New media is steadily becoming a larger and larger part of everyday life. Not only is it becoming the primary communication channel for a larger segment of the population, it is also increasingly becoming big business. Advertising dollars and e-commerce opportunities continue to grow on new media platforms, creating new jobs and new ways to […]
Is Twitter Here to Stay?
November 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
One of the biggest stories in the world of investments in 2013 was the public launch of Twitter stock in an initial public offering (IPO). Held for November 7, the IPO was expected to raise in excess of $1 billion for the San Francisco based company. The IPO surpassed even bold predictions, as Twitter shares […]
Know the Best Social Plugins for WordPress
November 23, 2012 By 2 Comments
WordPress is possibly one of the most user-friendly and seamless innovations whether you use it to power a self-hosted website or blog. One of the key benefits of WordPress is that it can be easily connected to social media, and then later connect the social media via those well-designed plugins to your website. The best […]
Ways to Protect Your Twitter Account
November 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
No doubt about it. Twitter is a great and useful tool. It cuts down barriers and makes everyone from political leaders to reality TV stars accessible. It champions the everyman. It helps raise the profile of individuals, brands, issues and products alike. Got a campaign you want to back? Use Twitter. Need to do a […]
Are Texting and Tweeting Destroying the English Language?
June 8, 2012 By 3 Comments
In his book A Better Pencil: Readers, Writers and the Digital Revolution, Dennis Baron poses the intriguing question of whether new writing technologies such as texting, email, and instant messaging are debasing the English language and doing major damage to society as a whole. He proceeds to dismiss these notions as overreactions, a point with […]
Why Use a Twitter Client? Third-Party Applications vs. the Twitter Web Interface
February 7, 2012 By 13 Comments
Despite the emergence of new social networks such as Google+, Twitter hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down. If you are just getting started with the microblogging service, you might have heard something about Twitter applications or clients. What exactly are they and do they offer anything special that you can’t get from the regular […]
Concerns Over Google’s “Search Plus Your World” and the Loss of Objective Search
January 17, 2012 By 4 Comments
Q: I heard that Google just made a big change and it’s generating controversy. What’s going on? Google’s key feature has always been simplicity: a clean, uncluttered search interface that returns the most relevant webpages for any query. The search giant would weigh a variety of factors to measure a page’s authority, most importantly its […]
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