Ted Cruz willfully put himself in the middle of a Trumpstorm by speaking at the Republican National Convention and not endorsing the nominee, Donald Trump. He is, once again, the most hated man in Washington DC as many of his peers will see this as a betrayal of the will of a plurality of the …
LOST IN THE NON-ENDORSEMENT IS THE FACT THAT EVERYTHING CRUZ SAID WAS RIGHTEOUS Read More »
Sometimes we come across articles (or in this case, an infographic) that blow our minds. Even more rare is to come across one that has not received the mass-exposure that it deserves. Why this particular one hasn’t been picked up by any of the heavy hitting blogs or social sites is beyond us. We hope …
FACEBOOK DEMOGRAPHICS: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE (AMAZINGLY SQUEEZED INTO ONE PAGE) Read More »
With 96% of US college students on Facebook, you can draw a conclusion that it’s somewhat influential within our education system. Some universities are starting to embrace social media, but for the most part students are left to rely on their peers to learn how to navigate the world of Web 2.0. Is it a …
33 Digital Marketing Facts Infographic courtesy of Yoda London.
A common claim by Donald Trump and his supporters is that he was talking about building a wall before the other GOP candidates, Ted Cruz in particular. This is 100% false. Ted Cruz was defending the building of the border wall to a series of moderators in July, 2012. At that point, Trump was on …
Cruz Wanted a Border Wall in 2012 While Trump Was Still Lobbying for Amnesty [VIDEOS] Read More »
Perhaps it’s a good thing that I don’t know a ton about LinkedIn. The site has always interested me, but I haven’t had a need or desire to look for a job in the 4 years that the site has grown in prominence, nor have I been involved enough in hiring to use it as …
Social news site Digg was just “having a little fun” when they decided to put Mario in many of their Diggbar links. Nintendo disagreed and sent a cease and desist letter to Digg asking them to remove their trademarked character from use on their site. The letter below, leaked to us by a trusted source, …
Nintendo Sends C&D to Digg Over April Fools’ Joke Read More »
The debate has been raging for ages (at least in Internet time). Facebook was once the “contender” against MySpace. That didn’t last too long, but soon Twitter emerged as a pseudo-social-network-competitor-thingy to Facebook and the competition heated up again. Whether or not that competition is valid is arguable since: Still, these and many other glaring …
Social business and social media, while two distinct entities and completely non-interchangeable, are similar in that they both aspire to leverage one and the same concept: the power of social engagement and communication. Nowadays, customers demand more open communication and personal relationships with businesses. The incoming workforce expects a more flexible working environment, and the …
When it was reported that Facebook tracks our moves even when not logged in, many social sites, blogs, and forums erupted with mild outrage. I say “mild” because in the whole scheme of things, what’s half a million outraged users on a site that has nearly a billion? Facebook responded quickly, noting that “Facebook does …
There was a huge uproar in the search marketing and website design industry last year when Google came out and recommended responsive web design. While Google has been known to make recommendations in the past, they’ve never tackled this particular issue definitively until June, 2012. Since then, many companies have been scrambling to convert to …
Understanding the Differences Between Adaptive and Responsive Website Design Read More »
What would world be without Facebook? It certainly is hard to imagine a world without it. Have a look at this infographic to get an idea how much Facebook has become a part of our day to day life.
Do 54% of businesses have it wrong? The majority believe that allowing your employees to visit social media sites like Facebook and Twitter while at work will decrease productivity. Apparently, they’re absolutely wrong. Depending on which study you look at (and there are several that yield opposite conclusions) you can make a case for either …
SOCIAL MEDIA USE AT WORK YIELDS HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY Read More »
Digg went down today for a short time. The results may be that many diggers will go down for a long time. It could be just a glitch as the algo is tweaked. We’ll know more over the next day or two. Here are some things that seem to have changed since the site was …
I was surfing trough the periodicals on Mashable and came across a little gem that caught my interest: Reconnect. The Reconnect article challenged the internet community to disconnect from the Matrix and get outside. Participants of the Reconnect campaign would disconnect from anything and everything digital and create from their own minds original and creative …
ARE PEOPLE TOO CONNECTED TO RECONNECT? WHY THE RECONNECT CAMPAIGN COULD BE A BUST Read More »
At current pace, Facebook will eclipse the 700-million user mark some time in early July. That’s the good news for the social network. The bad news – the growth rate has slowed for the second consecutive month, lending to the premise that it has reached its peak and will start to plateau. It’s not because …
FACEBOOK WILL HIT 700 MILLION USERS IN JULY, BUT… Read More »
It seems like many people have fooled themselves into believing that Google+ is nothing more than a ghost town and perhaps the interactions on this social platform is not as quick as Twitter and Facebook or perhaps you haven’t circled the right people. Either way, Google+ is only going to get better and has already …
20 reasons why Google Plus is a must [Infographic] Read More »
As promised, we’re starting to take a closer look at LinkedIn. Its power and influence are growing and it’s quickly becoming one of the “must have” profiles for businesses and professionals alike. This graphic by our friends at Online MBA puts it all into perspective. LinkedIn is one of the fastest growing social networking sites …
When Google rolled out with Caffeine last year, the idea was to speed up the way that the search engine was able to index pages, particularly for use in real-time social media searches. Apparently, that wasn’t fast enough, so they’re going straight to the source. Tim Cohn first noticed that Google was displaying the last …
FORGET INDEXING TWEETS: GOOGLE IS PULLING THEM DIRECTLY FROM THE API Read More »
If you were confused before about the differences between liking a website or story and sharing one, Facebook has confused the issue even more to make it simpler for us all. “Like” it, “share” it – either way you’re posting the details on your wall and onto your friends news feeds. If anything, “like” is …
Facebook: “Like” is Like “Share,” But Share is Still There Read More »
