The Musicians Guide to Google+
A few months ago, Google introduced their own social networking platform with the intention of entering the ring to contend for the social media crown against the likes of Facebook and Twitter. This platform, simply dubbed Google + (pronounced Google Plus), showcases quite a few similar features as its leading competition. So as a musician, [...]
Read MoreComing off Facebook Hiatus in 2012
I’m not really one for New Year’s resolutions – or at least labeling it as such; but I do have things that I would like to do, change, and improve on each year. For 2012 I have decided to come off my year long Facebook hiatus. Yes, it has been a year. I decided to [...]
Read MoreMicrosoft Unveils New Social Network So.cl
Microsoft is joining the increasingly crowded social media market, recently going public with So.cl. Not to worry — this is not Microsoft’s attempt to take on Facebook, Google+ or Twitter. So what exactly is So.cl, pronounced social? In short, it’s a social network geared at helping students interested in social media. Microsoft describes it as “a research experiment [...]
Read MoreThe Top 12 Brand Pages in Google+ Circles
Zoomsphere a platform that provides detailed statistics for major social networks such as Facebook,Twitter,Google+ and LinkedIn gives us a a look at the top 12 brands on Google+ Android: 255,026 followers Mashable: 146,794 followers Coldplay: 130,696 followers Google Chrome: 128,757 followers H&M: 120,788 followers Google+: 114,574 followers Marvel: 114, 531 followers Train: 112, 459 followers The All-American Rejects: [...]
Read MoreMap the History of Rappers Like Tupac Using Foursquare
Wouldn’t it be cool to track the history of your favorite rap artist using a location-based application like Foursquare? Well thanks to a public relations manager, Paul Rayment you can. Rayment is mapping the history of famous rappers on Foursquare, adding note-worthy locations in the buildup to their careers. He has mapped Tupac’s roots and [...]
Read MoreTweet About First Amendment Today to Win a $5K Scholarship
Student journalists should know by now, you likely won’t start out earning an enormous salary. And that money will seem even scarcer if you’ve got student loans to pay back. So Thursday is your chance to both support the First Amendment — that’s the one with freedom of the press and freedom of speech, which [...]
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