Snapchat, an app available on iTunes for a free download, is the hottest new app among teens and 20somethingers. Once you download the application, a little friendly ghost will be the icon on your screen. When you click on the link, it takes you to a camera, similar to Instagram. ...
Social Media and Health Care Providers
With the prevalence of social media, health care providers can no longer avoid being in the digital world. In years past, if someone needed a referral, he/she would ask his/her primary doctor for one. He/She might have also asked friends and family for a “good doctor” and used those recommendations...
The Energy Industry and Social Media Opportunities
With more than 1 billion users on Facebook, 4 billion on YouTube, 500 million on Twitter, 400 million on Google+, 100 million on Instagram and 25 million on Pinterest, if your utility company is not using social media yet, then you are missing a world of opportunity to connect with...
So.cl – New Social Networking Site
Everything is changing again. Google + just added a community where people can discuss various topics that interest them. Facebook now has a “year in review” where they pull all of your most popular photos, status updates and activity into one spot. LinkedIn has a new updated profile page along...
What is Storify and How Can You Benefit?
Storify is an aggregator that pulls information from various social networking sites conversation about a particular topic. You can curate what you want to include from Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more. Search for a word or term and Storify will gather a list of conversations around that particular subject. Why...
Signs, Signs and More Signs – What’s With all the Signs?
At first, there were election signs all over the place. And now, after Hurricane Sandy, you can’t go a block without seeing solicitation lawn signs offering everything from floor tiling and excavation to sheetrock specialists and painters. These businesses seem to be printing up signs and strategically placing them on...
Shhhhh… It’s a Secret Pinterest Page!
News in the social media world comes from Pinterest when they announced that they have secret boards. This means that if you have a board with pins, you can keep it private so that no one else can see. Private boards can stay a secret or they can be shared. There...
Did You See the Tropicana “Worst Morning Ever” Campaign?
The other day I was riding the “S” train from 42nd Street/Grand Central to Times Square in Manhattan. As I waited for the train to come into the station, I noticed a yellow banana colored train approaching. It was bright yellow! When the doors opened, I walked onto the train....
When the Lights Went Out after Hurricane Sandy…
You don't realize how lucky we are to have electricity, Internet, heat and hot water, until it's gone. The other day, my husband, son and I drove from our hotel room in Woodbury to Lido Beach to clean up the rest of the ruined items in our home. My husband...
My Experience in Long Beach, NY After Hurricane Sandy…
Like millions of other people, I was glued to the television when Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans and I watched the relief efforts with horror as people were trapped in their homes and relief workers tried desperately to get them out. As you know, so many people lost their belongings,...