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Friday, August 28, 2015
Facebook rating pushes firms to up social-media responsiveness - The Globe and Mail
When the message that “your call is important” comes from a robotic, prerecorded voice, a customer could be forgiven for being incredulous.
Sitting on hold, listening to Muzak and repeatedly hearing that disingenuous message can be frustrating, to say the least. Perhaps that’s why many people are turning to social media when they need to reach companies – whether to post a complaint or a compliment, or to ask a question about their products. It does not tie up customers on the phone, and a public social-media post demands accountability from companies to provide better service.
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So long square photos? Instagram adds portrait and landscape options | Technology | The Guardian
It
turns out that nearly one in five photos or videos people post aren’t
in the square format,’ admits Facebook subsidiary, with eye on video ads

around a simple rule: every photo or video that they shared using its
app would be square. Now the Facebook subsidiary is ditching that
policy.
The app’s latest update introduces portrait and landscape options for
both photos and videos, in a move that may be aimed at encouraging more
brands to run video advertisements on Instagram.
The company is positioning the change as more about its users,
unsurprisingly. “Square format has been and always will be part of who
we are. That said, the visual story you’re trying to tell should always
come first,” explained its blog post announcing the news.
“It turns out that nearly one in five photos or videos people post
aren’t in the square format, and we know that it hasn’t been easy to
share this type of content on Instagram: friends get cut out of group
shots, the subject of your video feels cramped and you can’t capture the
Golden Gate Bridge from end to end.”
The company added that it was “especially excited about what this
update means for video on Instagram, which in widescreen can be more
cinematic than ever”. Not to mention less of a pain for advertisers to
reformat ads originally shot for television.
Instagram added the ability to upload 15-second videos to its app in June 2013, with many brands having since used the feature from their official accounts. The first video advertisements appeared in October 2014.
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Pew: Millennials get political news from Facebook, social media

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
What it's like to meet Mark Zuckerberg as a Facebook intern - Business Insider
What it's like to meet Mark Zuckerberg as a Facebook intern - Business Insider: Elizabeth Gregory.
"Facebook says it treats its interns the same way it treats its full-time employees, and based on accounts from former interns, that indeed seems to be the case.
In fact, one previous intern said she even got to sit in on a meeting with CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Elizabeth Gregory, who interned at Facebook last summer in the product design department, said her manager encouraged her to sit in on a meeting with Zuckerberg because it would be a good experience."
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
8 Tips For Using Google+ For Business
Why does my business need to be on Google+? I thought my customers only used Facebook.”
This is a common sentiment many businesses have when they approach Google+. Most marketers and business owners don’t understand the true value of Google+ and often miss out on its cool features that can help brands build a stronger online presence.
According to the 2014 Social Media Marketing Industry Report, 65 percent of marketers want to learn about Google+. Obviously, this shows a huge opportunity for marketers and business owners. While many social media users think Google+ is just another version of Facebook, it’s actually a complex platform that gives businesses the chance to build a stronger online brand for free.
Google+ is unique from any other social media platform because it allows businesses to build their online identity. Google+ gives brands the opportunity to maximize their online presence by combining different elements of their brand into a single platform.
If you’re unsure of the value of Google+, here are some impressive statistics to proves how your brand can benefit from using this platform:
- There are 300 million active users on Google+.
- Fifty-three percent of Google+ users experience a positive brand experience.
- The average amount of time spend on Google+ is seven minutes.
- Google+ has a growth rate of 33 percent each year.