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Jeep’s “Portraits” and Why Mobile Is Meaning More

March 8, 2016

Amid the multitude of commercials aired during this year’s Super Bowl, there was one that stood boldly out from the rest. Jeep chose to be daring in its delivery with regards to both content and format. Its video, “Portraits,” separated itself from the conventional humor of Super Bowl ads by focusing on the ethos of the brand. The simple format...

Social News Roundup | February 6, 2015

February 6, 2015

1) Coke Suspends Automated Campaign After Being Tricked Into Tweeting from ‘Mein Kampf’ Photo Courtesy of Flickr Coca-Cola has suspended the automated tweeting that’s a core part of its #MakeItHappy campaign, after a Gawker prank. Read more… 2) Facebook updates celebrity-loving Mentions app Photo Courtesy of Mashable Facebook rolled out an update on Thursday to its celebrity-focused mentions app, making...

Social News Roundup | January 16, 2015

January 16, 2015

1) Facebook at Work prepping for its release Photo Courtesy of Social Times A few select pilot partners are now able to test the Facebook at Work application, which will have similar elements as Facebook. Users’ personal Facebook accounts and Facebook at Work accounts will be kept separate. Read more… 2) Additions to LinkedIn Photo Courtesy of Paul Sakuma, Associated...

Social News Roundup | November 21,2014

November 21, 2014

1. You Can Now Share Tweets Via Twitter Direct Message Photo courtesy of Recode Twitter now allows users to privately share content posted publicly on Twitter via direct message — something that was previously done mostly via e-mail. Read more… 2. Obama Uses Facebook To Announce Immigration Speech Photo courtesy of USAToday White House spokesman Josh Earnest says, “This was...

Social News Roundup | November 20,2014

November 20, 2014

In 2015, Posts which are “Too promotional” will get Minimal Reach on Facebook Photo Courtesy of Newsroom.fb After Facebook spent some time analyzing its data to better understand what users like to see in their news feeds, they found that the content users considered “too promotional” was actually coming from pages they like, rather than ads. So, what does this...

Social News Roundup | November 14, 2014

November 14, 2014

1. Need to “Say Thanks?” Photo courtesy of AllFacebook Facebook introduces a new feature called “Say Thanks” that lets users send personalized thank-you video cards to their Facebook friends. Read more… 2. Time For A Twitter Overhaul! Photo courtesy of MediaBistro Some of the new improvements coming to Twitter include Instant Timeline, Timeline Highlights, better direct messages, video sharing and...

Social News Roundup | November 6, 2014

November 6, 2014

1. What could have been… What if Twitter, Instagram, Google and other social media networks were created in the 1980s? What would that have looked like? Read more… 2. Cruisin’ with faster WiFi With more Americans taking cruise vacations, up .4% from 10.67 million in 2013 to 10.71 million, cruise liners are making bigger efforts to get more millennials on...