Video explainers are all the rage now, thanks to sites like Buzzfeed and Tasty. The format started to come into its own in 2016 and hasn’t shown any signs of stopping. As a matter of fact, all signs point to…
How to Choose the Right Social Video Platform for Your Brand
The use of social video has become commonplace in brand promotion nowadays due to its proven ability to generate buzz, increase recall, and produce conversions. For instance, the Old Spice commercials are one of the most successful media ad campaigns…
Fired From Bakery Job, Alonzo Lerone Resets His Life as a Successful YouTube Creator
This is a story of inspiration for all of you wannabe YouTube creators who are afraid to follow your dreams. Alonzo Lerone was working in a bakery, posting some videos on YouTube, but not really believing that he could make…
Instagram Beginning To Look A Lot Like Snapchat
Instagram announced today the ability to add stickers to your posts, just like Snapchat. The stickers will be both for the consumer like Snapchat, but more importantly will also be targeted at businesses which are looking for creative ways to…
More Features Added to Community Focused Google+
About a year ago Google+ was relaunched to focus on communities of shared interests. “After all of these updates, more people are discovering vibrant Communities and creating inspiring Collections than ever before,” said Danielle Buckley, Progress Manager of Google+. “So…
Snapchat Announced a Major Redesign
Snapchat announced a major redesign of their popular app on Thursday. The new changes aim to make the the app less confusing to use and better for content discovery. The update, which is first being rolled out to some Android…
Mark Zuckerberg’s 2017 Challenge Is Visiting and Meeting People In All 50 States
Mark Zuckerberg has posted his 2017 personal challenge, and it’s pretty easy compared to his previous challenges such as running 365 miles, building an system AI for his home or learning Mandarin. This year he’s committed to visiting the 30…
YouTube Rewind 2016 Videos Have Generated 228 Million Views in Just 2 Weeks!
YouTube Rewind 2016 is YouTube’s epic year-end celebration of the videos, people, music and moves that made 2016 on YouTube. Starting with an intro video of the event, the 5 Rewind videos on YouTube have generated an astounding 228 million…
Facebook Parents Portal Launched to Keep Kids Safe
Facebook today launched the Parents Portal to help educate parents on keeping their kids safe on Facebook and the internet in general. “Today we are launching the Facebook Parents Portal, featuring new resources for parents on Facebook,” said Antigone Davis,…
Trump Has Made Twitter Relevant Again — Twitter Should be Ecstatic — Instead They Are Conflicted — Blinded by Political Bias
Up until the campaign, Twitter was in my opinion fading from public consciousness, with Facebook starting to dominate as the place to go for breaking news. Trump single handedly changed that. Twitter is on top of the world with every…