A few weeks ago, Instagram announced that users would soon start seeing ads in their feeds. This announcement was met with some concern that the platform that's known for organic content would be flooded with irrelevant, spam-like ads from brands. Instagram is hoping to keep...

28 October, 2013

Twitter isn’t sitting still as it gets ready for the public offering. Much of this week’s social news was dominated by that network, so let’s jump in. The Meaning of DM is Changing Quickly Two pieces of news this week involving Twitter and its direct messages. One...

27 October, 2013

Us social media marketers get kind of a bad rap. "But Facebooking isn't a job!" "What do you even DO on Twitter for a brand?!" "You get paid to take Instagram photos?!" We've been the subject of nearly every job insult you can imagine ("Why...

22 October, 2013

Normally I’m not a big fan of similes, but this one has stuck with me since I first heard it: Hashtags are like tequila shots. One or two and you’re doing pretty well. Three’s alright, but probably more than you should have since you’re out...

17 October, 2013

I had the privilege and the honor to see former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speak last week at Connections 2013, a digital marketing industry conference hosted by ExactTarget. Politics aside, I expected a great talk from her (because she's Condoleezza Rice), but her speech...

23 September, 2013

Here's the social media marketing news you need to know to kick your week off right. Twitter is rapidly testing new features, while Woobox continues to work on making News Feed contests easier in this week’s Social You Should Know. Twitter Releases an Experiment Every Day On...

23 September, 2013

One of the most respected figures in SEO said that Facebook shares and Google +1s impact search rankings more than almost any other factor. An even bigger authority said “not true,” in this week's Social You Should Know. Also, a reminder that I’m hosting a free...

25 August, 2013

  Free Webcast - August 29 at 1pm EDT Join us for a webcast led by Ignite Social Media Founder & President Jim Tobin and special guest Mark Malmstead, Senior Manager of Media, CRM, and Social Media for Dodge, as they share how one of America's iconic auto brands drives...

13 August, 2013