Social Media Updates: Page 351

  • Breaking News on Social Media: Rushing to Share Info Without Checking Validity

    Now that we have access to information from around the world 24/7, it's up to us what we believe. The faster it arrives in our feeds the quicker we can pass it along as truth to our followers. But what if our sources have it wrong? Are we adding to the confusion? When it comes to breaking news, a...

    By • March 19, 2013

  • Facebook News Feed Redesign is a Serious Challenge for Brands

    "Goodbye clutter, hello beautiful new stories," Facebook said last week when it showed off its redesigned news feed. But none of those beautiful new stories will be from branded pages.This appears to be the industry's consensus response, after the recently announced changes to the Facebook timel...

    By • March 16, 2013

  • [Storify] Social Media Today Covers #SXSW

    [<a href="//storify.com/socialmedia2day/sxsw-our-favorite-tweets" target="_blank">View the story "[Storify] Social Media Today Covers #SXSW" on Storify</a>]<h1>[Storify] Social Media Today Covers #SXSW</h1><h2></h2&g...

    By • March 16, 2013

  • Your Facebook Timeline Is Changing, Again: Do Not Panic

    Facebook made it official. Your Facebook Timeline is changing. Right on the heels of their announcement of major changes to our News Feeds, the changes they've been testing in New Zealand are also now rolling out to Facebook users worldwide.While your News Feed is where you see all the status upd...

    By • March 15, 2013

  • What Pope Francis' Election Means For Papal Social Media

    Following a strict social media blackout at the Vatican, news of the election of Pope Francis spread like wildfire across digital channels. Moments after the announcement, Twitter boomed with hashtags relating to the pope, including "#whitesmoke," "#HabemusPapam and "#Papa." Trending topics like ...

    By • March 15, 2013

  • Google Reader Gone by July: Google, Who Are You?

    Dear Google, I do not understand you. Why did you get rid of Feedburner? And now Reader? Why do you have G+ cover images the size of Texas? I hear that you are investing in self-driving cars?I understand that the usage of Google Reader may be going down. However, what about your loyal geeks that ...

    By • March 14, 2013

  • Follow the Music: Twitter Wins the Race

    We've already witnessed some big changes in social media this year and I'm sure there'll be more to come. Industry leaders are struggling to balance their independence while at the same time trying to branch out and attract diversified segments. We've all heard about Facebook's Graph Search, Twi...

    By • March 14, 2013

  • Carl's Jr. Tries to Capitalize on Papal Announcement

    Twitter was buzzing yesterday with news of white smoke and the selection of Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio. Would someone capitalize on this story? Of course, but few may have suspected it would be Carl's Jr. What are your thoughts on this bold move?

    By • March 14, 2013

  • When Google's Instant Update Ruins a Perfectly Good #SXSW Outing

    SXSW Android StyleDon't be jealous iPhone owners, but when you're part of the not-so-exclusive Android club, you get exclusive perks. Things you just can't do with an iPhone that make our Droid-to-real lives so much easier than your mere mortal ones. Because we have the statistically #2 largest s...

    By • March 11, 2013

  • SXSW: The Rise of Contextual Social Networks

    Three leaders from very different social networks--LinkedIn, Path and Nextdoor--offered insights into how they understand their user's context and use that understanding to grow at the session "The Rise of Contextual Social Networks" at SXSW Saturday afternoon moderated by Colleen Taylor of TechC...

    By • March 10, 2013

  • It's Time to Recognize the Most Meaningful Meaning of Social Media

    I've been called a lot of things in my years. A few of them are not exactly grounds for bragging, but some of the things I've been called lately-mostly on Twitter-are gratifying. I can rattle off what readers have said about me or things I've written, but it might sound a bit egotistical.No wait...

    By • March 9, 2013

  • Facebook's Newer News Feed in a Nutshell [Video]

    If you're reading this blog you've certainly, by now, heard Facebook made some sort of announcement. And if you really follow this stuff, you may have heard how Google tried to out-do 'em with a strategically timed announcement the day before.So what's all the hype? To borrow from Entertainment W...

    By • March 9, 2013

  • Ads, Ads, Ads: Facebook's Hidden News Feed Update?

    So Facebook announced its shiny-new news feed yesterday after much anticipation from users (click the image to the right for the company's promo). In his opening CEO Mark Zuckerberg boldly stated that the new design would create "the best personalized newspaper in the world". The "hooded one" ha...

    By • March 8, 2013

  • How Markets Should Approach Facebook's New Feed Design

    Yesterday, Facebook rolled out the new layout and design for News Feeds. Maybe it has already shown up on your feed. If it hasn't, it's coming.The main objective of this new Feed layout is to be visually driven. The root of this revamp goes back to the Facebook Search Graph. The new search featur...

    By • March 8, 2013

  • Twitter Does Not Represent Public Opinion

    A report from the Pew Research Center landed on the internet this week and is telling Twitter users that we are not representative of public opinion. Well, duh? I hope that the report did not cost too much to produce. It's still nice to have some hard numbers though.The report, Twitter Reaction t...

    By • March 7, 2013

  • How the New Facebook News Feed Will Impact Brands

    "Goodbye clutter. Hello bright, beautiful stories."That's how Facebook has positioned its revamped news feed announced Thursday. Facebook set out to breathe new life into the news feed and give it a cleaner, fresher, more visual appeal and personally I think they've got it spot on.In case you mis...

    By • March 7, 2013

  • Facebook's Re-Design: How Will You Be Fed?

    Facebook launched its new design today with an introduction from Mark Zuckerberg that this was the "best personalized newspaper" for the world. Well, I worked in the newspaper business, sir, and this is no newspaper. It's a better "user experience" than a newspaper's, but it's also worse.Happily...

    By • March 7, 2013

  • Facebook Dramatically Improves News Feed

    According to Mark Zuckerburg, Facebook is trying to give everyone in the world the best possible personal newspaper. It should have high quality content from renowned sources, as well as what your friends and family are saying. It should be visual, rich and engaging. Now, almost 50% of the averag...

    By • March 7, 2013

  • Google+ Gets a Refresh: Super Sized Cover Image, Local Review Tab & More

    Just when you thought you had your Google Plus page lookin' good (or maybe not), they have slipped in some changes on us over night.Here's what we know:1. Cover images are now super sized. When I say super sized I mean super sized! Google claims we can upload cover images with a max size of 2120 ...

    By • March 7, 2013

  • 4 Google+ Improvements You Can Use Right Now

    Google+ is constantly fine-tuning and this latest set of updates seemed focused on usability for the less geeky of us. Some are saying they're trying to look like Facebook, but since I actually prefer Google+ to Facebook I'm happy to see the changes to a more useable and visual interface.Cover p...

    By • March 7, 2013

  • What a Nicolas Cage Performance Taught Me About Social Media

    So I just finished watching Adaptation. You know, the movie about screenwriting by the guy who wrote Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine... Well among other things it provides a very clear lesson on social media, but we'll get to that.As a writer there are many movies that I should have see...

    By • March 6, 2013

  • How to Create Highly Engaging & Sharable Graphics

    When it comes to content marketing there is no doubt that visuals are an important component for increasing your reach. If visuals are not equally as important as the quality of the content they represent, visuals are certainly the next largest priority.Of course, depending on the network in whic...

    By • March 5, 2013

  • Pushing Milo: A Failed Attempt to Make My Dog Famous on Social Media

    If there's one thing we all know it's that you can't force a viral video, however that rarely stops us from trying. As a publicist, I focus on attention: creating it, breeding it, stopping it, and always, always trying to control it. Of course this is an impossibility when the very result I wish ...

    By • March 5, 2013

  • The "Like My Facebook Page" Fallacy

    Lately, not a day goes by that my inbox doesn't contain a request to "like" someone's Facebook fan page. More often than not, I don't know the person or have had limited interaction with them. Have we become so mired in the "like" quicksand that we've lost the notion that there needs to be a rela...

    By • March 4, 2013

  • Social Technology's Great Vanishing Act

    A predictable but paradoxical thing is starting to happen with social technology. It's starting to vanish but we're becoming increasingly dependent upon it. Now, as you know, everyone associates social with the hype of Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, the iPhone and the many other innovations that...

    By • March 3, 2013