Since its launch in 2010, Instagram has become one of the most popular social networking sites in the world. Not only does it make it easy for anybody to share photos with their friends, but small businesses can use it to advertise their services even...
With the emergence of more and more social sites, each must come up with ways to remain competitive and more so those that are already established. Facebook is not to be left behind as it has already made new tweaks to its layout. The page...
Snapchat plans to snag San Francisco-based Vurb, a search and recommendation app, for more than $110 million. Vurb is an app that was launched in 2011 for iPhones and later expanded to Android and Amazon devices. Its core purpose makes convenience a priority by showing the user what's going on...
The simplest way to understand why Instagram is such a popular platform is to refer to the old adage “a picture is worth 1000 words.” There is a reason that the social media giant Facebook bought them out; it is an excellent platform for image-oriented...
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, then you’re quite aware of the rising social giants Instagram and Snapchat. These photo-sharing apps have managed to successfully differentiate themselves to the consumer by delivering photos and video in attractive formats that don’t exchange market share. Snapchat vs...
Facebook Live debuted about mid-year, and is already ratcheting up interest from business owners. The fact is, if you use it correctly, you can extend your influence on the world’s largest social media network. Given that it’s video, you can clearly see that it will...
In a marketplace where mobile apps are increasingly becoming the next big thing, there’s a new game that’s literally taking over the streets and area businesses. Pokemon Go has caught on like wildfire, and savvy small business (and larger, in fact) owners are taking advantage...
You’ve seen the minimal, graphical representations known as emojis everywhere – even if you don’t send emails or text frequently. Popular as addendums to notes; or sometimes used as messages all by themselves, emojis are now forging a new niche in advertising, where their capacity...
Although it might not seem so at first glance, beauty is one of the more dynamic properties throughout history. From thin to plus-size, you can see different representations of what men and women find desirable in different eras. There was a time when “extra” size...
When a company gets offered $3 billion for a buyout and refuses, then you’d probably better take notice. Facebook offered to purchase the multimedia messaging application several years ago, and the huge number they tendered seems to have undervalued the site today - CNN’s money...