Apps, News, Social Media, Social Media
Every year Facebook holds a developer conference called “F8” to discuss its future plans and what developers can expect moving forward. F8 just happened this week and it covered some cool new ideas! Facebook’s focus at F8 was all about Augmented Reality (AR)! It set a goal to “change every smartphone into an AR experience.” […]
It’s International Women’s Day! This is a day, celebrated since the early 1900’s, to honor the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women world-wide. And this year, a surprising but strong ally is coming to support the day by putting its money where its mouth is! Believe it or not, I’m talking about Tinder. Tinder has had a […]
Snapchat’s Spectacles are finally here! I wrote about the buzz-worthy Spectacles at the beginning of last month, and I’ve been pumped for them to be released ever since. Well, the launch did NOT disappoint! It is- to say the least- a SPECTACLE! Perhaps the most interesting thing about the launch is how the glasses are being distributed. […]
We all know celebs and social media can have a fickle relationship. There are a lot of haters out there, no matter who you are, and a lot of people seem to think they can just hate on celebs on social media without repercussion. But cyber-bullying is never okay. And last week, after a slew […]
celebrities, cyberbullying, featured, instagram, justin bieber
Apps, Social Media, Social Media, Uncategorized
Runaway app-sensation, Snapchat, has hit it big with its “see me only once” messages and 24-hour-only “Stories”. But, recently Instagram released “Instagram stories” and, no joke, it is exactly the same thing as Snapchat’s Stories. What’s going on here? How can Instagram do that? Why would they? And, is it working? Well, it turns out that […]
Apps, Entertainment, Social Media
If you opened up SnapChat yesterday and felt shocked by the new format and a bit perplexed by the how to use it, welcome to the club! While the app is constantly making changes (anyone notice those three new icons it rolled out last week?), this most recent update is one of the largest and most dramatic. […]
Social Media, Uncategorized, Videos
I love April Fools’ Day because you never know what is going to happen, anything can be a prank. This April Fools’ Day, many companies joined in on the fun. Some companies’ pranks turned out funny while others… well turned out to be disasters. Huludatr– Hulu revealed a new service called Huludatr, a dating service through […]
It is International Women’s Day and I’m loving all the female-focused social media that I’m seeing today. If there is ONE thing I want to urge you to do today, whether you are man or woman, it is to participate in the official International Women’s Day #PledgeForParity. The hashtag was trending earlier today, and while […]