Monday, November 17, 2014

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Hey Alex

The good looking teen, Alex, that works at Target has been all over social media the past few days. A company called Breakr decided to take credit for this buzz. It has claimed to be behind the hype saying it was a marketing stunt. However, there is no proof of this....

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Taco Bell Takes Extreme Measures

A few days ago Taco Bell decided to swipe all forms of social media. Twitter, Facebook, every account now just has the hashtag #OnlyintheApp. This is to promote the new Taco Bell app.

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/will-taco-bells-social-media-shut-down-get-millennials-attention-mobile-161053

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

No More Tricky Headlines

The catchy headlines that pop up on your Facebook for articles that came from who knows where, are not going to bother you any longer. A recent survey showed people want to read headlines about what the article is actually about. Shocker. Facebook also said these headlines can “drown out content from friends and Pages that people really care about.”



 http://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2014/08/26/facebook-is-going-to-suppress-click-bait-articles/

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Social Site Only for the Rich

One of the perks of social media sites such as Facebook, is that it is FREE. So, why would anyone voluntarily pay to join a new social network? By the way, the fee is $9,000. Just to join. It is an additional $3,000 every year after that.
The new social network can be compared to a country club. Those select few that choose to join will most likely have a lot in common.

http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/got-9-000-social-media-site-caters-rich-n221506