LinkedIn is the social media platform that I’ve never really deemed as “social.” Sure, it’s sole purpose is to connect with others, but always in a professional manner. I’m way less inclined to comment on a colleague’s LinkedIn post than I would be on their...
If you’re reading this, I’m going to guess that you’re familiar with the age of Instagram celebrities. The likes of @hudabeauty, @chiaraferragni, and @kayla_itsines have likely popped up in your explore page, or perhaps you follow them yourself. But have you heard of Tik Tok...
In a recent conversation with CEO of Axel Springer, Mathias Döpfner, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed his future plans in upgrading the news consumption experience on the platform. As we now live in a world where users admittedly prefer consuming their news through digital media...
Participation in the campaigning process, up until a few years ago, was a one-way street for voters. Garnering a response from a candidate would come if, and only if, you were part of the audience during a campaign trail stop. Americans would frequently watch televised...
Facebook has officially announced that the live streaming tool is now available to all users. Facebook first unveiled this live streaming tool back in August, but at the time it was only accessible to celebrities and public figures. By making this tool only available to celebrities, it...
At the end of 2015, there are more than 2 billion active social media users worldwide. That number has continued to grow at nearly 25% each year, and it doesn’t show any signs of slowing. The world of social media changes quickly as we see...
Have you heard of Facebook’s “Safety Check” feature? If you had friends in France during the time of the Paris terror attacks last month, it’s likely that you saw this feature in action. The Safety Check, which was released in October 2014, has been extremely helpful...
Facebook has always made it a priority to develop and grow the social network in order to make it as innovative as possible for both personal and business accounts alike. One of its latest updates, 360-degree videos, is geared towards brand pages but could one...
Recently Instagram has decided to roll out some of its own photo editing apps to offer users more creativity when crafting the perfect “Insta.” One of these apps is Layout, which helps users combine multiple pictures into one single image. Prior to Layout, users could...
For longtime Twitter users the favorite star has been used to communicate a multitude of messages. People have used favorites to convey that they’ve seen a tweet but most likely won’t respond, that they favor or agree with a tweet, and of course there’s the...