How would you like to get paid for using social media?
If you have spent at least 10 minutes on social media or the internet, you have likely been served an ad offering you to work from home, earn cash fast, get rewards for taking a poll along with endless online rabbit holes you can go down offering you cash for your time, but unfortunately there is rarely a payday at the end of the rainbow.
Will the #deleteFacebook movement threaten to topple the social media giant?
Facebook is one of the undisputed kings of social media, but it wasn’t always the case. At one point Myspace was extremely popular, and people couldn’t have fathomed that it would be relegated to the diminutive status that it holds today. In the world of social media, nothing seems to last forever, so has the new push of the #deleteFacebook convinced enough people to impact Facebook?
Adapting to changes in Social Media
One thing is certain, social media trends, algorithms and practices will continue to evolve and change over time.
Social media interactions and the quality of content plays a huge role in influencing both B2C and B2B purchases. Some organizations still may find it difficult to to quantify the marketing value of social media, but at this point, most businesses understand the value of having a social media presence. When you set a course to develop a social media strategy it is important to also plan for a review of the process to ensure you are keeping up with the current trends.
Why quality matters
Getting your brand’s voice heard is an important step in your journey to social media nirvana.
Why everyone should use video in their social media
I create an epic ton of static images for social media clients…images are still cool, but video is here to stay. Nothing has changed more in online user-ship than video over the last fifteen years. If we look back, Youtube was first launched in 2005, and it was only in 2007 that Netflix began to introduce streaming video. 1080p Tvs and computer screens were not saturated until 2010. Most people still don’t own a 4k Tv or monitor, but technology for video is improving all the time. Entire generations have grown up with watching Netflix and Youtube as parents have moved away from paying for cable and replaced the tv babysitter with the iPad.
Who reigns supreme in the social media matchup of 2018?
According to a new Pew research survey about social media for adults in the US in January 2018, Youtube is the most used social media platform (Smith, 2018). Keep in mind this survey is of only 2,002 adults, so take that into consideration before you decide this survey is the definitive end-all-be-all result of social media usage.
Introducing Vero
People are always looking for the next big thing whether it’s in business, music, food trends, and yes, even new social media platforms!
Without any further ado, introducing Vero. Vero just topped the App Store charts today and is getting a lot of buzz online as a potential Instagram Killer. The main reason people are so excited about Vero is because once you post something, it will appear in your feed chronologically rather than sorted using an algorithm like on Instagram (Hartmans, 2018). Before we get into the deal with Vero let’s take a trip down memory land through the virtual graveyard of failed social media sites and pay our respects to some of the better known failures.
Can a celebrity crush a social media network?
What sort of influence does a celebrity have over a social media network? How about $1.3 billion?
Snapchat is one of the most used social media apps today, especially by under 30 users. If you don’t use Snapchat, it’s basically a social network that allows the users to message with photos, videos and texting on pictures. One of the biggest features of Snapchat is that the photos self-destruct automatically. Snapchat stories features allow users to create a show of news deed where posts, photos and videos can be viewed for 24 hours.
Thoughts on reporting threatening social media posts
In the wake the devastating school shooting in Parkland Florida, are we obligated to report threatening behavior?
A recent article from Lifewire outlines some of the great benefits of social media such as the ability to connect to other people all over the world, easy and instant communication, real-time news and information discovery, great opportunities for business owners, and general fun and enjoyment, but what should we do when we witness threatening behavior? (Moreau, 2018).