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In what is the first major move to make Instagram more like Facebook since the acquisition last year, users can now tag their Instagram photos. “Photos are memories of the people, places and moments that mean the most to us,”...
Watching TV today has become a multiscreen experience; people watching a show in real-time are simultaneously scrolling through apps like Twitter or Facebook on their mobile devices. Brands are constantly trying to increase their social media presence and interact with...
Regardless of if you’re flying internationally, road tripping cross-country or sitting in traffic on a Greyhound bus, traveling is always an adventure. Combine the growing number of Wi-Fi networks and Internet-enabled mobile devices with social media accounts and jet-setting travelers,...
When it comes to commenting and holding conversations in comment sections on Facebook, users can reply to comments as they happen or tag a person in them to ensure people know who and what they’re replying to. Today, the social...
In 2006, Suri Cruise was born, Italy won the FIFA World Cup, the one billionth song was downloaded on iTunes and Facebook opened up to everyone ages 13 and older. In 2006, I was still in high school and was...
hab·it, noun: an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary Over the past few weeks I’ve caught myself finishing a task and automatically redirecting to Facebook. A few seconds after looking at my news feed, I...
As someone who has listened to “Watch what you put on Facebook” lectures since the social network was introduced to us in high school, it’s about time the tables have finally turned. Nadirah Farah Foley, a former admissions officer for...
There really isn’t a major event anymore that doesn’t include real-time tweeting to document and share opinions and memes. The 2013 Super Bowl generated 24.1 million tweets, last weekend’s Grammy Awards saw 14 million tweets and last night’s Oscars rang...
Snapchat, the Harlem Shake and aiming for one million Likes on Facebook to achieve something are all trends that thousands of people have succumbed to, but we’re not really sure why. The latest addition to the list is Tinder, a...
XFINITY is looking to fill its social media spot for XFINITY Sports, so it’s appropriately turning to social media to recruit and invite candidates to apply. The “Ultimate Sports Social Media Job” is offering one person the chance to become...
// This week is ITEXPO Miami, an event that brings together developers, manufacturers, buyers, resellers and top technology company executives for a full schedule of keynote presentations, exhibitions and workshops. The TMC team has arrived and is preparing for hundreds...
// Thursday morning I was pleasantly surprised when I logged onto Facebook and was greeted with this message: In case you have no idea what this is regarding, Facebook unveiled this feature, Graph Search, last week. Graph Search is a...
“Ok Facebook. We’ll see your Instagram acquisition and raise you a video sharing service.” Today, Twitter announced a new mobile service called Vine that lets you create a share “beautiful, short looping videos.” The key to the service is abbreviation...
We’re only 18 days into 2013 and have already had our fair share of viral Internet posts. These days, if you want to get something out to the world, it’s not unrealistic to try by rooting a post through social...
Interacting with customers on social media is a win-win situation. In addition to satisfying the customers' needs and giving them some bragging rights for earning a company’s recognition, the company itself also earns credit. People like companies that like their...
On the last day of 2012, I’d like to wish you a very happy and safe New Year! Here’s what’s happening on the social media blogs this New Year’s Eve. Twitter: Resolutions Already trending on Twitter are NYE, Happy New...
As we inch closer to the New Year, social networks are rounding up 2012 with the top highlights, trends and events of the past 12 months. Most of these reports came out before the Sandy Hook Elementary School in...
If you’ve ever become frustrated with the middle step of uploading a video to YouTube through the site’s browser, today is your lucky day. YouTube has introduced the YouTube Capture app for iPod touch or iPhone that allows you to...
Since the massive adoption and popularity of Instagram, we’ve seen a few other sites pick up filters of their own. Facebook, which acquired Instagram in April, recently updated its photo uploading feature. Users can now upload multiple photos at a...
When it comes to social media, there’s probably nothing more annoying than spam accounts. Twitter is infamous for its direct message spams (which, by the way, you know to never to click to see “what U R doing in this...
Over the past 24 hours there has been a lot of talk about how Instagram pulled support for Twitter Cards, resulting in cropped or poorly displayed images if you opt to click “View photo” instead of the actual Instagram link....
Microsoft is joining the social media game with Socl, a service where people connect over shared interests through collage posts that take only seconds to create. Pronounced social, Socl began as an experiment in social search for students and learning...
Last night I went to the Justin Bieber concert in Madison Square Garden. (Yes, I am a Belieber.) The two nights in the Big Apple sold out in 30 seconds when tickets went on sale earlier this year, and his...
An infographic posted on Socially Aware, a Morrison & Foerster blog devoted to the law and business of social media, highlights the growing impact of social media. The infographic shows that social media accounts for 18 percent of time spent...
Everyone has their own opinions when it comes to baby names. Apple, Blanket, Bronx, Blue Ivy and Egypt are all names that you wouldn’t typically pair with a baby’s name…but what are you going to do? It’s free speech. The...