Social Media

People have always come to Facebook to connect with friends around day-to-day life, and celebrate important moments, like birthdays. As such, on May 9, Facebook launched Birthday Stories globally.

Twitter and Bloomberg have recently partnered together to create a service that will stream news produced solely for Twitter.

Facebook recently announced its feature designed to help mobile users find free accessible Wi-Fi networks. “Find Wi-Fi” will be available for users worldwide on iOS and Android devices.

Congress recently voted to repeal an FCC privacy ruling protecting customers’ online data; it allows ISPs to now sell user information to advertisers and third parties, like blogs and news sites, without their consent.

Facebook recently unveiled a “Town Hall” feature allowing users to call, message, email and connect with their representatives directly from the social media platform. This move signals the rapidly expanding role that Facebook plays in the political discussion – having served as a launching pad for movements like Pantsuit Nation, but also coming under fire for not quelling the “fake news” some say swayed the election.

First, it was Boeing’s Air Force One program. Then, Lockheed’s F-35 program, when the company’s valuation fell by nearly $4 billion– after a single tweet.

Facebook has been around for a while meaning you already know a few things about using it for your business. Even so, here are few tips and reminders for effectively engaging your followers on Facebook.

While debate around the 45th Presidential Inauguration’s attendance continues to make news, there is no dispute about the massive turnout on social media.

Since November, Washington has been consumed by transition talk – from cabinet appointments to a new family in the White House. But as the first “social media president” prepares to leave office, what about the digital transition – and, specifically, for tweet-friendly Trump, the fate of @POTUS?

2016 was a HUGE year in digital and social media. Paid social increased in importance as organic reach continues to shrink. This confirms what we knew – that social media is pay to play, unless your name is Donald Trump.

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You might say 2016 was the first “Twitter election.” Candidates, voters, and pundits alike unleashed 140-character missives at an alarming rate unseen in prior elections – including candidates engaging each other directly through social media.