Social TV on Election Night
It’s no coincidence that right after television networks projected that he won the election, the first thing President Obama did was thank supporters, not in one of his many emails, but in tweets to...
View ArticleVersagram
Versagram is the latest iOS app that lets you create text layovers on top of one of several background themes for Instagram. Posting notes to your Instagram is a common way to share text-based updates...
View ArticleSnapette
If you’ve ever browsed Pinterest only to find that the red pumps you just repinned are only available for purchase in some far away land, we’ve got the solution for you! Snapette is a great new website...
View ArticleThe Big Game on the Small(er) Screen
We’re less than 72 hours away from the biggest sporting event of the year. On Sunday, the San Francisco 49ers will take on the Baltimore Ravens in front of over 100 million pairs of eyes, but the big...
View ArticleSix Fashion Apps to Know
With so many fashion and style apps out there, what’s a fashionista to do? Fear not, we did the research and picked the best apps for consumers – with some really interesting opportunities for brands....
View Article“It’s [not] Complicated:” Hinge and Your Next Facebook Relationship
Considering that Facebook grew out of a desire to see whether or not one’s Psych 101 classmate was single, it’s a surprise that more connection-based applications like Hinge haven’t matriculated into...
View ArticleShopping From Home No Longer Means HSN
As tablets and smart phone sales boom, more people than ever are using their mobile devices to shop from home. This digital shopping experience takes home shopping above the eponymous television...
View ArticleSunday’s Instagram & Vine Outage
On Sunday, Amazon Web Services, Vine and Instagram’s hosting provider, was having problems that resulted in a Vine and Instagram outage from about 4 to 7PM EST. “We know many of you are having trouble...
View ArticleGTA V Will Invade Your Life
Today is a big day for video games. GTA V (or Grand Theft Auto 5, for the non-gamer types) was released at midnight in thousands of stores across the globe. The game, which is one of the largest, most...
View ArticleSnapchat Update Allows Users to Create Stories
Ever wish Snapchat selfies lasted more than 10 seconds, but less than forever? With its new “Stories” feature, Snapchat has unveiled a solution. Snapchat Stories allows users to create stories from...
View ArticleInstagram Direct: Facebook’s Answer to Snapchat
Today Instagram announced a big new feature called Instagram Direct. Now, when posting your food pr0n and #GPOYs, instead of blindly blasting it out to all of your followers, you now have the ability...
View ArticleImage Is Everything: Ultravisual
Social media has evolved to be more image and video-centric over the last few years. With platforms like Tumblr, Instagram, Vine, and Pinterest, marketers are moving away from text based promotions and...
View ArticleTeens Continue to Shun Facebook
Has the time come for teens to bury Facebook? We’ve written on this subject before: Facebook is losing its teen population to newer, shinier forms of social media. But new reports suggest a steeper...
View ArticleAre The Olympics The Death Knell of Second Screen Apps?
The “Second Screen” experience is something that tech pundits, internet rock stars, and digital prophets alike have been touting for the past few years. Try googling “Second Screen Olympics” and you’ll...
View Article#OITNB: The Social TV Conundrum
If you care about television, there is only one thing you were doing last week: binge-watching Orange Is The New Black. Netflix released the second season of its popular series on Friday, June 6th, and...
View ArticleSo Long, Check-Ins! Introducing The New Foursquare
Foursquare released version 8.0 this week, simultaneously removing the primary feature that made it famous – the check-in. So what is Fourquare now that it has eliminated its primary capability? The...
View ArticleSnapchat Introduces Discover
For everyone who knew a brand or TV show was on Snapchat, but couldn’t find them by manually searching, the platform just added a new tab that compiles brands, media, and artists in one spot. Discover...
View ArticleSocial Shopping
Between the ‘pepper spray incident’ on Black Friday and Santa Claus already setting up shop at the mall, it’s safe to say we are all aware that the holidays are now here. Many of us love the holidays,...
View ArticleSocial Reading
Three of your friends have read ‘Justin Bieber’s New Ride!’ Two friends read ‘Snooki’s Got a Mini-Meatball in the Oven!’ Thirteen friends read ‘No, We Can’t Keep Up with the Kardashians, Either.’...
View ArticleViddy vs. Socialcam
With Instagram retaining its death grip on the mobile photo sharing space, everyone wants to know who will be named the king of mobile video sharing. Fueled by dreams of being bought for $1 billion, a...
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