Nick LaRosa is a Social Media Specialist for Bad Rhino, Inc, as well as their current Blog Manager. He is a 2013 graduate of Cabrini College and previously served as Bad Rhino's Blog Manager Intern. He has vast experience with social media and blogging, and is constantly reading up on everything pertaining to social media marketing. You can get in touch with Nick by sending him an email or reaching out to him on Twitter: @nlarosa62.
With so much attention on video streaming apps Meerkat and Periscope, it was only a matter of time before Facebook jumped on board. This week, the company announced Facebook Live, a feature in its Mentions app that allows celebrities to broadcast live videos to their followers. Of course, the drawback here is that only celebrities […]
Here’s a new one for you: Facebook is currently testing a feature that would allow users to add profile tags to their pages. The tags, ranging from skills to emojis (!), are very similar to the section of LinkedIn’s website that allows your colleagues to endorse you for various skills. Via The Next Web, a Facebook spokesperson added […]
In case you missed it, Twitter caused quite a stir earlier this week when they removed user backgrounds from Twitter.com. Cover photos are still in tact, but the imagery users typically see on the side panels of Twitter.com are now a white/light blue color. Why the change? No one knows for sure, although the background is still […]
According to The Next Web, Facebook has been testing a “Floating Videos” feature that allows users to simultaneously watch videos and scroll through their News Feed with the click of a button. Essentially, this button would allow videos to be moved anywhere on the screen while users scroll through recent the latest updates from their friends and […]
According to TechCrunch, Facebook is testing a “See First” feature that would allow users to see recent posts from their best friends and favorite pages as soon as they log on to the site. This move is yet another way Facebook wants to improve the user experience. Facebook users can already receive notifications from friends and pages of […]
It’s been a busy week for Twitter. After news broke that CEO Dick Costolo would be leaving the company, Twitter’s Developer Team announced that direct messages will no longer be limited to 140 characters beginning in July. The move could be great for customer service communication between brands and personal accounts, as everything can now […]
Aiming to improve the online customer service experience, Facebook is testing a “Saved Replies” feature that could soon be utilized by all business pages. The feature would save business owners time by allowing them to simply write and save a response that they frequently send out to customers, as opposed to having to type out a new […]
In a well-received announcement, Facebook declared that animated GIFs will now be supported and should soon begin appearing in users’ News Feeds. The news comes roughly one year after Twitter added GIF support last summer. Facebook had previously wanted to avoid cluttering News Feeds with memes and GIFs, but as TechCrunch notes, the company has decided […]
Lesya Liu is a blogger at The Social Media Current, a photographer and a social media expert. Her passion lies in art and marketing (and combining the two). You can find her on Twitter: @LesyaLiu. . My daily job responsibilities include managing more than 30 social media accounts. No, I’m not kidding you. I work for […]
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