Social Media

So I kinda went viral last night. Who knew that Tweeting at the President of the United States would be a goldmine for impressions and social engagement? I saw a bunch of replies to this Tweet in my timeline: TREASON? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5, 2018 I saw that nobody made the obvious […]

If you watch 30 Rock religiously, then you’re probably aware of the origins of the “fellow kids” meme that’s been making its rounds on the internet for a few years now. It’s a screengrab from an episode where guest star Steve Buscemi plays a private detective who at some point infiltrated a high school by […]

Outrage is the new black. It’s been only a short four months since Slate’s 2014 recap, calling it the Year of Outrage. People don’t easily change behaviors, and we have yet another example of social media users rallying behind a campaign of anger. The victim du jour is Trevor Noah, who was announced to take over The […]

Those of you with YouTube accounts will be familiar with this popup below: It’s destructive (stops any YouTube playback), annoying (it will come back in a week or two even if you hit the “I don’t want to use my full name” button), and it’s creating clutter. What I mean by this last point is […]

Yelp seems to polarize most mixed company. There are some who are part of the “Elite” (myself included) who think of Yelp as a social club with private events and great food. There are business owners who love their high Yelp ratings for providing incremental business and digital word-of-mouth. There are also the owners who […]