Month: May 2014

Twitter Rolls Out Mute Option

Following any dramatic girls that showcase every minute detail of their life through Twitter? Or maybe a self absorbed Guido who does nothing but talk about his progress at the gym and preach motivational quotes? Twitter now has a solution to your troubles. Twitter is introducing a new account feature which gives users an option […]

4 Keys to Successful Blog Promotion Using LinkedIn

Mickey Baines is the President & Founding Partner at Fourth Dimension Partners, a higher education consulting practice. In addition, he appears regularly as an on-air guest for QVC and co-hosts a local TV show in central Pennsylvania. You can tweet Mickey @4DPartners. . . If you blog regularly to promote your business, you are putting in a significant amount of […]

Social Media and the NBA Playoffs: Which Team Has the Best Facebook Cover Photo?

Cabrini College junior Nick Cipollone is the Sports Editor for The Loquitur, Sports Anchor for LOQation News Program and a Social Media Specialist at Bad Rhino, Inc. Nick also serves as the Social Media Manager for Cabrini’s Center for Career and Professional Development. Follow Nick on Twitter.  We are down to the semi-finals in the NBA playoffs and our semi-final […]

Twitter Mandates New Profile Design for Users by End of Month

While it has been an opt-in feature for the last month or so, starting May 28, Twitter will be force-feeding its users the new profile layout. The new Facebook-esque design features a larger default picture, wider-spread header image (in comparison to the old format) and different timeline views. Aside from the revamped aesthetics, the new […]

#AmazonCart: Amazon Allows Shopping Cart Additions Via Twitter

Amazon and Twitter unveiled a joint new feature that allows users to add products to their Amazon shopping cart through a tweet. As long as one has their Amazon and Twitter accounts synced, they can reply with #AmazonCart to any tweet that features a link to a product from the online retailer. “Add it now, […]

How You Can Benefit From Social Media Influencers

There’s lots of buzz on the Internet about finding and engaging with industry influencers. We see lists of influencers, are encouraged to connect with them, and even strive to become an influencer ourselves. It’s often stressed online, that if you want your company blog to get noticed and talked about, you have to know influencers […]

Snapchat Adds Chat Function

Snapchat released a new function allowing users to alternatively chat with each other via text – or as the blog post announcing the release said, “putting the Chat into Snapchat.” Swiping to the right on a friend’s name in the app allows chats to happen. One caveat, however, is that messages will be deleted once […]