalty resembles more of a gold fish that quickly forgets one company and moves onto another. This is not true.
Many companies assume that it is the consumers fault that the loyalty is not there, I would argue that to a certain extent it is the company’s fault. If a company isn’t with the times and utilizing social media to its fullest potential then, the young adult consumer is not willing to grow with the company. People want to stay connected with the products/companies they use.
The top three motivations of public social engagement are:
Even celebrities understand this, a great example is Alicia Keys who allowed her followers to hear her new album on her social media outlets. You can even vote for your the best celeb on social media for the Shorty Awards here. Forbes dived a little deeper into this in an awesome article.
Through liking the same page followers can engage with other followers to discuss the product. Essentially love creating more love for the product/company. Our generation does not have blind love and loyalty companies now have to earn it and I believe that is the big difference between the older generations.