Snapchat has made its first move into the realm of social media after introducing “Snapchat Stories” on their blog Thursday. Stories will allow users to add multiple snaps from the past 24 hours together into “My Story,” which can then be shared with friends as a narrative of what they have done or seen that day. The new component adds dimension to the app known for sending pictures to friends for 10 seconds or less before disappearing.
Category Archives: SocialMedia
BitCoin Bonanza
With the recent buzz about the shutdown of the Silk Road, BitCoin, the currency used for these illegal dealings have been the center of attention. But what exactly is it? With everything going digital and more online stories accepting this new form of money, this online currency could be the new money of the future. It forms its own market place and is free of any government regulation. So will it work?
Social Media Depression
We have all done it– posted a status, a tweet, a pic and have checked back to see how many likes, comments, and retweets we’ve gotten in response. Sadly the numbers fill some kind of weird need or emptiness. It boosts ego and self esteems. BUT it also tears down confidence as studies have shown that Facebook, as well as other social media platform make young people sad and less satisfied. Continue reading
Insta-Ads? Insta-Say What
Last week Instagram announced that it would be rolling ads in the upcoming months. This isn’t the first time they have tried to make money off of their app. After an attempt to charge their users in the past, will this effort be successful?
#shopthehangout
On Thursday, October 3rd, fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg hosted the first #shopthehangout event with Google+.
DVF and Google+ came together to kick off the fall shopping season in a unique shopping experience using Google+ Hangouts On Air. The event was in partnership with the CFDA. Continue reading
The New Fad: Digital Autographs
Google announces that they will have Major League Soccer player Darlington Nagbe sign exclusive ” digital autographs” for his fans while he hosts a Google+ hangout this upcoming monday. Google explains that after fans ask questions, Nagbe will digitally sign a photo of himself on a tablet which will then be emailed to the recipients. Continue reading
iOS 7 iphone Prank convinces owners it’s waterproof
“Update to iOS 7 and become waterproof” claims the ad (see picture below) explaining that “In an emergency, a smart-switch will shut off the phone’s power supply and corresponding components to prevent any damage to your iPhone’s delicate circuitry.”
Nextdoor-A Social Networking Site for Neighborhoods
Nextdoor is a free social networking app on a mission to bring back a sense of community to neighborhoods around the world. This app allows individuals in the same neighborhood to communicate easily with their neighbors about anything from barbeques to local crime.
If you don’t let me graduate, I’m shutting down the school.
As the Government shutdown has reached its third day, social media is awash with public opinions and jokes that all trend towards one thing: This is stupid.
Of course, as Congress still has yet to find some form of common ground to work on, this only give comedians and political commentators more fuel to for a seemingly endless supply of satire and ridicule.
Join the Conversation
Television: the broadcasting of a still or moving image via radiowaves to receivers that project a view of the image on a picture tube (Dictionary). Although the television still does the same job, the process of watching has tremendously changed in recent years. Did you really watch the finale of Breaking Bad if you didn’t make the Facebook status, “All bad things must come to an end”, were you one of the millions to tweet about Miley Cyrus’ VMA twerking performance? In the digital world it is not about watching, it is about telling.
Instagram Introduces Ads
US Instagram users will soon be seeing new changes on their Instagram feeds. Facebook owned Instagram is letting users know that it will slowly start inserting video and photo advertisements into the application over the next few months to avoid potential criticism from more than 150 million current Instagram users. Continue reading
Public Relations Major Tricks People To Think He’s Snapchat’s Publicist
Towards the end of our college careers our professors start to give us more assignments that will help us in the real world. We finally have the opportunity to write our final papers and projects on things that interest us. This is a really great opportunity to do our best work because who knows who might see it. It may land you a potential job. One public relations college student did a final project on Snapchat that was so GOOD, that people believed he was Snapchat’s publicist.
Make People Follow You: How to Win Followers and Influence People
Most of us social media junkies take to twitter at all hours of the day, tweeting out our musings to the masses. But how do you define “masses”? In other words, since you’re not Miley Cyrus, how many followers do you really have? Continue reading
Social Media Turn-Offs
Our generation is no stranger to the notion of an online persona.
Facebook prepares to celebrate bullying prevention month
Bullying prevention month begins in October, but Facebook has already launched their social media campaign against cyberbullies. Wednesday they released a social media safety manual for users to help fight online bullying and safety issues. Continue reading
Blurred Lines
No, this is not a post about Robin Thicke’s rapey song. But it is about the blurred lines in advertising. As a creative advertising student in this age, making ad campaigns has been difficult and complex. With the boom of new technology and social media, ads aren’t just print in magazine or a commercial spot on TV anymore.
Get Hyped on Hype Machine
Sometimes hearing the same music can get old very fast. Thanks to the digital age we live in, there are now a several outlets available to discover new music tracks. Hype Machine compiles all of the music written about on blogs and websites to one easy place. Continue reading
“Edit” this: Facebook Posts
Have you ever typed up a long post on Facebook and hit “Send”, only to realize you misspelled a word? Sometimes, you just let it go. Other times, that word can be crucial to the overall meaning of what you wrote. That one misspelled word can change a lighthearted post into an offensive post. In light of this, many are thrilled that Facebook is finally activating the “edit” function on Facebook posts (also known as statuses). Continue reading
Joy in a Jar
It is important that as members of our technologically advanced society we do not neglect our duty to give back to the community. Kid President, a 9-year-old YouTube sensation, encourages people to spend a little time each day to help make the world more awesome. Continue reading
