Facebook starts to break itself apart, Google+ searches for clarity around follower counts and Twitter buys Gnip, in this week’s Social You Should Know. What Will Facebook Look Like in Five Years? Facebook is taking the unusual step of breaking its core product into pieces. Soon, mobile...

21 April, 2014

In the midst of a land rush to automation and big data, Jelly, a relatively new service from Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, is refreshingly driven by people. Bringing the social back to social media, Jelly effectively turns us all into an organic search engine. Reversing the...

12 April, 2014

In the past half-decade or so, crowdfunding has become a popular way of socially raising funds for just about everything – from small arts and crafts projects to big-budget movies. While I was at SXSW, I learned about a crowdfunding company called Fundrise. As opposed to...

11 April, 2014

Even your hashtags must include evidence of a contest entry, according to the FTC. Luckily, compliance is easier than it sounds. The FTC made Cole Haan an example, when the brand ran a Pinterest sweepstakes that asked users to create a board with photos tagged "#wanderingsole"...

07 April, 2014

With rumors that Twitter is getting rid of hashtags and @replies, the micro-blogging platform has been making the rounds in the news lately. However, it’s the recent announcement that Twitter photos “just got more social” that has our team at Ignite Social Media thinking of...

01 April, 2014

Facebook recently announced a new streamlined look for Facebook Pages. The new Pages design mimics that of the existing personal profiles layout in look and feel. However, it is a bit of a shift from the current Pages design, with a few major updates outlined...

25 March, 2014

Dear Twitter, You know, I thought things were going pretty well. #blessed Ever since 2009, when you started hyperlinking me to all sorts of conversations, we've been like #PBandJ. All of a sudden, I'm hearing you think I'm "arcane," that you're thinking of getting rid of...

21 March, 2014

SXSW is a great way to stay connected to the pulse of the interactive world, which is often a difficult task given the constant and rapid change within the landscape. SXSW provides us with a window into the latest trends and ways of thinking that...

20 March, 2014

While I am not a stranger to conferences full of people that earn their living on the internet (hello, BlogHer & Blissdom!), the 2014 SXSW Interactive Conference blew me away. Between the hustle of Austin & the incredible line-up of keynote speakers, it was 5...

19 March, 2014