Tag: Instagram

How to Use Instagram for Nonprofits

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We all have a little Ansel Adams in us. But for most, becoming a world-renowned, award-winning photographer is out of the picture. That’s where Instagram comes in. With cool features and settings, we can transform everyday photos into pieces of art. But, first things first, what exactly is Instagram? Instagram is a social network that [...]

Mobile Email Opens Are on Pace to Surpass PC By the End of 2013 … And Other Hot Topics

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It’s no secret that the world we live in is getting more and more mobile every single day. For now, it’s smartphones and tablets that are changing the way we access information, connect to social media, and check our emails. This time next year, it could be augmented reality glasses that let you check the [...]

LinkedIn’s Big Year, Yelp’s New Milestone, and Other Hot Topics

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It’s rare that we go a full seven days without any changes, updates, or big news from the folks at Facebook, but this week I think we did it. But while Facebook has been quiet this week, LinkedIn has been turning a lot of heads. As it turns out, LinkedIn had a pretty good year [...]

2013 Social Media Predictions, Part 1 [Speakeasy Podcast #24]

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What’s in this episode? 13 minutes of social media awesome! 1. This week’s topic: 2013 Social Media Predictions, Part 1 2. Questions/topics we discuss: The future of Google+ and LinkedIn The year of content and the need to stand out Pictures and better integrations across networks What’s up with Twitter? Are they shooting themselves in [...]

The 12 Hottest Marketing Stories of 2012

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Well, we did it. 2012 is nearly in the books and what a year it has been. In the last twelve months we have seen more changes to the online marketing landscape than anyone could have ever anticipated. From Facebook and its never ending supply of news stories about updates, changes, redesigns, and new features [...]

Instagram Won’t Be Selling Your Holiday Photos … And Other Hot Topics

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A picture may be worth a thousand words, but if you’re a social media company and you try to sell that picture without the permission of the person who created it—some of those words may not be too friendly. That’s a lesson that Instagram had to learn this week when it tried to give itself [...]

Half of All Facebook Page Traffic Now Coming from Mobile … and Other Hot Topics

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Small businesses have dealt with plenty of Facebook changes in 2012. From new features to a completely new look—you have taken these changes in stride and done your best to adapt to a changing social landscape. But if there’s one change small businesses can be happy about it’s the surge in mobile activity that’s taken [...]

Instagram Rolls Out Facebook-like Pages, Facebook Rolls Out Instagram-like Photos … and Other Hot Topics

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When Facebook bought Instagram earlier this year, people weren’t exactly sure how things were going to go. It was an Instagramers worst fear that its beloved app would just become another part of Facebook and it was unclear to anyone on Facebook, what influence (if any) Instagram would have on the social giant. And while [...]

A New Facebook Feature That Could Change the Way You Think of Fans … And Other Hot Topics

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For years, businesses have looked at new fans as the holy grail of Facebook. But what if there was something better? Another level of fandom where people who “Like” your Facebook Page don’t only see your content from time-to-time but actually request to be told everytime you post or share a photo. It’s not as [...]

Yelp is Sentencing its Worst Offenders to 90 Days of Shame … and Other Hot Topics

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  Yelp is fed up with businesses trying to game the online review system—and now they’re going to make them pay! This week, Yelp introduced a new scarlet letter-like punishment for businesses that break their policy prohibiting paying for favorable reviews. Could we be looking at a new, more-reliable chapter for online reviews? Also, one [...]