If your brand hasn’t jumped on the Instagram bandwagon yet, it may be time to reconsider your social strategy. This is because more than half of the world’s top brands have already started making a name for themselves on the mobile-only photo sharing site, according to a recent study from social media analytics provider Simply Measured, which revealed that Instagram has grown 35 percent among brands in the last quarter, outpacing the growth of both Google+ and … [Read more...]
September 5, 2012 By
The Written Word Stumbles as Photo Sharing Tops Link List on Twitter
Now that the whole world is walking around with a digital camera in their pocket, photo sharing is booming. According to Diffbot, photos are the most commonly shared item on Twitter. Just look at this graph from eMarketer. There’s nothing coming close to images, including articles. Think about it. Twitter already reduces our thoughts to 140 characters, now bit by bit, images are replacing all the words. As a writer, I find that frightening, but I’ll bet the photographers are … [Read more...]
May 23, 2012 By
Could Photos Be the Saving Grace for Google+
Did you know that Google+ is currently running a conference in San Francisco specifically aimed at photographers? Me, either, but it’s true. The conference description goes like this: Scott Kelby is bringing Google+ photographers together for a history making conference to help photographers refine their photography skills, grow their online brand, and get the most out of Google+. This amazing conference brings together some of the biggest photographers on Google+, some of the best … [Read more...]
May 17, 2012 By
Staree – Make Money Sharing Photos and Videos
In the world of social networking, posting pictures and videos online, and anything to do with celebrities… you simply can’t go wrong. So what happens when you combine the power of all three of these mega attractions? Then you get Staree! Staree is the latest project behind the team at Izea, and their goal is to make a one stop resource for everyone who is already using Twitter, Facebook and Klout, but also enjoy having their own profile pages and getting paid to share their updates … [Read more...]
April 13, 2012 By
Google+ Makes Waves with Massive Redesign
Did you just love Facebook’s Timeline update so much that you wished another major social media site would adopt something similar? Well, Google apparently did also and has included a conspicuously Facebook-like redesign of profile pages among its many recent (and major) updates to the Google+ social network. In addition to the redesigned profiles, the big G+ update is rife with new features in addition to a drastic overhaul of its general look, most designed to improve navigation and … [Read more...]
