How Presidential Candidates Stack Up in Social Media
Have you been paying much attention to the Republican debates and primaries over the last couple of months? According to a survey recently released by the Pew Research Center, only 20% of Americans younger than 30 have been following campaign news very closely, compared to 31% who said the same in January 2008. While the [...]
Google’s New Policy: The End Is Near Or Business As Usual?
With the launch of Google’s combined policy initiative, media outlets have felt the need to take a side. The policy has been met with a significant schism among tech journalists. One side of the argument has thrown out terms like ‘evil’ and ‘unlawful’ while the other side feels that this kind of sensationalism might be [...]
Don’t Worry About Being Different In Social Media
So you want to be the next new media artist with one million plus views on YouTube, right? Your songs and video production seem to stand out from the myriad of other people attempting to perform a cover of the latest Adele single yet your original performances are not getting love. Don’t worry, you’re not [...]
+1 Your Way to Search Result Relevancy
Are you a new media artist or brand that’s also looking for your pages to show up at the top of search result pages? Duh. Chances are that if you’re the former, you’re also the latter. After all, showing up early and often in search engine results is an indication of popularity. Remember the classic thought experiment: if [...]
Dear New Media Artists, Open Your Heart To Google+!
New Media artists, I feel your pain. You have spent sleepless nights and countless hours cultivating a fan base on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Then all of a sudden Google+ shows up and it’s all anyone can talk about. Google+ is on its way to being a massive success in terms of social media sites, [...]
Claim Your Social Media Real Estate!
It may seem obvious, but if you are not using the same handle for every social media site, then it could be hurting the amount of traffic drawn to you. You may be asking yourself, “well, what kind of idiot doesn’t know that already?” I’ll tell you what kind of idiot doesn’t know that; his [...]
Can Social Media Ruin Your Life?
One topic has dominated social media news this week. If you have been following any new media websites then you have without a doubt noticed headlines like, “Social Media: More Addictive Than Tobacco” and “My God, Twitter is Worse Than Heroine, OMG!!!!!!!!!!!” It seems like every single article that had the words “social” and “media” [...]
The 3 Best Places to Work as a Struggling New Media Creator
As a new media artist you work hard to bring valuable and meaningful expressions of your art to a wide audience. Between updating your social media accounts and pouring countless hours into improving your talent, the road to making it big in the world of social media can become a full-time job. Like any start-up [...]
Take Advantage of The New Google Policies
If you are like me you received about 150 emails from Google informing you of their approaching privacy policy changes. Since Google broadcast their wildly vague press release people have been struggling to understand just what this updated policy will mean for them. After several congressional letters the search engine giant published a legitimate explanation [...]
The Importance of Tracking Your Social Media
If you are serious about building a brand through social media, then tracking your social media performance is a must. Knowing what markets your content is thriving in will allow you to create focused content to reach a maximum number of viewers. Understanding the impact your site or channel has on other websites is more [...]
