Yes it’s been a while since I’ve posted a rant! Let’s do this…. Twitter Stickers You may have seen Twitter’s recent announcement about the new “stickers” feature which allows you to add emojis and other things to your photos. Fortune points out the obvious play on Twitter’s part to keep up with Snapchat with a headline that gives the new feature a positive spin. Meanwhile the Wall Street Journal is completely and inexplicably oblivious to the chasing of snapchat with a slightly-less-than-flattering headline […]
Yes it’s that time again… time to RANT. I have 4 basic topics to cover so let’s get to it. Rosh Sillars tweeted the link to an article about Instagram this morning written by Andrew Hutchinson for Social Media Today which I thought was good. You should read it. Now while I do NOT disagree completely with the idea that image quality is everything for certain strategies on Instagram, I do disagree with this as an overall statement. So those of you who know […]
For those of you who don’t follow social media news closely there has been a lot going on in the last couple weeks after what I thought was a relatively quiet period. Periscope was officially launched for the iPhone and it is going to change the world again in my opinion, much like Facebook, twitter and some of the others have. As usual things are moving fast and it’s exciting, so here is what you need to know (so far) about […]
Why is social media so quiet lately? It just doesn’t seem to me that there has been a lot going on. Let me explain. For a few solid years there it seemed like it was the “golden age” of major platforms – such as: Facebook Pages switched over to “likes” from fans in April 2010 a month after we set up the Frameable Faces page. Instagram launched on October 6th, 2010 and we joined it in May of 2012. Pinterest launched in April […]
It’s been a while since I “ranted”. We have had a very busy summer photographing seniors and planning and celebrating our son’s bar mitzvah so all I have been really able to think about for blogging is keeping up with sharing our wonderful seniors of the class of 2015. There are plenty of seniors to come as we are just getting started with a whole new round of “fall color” seniors, and we will also be sharing some bar mitzvah […]
It seems that you should care about Google Plus and now the new “Google My Business” after all, especially if you are a small business owner. Google’s social media network (they prefer to call it a “layer”) has been around since June of 2011. Google Plus is not as popular as Facebook but it’s still Google and it’s not going anywhere. Does this mean you have to participate and get immersed in yet another social media platform? Not quite. However, […]
People make mistakes online when trying to advance their interests all the time. Some of the miscues are flat out awful, but some come from someone just trying to make a dollar and not being aware of the etiquette on social media sites. I figured I would try to come to the rescue with 5 tips that can apply to you personally or your brand. So please, don’t make these 5 marketing mistakes online. Here we go… Do NOT send […]
Yep – time to rant. You cannot be actively social on social media with NO pictures of yourself. Your photo doesn’t have to be your profile picture, but if you send me a friend request and I’m not totally sure who you are and you have no pictures for me to see of you then why would I accept your request? It’s like knocking on my door with a bag over your head. I’m not going to judge how you […]
I’ll be the first to admit I am not a total expert at twitter, but I know a thing or two. I tweet under several different profiles and I’ve used twitter for almost 5 years. I didn’t really get it at first, went away from it for a while, and then came back. These days I feel like I’m starting to get more out of it than I ever have. Twitter Goes Public, And Why Twitter Is As Important As Ever […]
Let’s celebrate the selfie and give it its due now that it’s become an official addition to the English language! Yep, that’s right the selfie has a seat at the table and has been validated as a legitimate word as announced by the Oxford English Dictionary this week. There has been plenty of dialogue and debate about the selfie. Here is the official definition if you have been living in a cave are not sure what we are talking about… Selfie: […]