Obama Is No Square and Joins Foursquare
President Barack Obama wants to “check in” and hang out with you…on Foursquare. The White House announced on Monday (August 15, 2011) that the President has an account with popular location-based...
View ArticleTech News Roundup: New Apps to Check Out, and More…
GOOGLE RELEASES PHOTO-SHARING APP Google released the community photo-sharing app, Photovine, this week. The concept behind the app is that users have ‘vines’ that they start where people can add...
View ArticleSocial Media Monday: Oprah Goes (Facebook) Live, and More
OPRAH TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON FACEBOOK LIVE It’s been a little more than three months since Oprah Winfrey took her final bow in Chicago and the world still hasn’t quite recovered. For those still going...
View ArticleTop Ten Ways to Integrate Loyalty into Social & Mobile
More and more businesses are starting to see the value and power of recognizing and rewarding loyal consumers. Social and mobile marketing make this easy and extremely fun! Here are my top five...
View ArticlePew: More Users Are Identifying Location In Social Media Posts
Social media users are including their location in their social media posts more than ever before, but are “checking-in” less, according to a recent report from the Pew Research Center’s Internet and...
View ArticleFoursquare Adds Real-time Recommendations
Image courtesy of teamstickergiant Foursquare recently added the benefit of real-time recommendations to its toolbox. Real-time recommendations have been available to select Android users for a while,...
View ArticleEssential Social Media Platforms: Dining Industry
Busy restaurant owners probably don’t have a ton of time in their schedule for social media management. However, it’s essential for dining establishments to have an active social presence to maintain...
View ArticleFive Common Social Media Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
There’s a number of social media platforms out there ─ all with their own unique rules. As a marketer, you try your best to keep up, but sometimes everyone needs a little reminder of social media...
View ArticleWhy Did Foursquare Decide To Split Its App in Two?
Earlier this month, location services app Foursquare announced it would be splitting it’s services into two separate apps. The altered Foursquare app will focus mostly on location-based discovery...
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