As far as disruptive business innovation goes, apps may feel outdated. Yet Chipotle just made headlines by launching an improved […]
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How Barrett Wissman Predicts Influencers Will Change the Arts Game
Influencers in the arts can drive real profits, even with small moves. A single Instagram post by Beyoncé, for example, […]
Microsoft-GitHub Purchase’s Huge Price Tag Belies Big Competitive Worries
In 2006 Google’s acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion, and Facebook acquired Instagram for $1 billion in 2012. Many dismissed these purchases […]
Are You Oversharing On Social Media?
When you go online, where do you set our boundaries? If you’re like many social media users, you simply may […]
How to Find Out Who Looks at Your Facebook Profile
If you’re a human being (read: not spambot) and you’re on Facebook, you’ve probably wondered who looks at your profile. Facebook’s voyeur-identifying techniques are stealth, allowing you to be a voyeur without really feeling like a stalker. Here are some of the ways you can bypass Facebook’s secret algorithmic ways and find out who’s looking at you…
3 Ways to Use a Controversial Type of Data That Will Help You Succeed
The debate about companies’ use of location data has gained a lot of traction this year. However, that shouldn’t make […]
Today’s Social Platforms Are Dangerous. Can Mappen Build a Safer One?
Social media needs a surgeon general’s warning. No, that isn’t hyperbole. We know social media is highly addictive. We know […]
My Teenage Son Does Not Know How To Mail A Letter, And I Blame Technology
The most connected, tech-savvy generation in history does not know how to mail a letter.
10 Best YouTube Channels to Learn Web Development
If you want to make a career in web development or it is merely your area of interest, it can […]
Twitter Demystified: How To RT, MT, #FF And Fave Like A Pro
What to do if you can’t canoe.
Study: Why Do People Use Facebook?
Facebook is an accepted means of communication. It is a never-ending virtual social gathering filled with adopted puppies, cute LOL kitties, baby announcements, viral articles and videos, events, groups, organizations and fan pages. But why do people really use it?
A new study entitled “Why do people use Facebook?” from Boston University’s…
Why The World has Needed the Coronavirus
How and why has humanity created a pandemic? Have inexorable protection mechanisms have been triggered to create what is now […]
When Facebook Ads Go Wrong
Social ads have social consequences. Josh Kopelman, Managing Director of VC firm First Round Capital, recently found that out. Kopelman, a very savvy web 2.0 investor who got in early with StumbleUpon, Odeo, LinkedIn, and others, tried an experiment with Facebook’s controversial SocialAds advertising system. He spent $50 to test the platform…
Bad News for OpenID: People Still Using Same Password Everywhere
A new survey from Gartner Research delivers some bad news regarding our online security practices: two-thirds of U.S. consumers use the same one or two passwords for all the websites they access. And they like it that way. Although people claim they’re concerned about security, they still tend to use unsafe password management techniques rather…
Why Are Dead People Liking Stuff On Facebook?
And why does a vegetarian “like” McDonald’s, while a guy who has never owned a car “likes” Subaru? The weird side of Facebook likes.
10 Ways to Archive Your Tweets
Did you know that your tweets have an expiration date on them? While they never really disappear from your own Twitter stream, they become unsearchable in only a matter of days. At first, Twitter held onto your tweets for around a month, but as the service grew more popular, this “date limit” has dramatically shortened. According to Twitter’s…
How To Protect Yourself From Instaspam
The dangers of Instagram spam, and how to fight back.
The Not-So-Secret Black Market Of Twitter Handles
Not all Twitter usernames are worth $50,000, but when they are, hackers want them.
AmpliFeeder: FriendFeed’s Much Hotter Sister
There are a slew of social media aggregation sites willing, waiting, and wanting to pull your updates, videos, photos, links, music, “shares,” “likes,” and other content from all around the web. A few of them work well, some have really cool features, and others have critical mass.
But none of them are as drop-dead good-looking – or as…
Timestamp Your Facebook Timeline
Each Facebook Timeline profile now has a tiny clock icon in the status window update, allowing you to place items on your wall in the past. This is a pretty significant Facebook update considering that, initially, Timeline defaulted to publishing posts in the present only. Now the decision to travel back in time is yours. This new feature mimics…
Bluesky backtracks on plans to launch public-facing interface
Following an unpopular announcement, Bluesky has backtracked on its plans to open a public-facing interface. The decision would have meant […]
Discord releases update with new mobile layout
Discord unveiled a much-anticipated update on Tuesday with a new goal – to boost communicating and sharing with friends. The […]
TikTok trends 2023: Top viral videos this year, revealed
TikTok, love it or hate it, there’s no denying the impact of the world’s fastest-growing social media platform. As 2023 […]
Mark Zuckerberg sells $185m of Meta stock
Mark Zuckerberg offloaded Meta shares for the first time in two years, following an impressive 172% increase in the company’s […]
Facebook owner Meta faces $600m lawsuit from Spanish media
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has been hit with a €550 million ($600m) lawsuit by AMI, an umbrella group […]
Elon Musk swears at advertisers over antisemitic content row
Elon Musk offered a profanity-filled statement to the advertisers leaving X (formerly Twitter) because of the platform’s perceived antisemitism. The […]
X threatens lawsuit over student disciplined for tweets
According to recent reports, Elon Musk’s X has made good on its promise to support users facing consequences over their […]
Social media emerges as recruiting ground for human smugglers
As migrant flows to the U.S. border reach historic highs, human smugglers are increasingly turning to social media platforms like […]
Artificial intelligence and its impact on the tech workforce and society
Prominent figures in the technology industry have recently expressed their thoughts on how Artificial intelligence (AI) might significantly impact the […]
Social Media Management: Small Businesses Can Effectively Manage Time Online
An effective social media marketing campaign is imperative to any small business’s near and long-term success. Today, more than ever […]
How PodUp is Integrating Technologies to Help Creators Take Their Shows To The Next Level
The podcast world is enormous. In 2022 the growing market boasted over five million podcasts with 70 million available episodes. […]
The Future of Social Media: Selling on Social Media Platforms
If you use any social media platforms – Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, etc. – you likely know that people are using […]
Reddit News: One Million Dollar Bounty to Copy
In recent years, centralized social media platforms have faced growing criticism due to issues like restricted API access and censorship […]
Voice AI Splits Away From Enterprise-Focused Text-to-Speech
The realm of artificial intelligence (AI) has made significant strides in generating text and graphics from simple instructions in recent […]
Networking for Success: Strategies for Building Meaningful Professional Connections
It’s probably drummed into you now that networking is an essential part of professional success. But how do you effectively […]
The Future of Connectivity: The Metaverse
The metaverse: You’ve heard of it. You’ve likely read about it. You may even be aware of how more and […]
What the Drones of Future Can Do
On Oct 11, 2019, the high precision surveillance along 50 km of the entire route traversed by Chinese President Xi […]
7 Awesome Ways to Increase YouTube Watch Time (2023)
YouTube utilizes watch-time as a modus operandi in which it uses algorithms for suggesting videos, especially in terms of ranking. […]
The Future of Twitter: A Look into Twitter 2.0
In the rapidly evolving landscape of social media, Twitter has remained a prominent platform for public discourse, breaking news, and […]
4 Principles for Salespeople to Access the Flow of Elite Athletes
There are enormous gains still to be had in sales performance. I am sure you agree; salespeople are athletes. For […]