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Social News Roundup | August 29, 2014
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August 29, 2014
1. Twitter’s Tweet Activity Dashboard Is Open to All Users Twitter has begun opening its Tweet Activity dashboard to all users, which shows information including impressions, engagement and clicks. Read more… 2. Brands Immediately Hop Onto Instagram’s Hyperlapse App Big name brands such as Mountain Dew and Bud Light have already used Hyperlapse, Instagram’s app for making time-lapse videos, within...

Social News Roundup | August 22, 2014
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August 22, 2014
1. LinkedIn’s Slideshare Is Free For Everyone to Use LinkedIn’s Slideshare is now completely free to use. Premium features that will be free to use include profile customization, private uploads and analytics features. Read more… 2. Vine Finally Lets You Import Videos Vine finally allows users to import existing videos from their mobile devices and gives users the option to...

Social News Roundup | August 15, 2014
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August 15, 2014
1. Facebook Releases Cross-Device Reporting for Ads Facebook launches a new cross-device reporting feature that allows advertisers to see where a consumer saw an ad, the device they used and then the device they used to buy the product. Read more… 2. Pinterest Adds Vevo Music Videos to its Site Pinterest partnered with Vevo,allowing users to search for, share and...

Social News Roundup | August 13, 2014
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August 13, 2014
1. Pinterest Adds Messaging Feature Pinterest now offers a chat feature designed for group messaging. The messaging feature is meant to encourage collaboration and discussion on the site. Read more… 2. Snapchat Is the Third Most Popular Social App Among Millennials According to a recent report by comScore, Snapchat is now the third most popular social app among millennials. Read...

Niche Social Networks
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August 10, 2014
Gerry Regan, Co-Founder & Executive Producer of  The Wild Geese, was kind enough to not only join a panel on social media for Duke Alums earlier this summer but also to recap some of his observations in the Q+A below.  As you will soon discover Gerry brings a world of experience to his latest venture, a relatively new peer to...

Social News Roundup | August 8, 14
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August 8, 2014
1. Embedded Tweets Now Available on Twitter.com On Twitter.com, users can now embed tweets within another tweet. Read more… 2. Facebook’s Ad Improvements are Driving Their Revenue Growth Facebook’s strong Q2 earnings are driven by new initiatives that include improving the quality and relevancy of ads and new tools like ad preferences or interest-based ads. Read more… 3. Twitter Lets...

Social News Roundup | August 6, 2014
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August 6, 2014
1. Schedule Instagram Posts with ScheduGram ScheduGram allows users to pre-schedule Instagram posts and manage multiple Instagram accounts through one interface. Read more… 2. Twitter Partners With Puma to Test “Flock to Unlock” Advertising Program Twitter has partnered with Puma to launch a new advertising program, “Flock to Unlock.” The idea behind the program is that a deal will be...

Social Media and Content Marketing
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August 3, 2014
Every once in a while one's past and present collide in fun and unexpected ways.  Such was the case when several Duke alums gathered for a conversation on social media in front of a crowd of about 150 fellow Dukies.  With the ambitious title, “Like it Or Not: The Pervasive Influence of Social Media,” representatives from Facebook, Twitter, Google+, The Wild...

Social News Roundup | August 1, 2014
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August 1, 2014
1. Snapchat Valued at $10 Billion Despite the fact that Snapchat never has made any revenue, the company is valued at $10 billion. Read more… 2. Facebook’s Internet.org Project Launches In Zambia Facebook continues to bring the Internet to those who are not yet online by expanding their Internet.org project to Zambia. Read more… 3. Twitter Experimenting With New Hashtag...