Social Media Archive

How We’re Closer to Public Figures Than Even Before [Infographic]

Every once in a while we like to post a reminder of the big picture – like this one, which looks at the evolution of how public figures have adopted the use of social media platforms. Thanks to the USC MPA for sending it over.   [Source:- Socialmediatoday]

Instagram’s website actually becomes useful with new notifications tab

If you ever tried to log into Instagram on the web, you probably weren’t very happy with the experience. Yes, your account was there, and you could browse through your posts, but pretty much everything else was absent. This changed recently with the introduction of the notifications

Sick of those unwanted wedding pics on Facebook? This app may be your answer.

How many times have you been sick of unwanted, annoying photo posts from friends that clog your social media feed? And how many times has that driven you to unfollow, or even deactivate your account, only to realize that unfollowing is no foolproof measure of filtering trash,

Pinterest makes DIY easier with new How-to Pins

Pinterest is making moves to keep more people and brands on the site. The company introduced on Tuesday a new feature called How-to Pins, allowing companies to create and share pins with DIY instructions. The feature, which is a new take on its existing Rich Pins feature for brands,

Facebook is testing a feature that alerts you if someone is impersonating your account

Facebook is working on a new tool to help stem one source of harassment on its platform. The social network is testing a new feature that will automatically alert you if it detects another user is impersonating your account by using your name and profile photo. When

Being Future Strong is All About Simplicity

Bill Jensen is a simpleton and proud of it. He’s known for extremely useful content and a passion for helping people work smarter, not harder. As CEO of The Jensen Group, Jensen works with an enviable list of clients including Bank of America, Pfizer, GE, L’Oréal Italia, NASA, Philips

How to Get Referrals: 5 Proven Strategies for Professional Services Firms

Referrals are widely seen as the surest and most direct route to new business for professional services firms. In fact, the majority of businesses (61.9%) in a Hinge Research Institute study last year, considered generating more referrals as a key focus of their marketing efforts. The importance of

What Does Social Chatter Tell Us About the Final Four?

March is a brilliant month, if for no other reason than playing host to the NCAA basketball tournament, otherwise known as March Madness. The past two days saw a critical round of the tournament in the Elite 8. By now, we all know who won each game

Instagram’s algorithmic timeline: We are angry … but too lazy to take control

Instagram has been quick to reassure users that ‘when your best friend posts a photo of her new puppy, you won’t miss it’ Getty Our social media lives have become a battle for control, although it might not feel like it when we’re scrolling through tweets about

Heavy social media users ‘trapped in endless cycle of depression’

The more time young adults spend on social media, the more likely they are to become depressed, a study has found. Of the 19 to 32-year-olds who took part in the research, those who checked social media most frequently throughout the week were 2.7 times more likely to