Timothy Goleman, November 10, 2015Pinterest is releasing a “crazy-fun” search tool. What does that mean? Now you will be able to find items similar to items that are in a pin you like. This means they are going all in on image search. This is a great new tool for the service. Pinterest is a visual social network and searching […]
Timothy Goleman, November 3, 2015Twitter is a great tool for marketing and customer service. It can be done in real time and reach the customer when they need the help. However, the 140 character limit can be a bit of a burden. You and the customer could send several dozen messages back and forth. Also you could be dealing […]
Timothy Goleman, October 28, 2015This past week Google announced the long awaited YouTube Red. Red, as it’s called for short, is a subscriptions service for YouTube. I hear some of you going, “Isn’t YouTube free? Why do I need a subscription?” Well, I”m glad you asked! The subscription will allow you to watch original content and not have ads! […]
Timothy Goleman, October 27, 2015Have you ever wanted to tell a story with posts from Twitter? But you’re stuck with adding each embed one right after the other. After a while it seems like the embeds will never end? If you have to show over 2-3 Tweets, it just looks cluttered. Each one of the tweets is separate and […]
Timothy Goleman, October 26, 2015Instagram has been adding apps to enhance your experience. The first was Hyperlapse, which is an awesome video capture program. Then they released Layouts that is their official collage greater. Lastly is the new app called Boomerang. Boomerang was just released this past week. What is Boomerang? “It’s not a photo. It’s not a gif. […]
Timothy Goleman, October 23, 2015We have been hearing about Social Search for years. No one has really implemented it well. I had high hopes when Facebook announced the Social Graph and the ability to search. This turned out to be a bit of a miss. You could search for friends who like a band, or pictures taken in a […]
Timothy Goleman, October 22, 2015Its official, Twitter is getting polling. I reported a few weeks ago about Twitter was testing out polling. Yesterday they Twitter announced the polling would be rolling out to all users on iOS, Android and the web. Previously, the only way to do a poll was to ask a question and have people reply with a […]
Timothy Goleman, October 21, 2015Instagram is my favorite social network. It’s for one reason, it makes you happy. Leo Laporte said it on a few TWIT network shows and I totally agree. Plus its one of the easiest for Small Businesses to join. You don’t need any training outside of knowing how to take pictures on your phone. After […]
Timothy Goleman, October 16, 2015You may think Instagram is there to share selfies from your weekend in Vegas. Or the last great meal you ate. Maybe its your adorable pet. These are all part of the DNA of Instagram but it’s not all they want to be known for, they are embracing businesses. . Businesses have been an integral […]
Timothy Goleman, October 15, 2015Last year Pinterest introduced Rich Pins. This was one of the biggest changes to the service since its inception. If you aren’t familiar with them, Rich Pins are pins that have extra information. They center around Recipes, Places, movies, product or article. Rich pins are a way to convey more information to people on Pinterest. This […]
