It's Halloween and the costumes aren't the only things creepy around here. Check out which social networks give us the heebie jeebies. Foursquare I was once a user of Foursquare, until Girls Around Me showed up and ruined it for everyone. The since-banned app scanned your surroundings,...

31 October, 2013

There are good blog posts, there are great blog posts, and there’s the best blog post of all time (this one). Since the title of Best Blog Post Ever is permanently out of your reach (thanks to me), you can always follow these 13 foolproof...

30 October, 2013

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

Instagram is fun, but it's a lot more fun when it isn't full of photos of your friend's kids or their McDonald's coffee cups. Here are my five favorite Instagrammers this week: @_THEREDCHAIR Who it is: Chris Rief photographs a simple red chair in various locations, creating...

25 October, 2013

Do you tweet your favorite sports team happy thoughts (aka, pleads and demands) on game day? Do you tag them on Facebook after a big play? Like their photos on Instagram? What if you could earn reward points for virtually supporting your favorite team? Better...

24 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

A recent study by Janrain shows some interesting new data on social login trends, confirming that 34% of users prefer Google social login, second to Facebook at 46%. While that may not be huge shocker, the rate at which this is growing is.  As you can...

21 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