Social audio could become the future of social media marketing as apps like Clubhouse continue to gain popularity. "Social Audio is the fastest growing communication trend as users are finding that video meetings are too taxing, and text messaging lacks emotion and context. Audio is the...
This article was previously published on Forbes on February 19, 2021 Social media marketers constantly try to balance the proven practices on established social networks with strategic bets on the up and comers. When I started Ignite Social Media in 2007, the battle between MySpace and...
It’s no secret that short-form video blew up this year. Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts launched and in April, while TikTok lead the pack with 2 billion downloads of the app. Earlier this summer we saw Triller, an app originally released in 2015, rise in...
After topping both Google and Apple download charts this past week, you are probably wondering “What is Parler?” Editors Note [January 11, 2021]: At this time, Parler is inaccessible. Current events have lead to both Google and Apple removing the app from their respective app stores...
As 2019 begins, some of us find ourselves attempting to begin New Year's resolutions we've set into place, while others are still trying to decide on one. A resolution is generally centered around something you're trying to improve, which is why we tend to find...
There's been a buzz going around about Blockchain and Social Media apps incorporating with privacy issues being a hot topic but not everyone knows what is exactly powered by them. I’ll be honest with you all, I had no idea what Social Media was powered...
Instagram hit the social media community with some major news this week. At an event in San Francisco, the photo and video-sharing app announced the launch of its newest innovation – IGTV. This new feature, which lives within Instagram and also as a standalone app,...
How many social channels do you know about? The main ones like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest? Maybe Redditt, Tumblr and Snapchat. If you’re in the United States that might be the extent of your social channel knowledge but what about other countries? If you’re...
Taking a look at key features of the major social channels, you will see many of them overlap. Successful features on one platform tend to be adopted by others. This is especially true of Facebook. Since they got turned down to buy Snapchat, Facebook and/or...
Every so often a new social media platform arises and one cold day while I was sitting in the Toronto airport, Mastodon came to my attention. Since my co-workers had flown out earlier than I and I had some time to kill, I decided why...
Needless to say, a lot of newsworthy events happened in 2016. The social media space saw many changes as well. Social media networks constantly have to improve and evolve in order to stay relevant. This post will revisit some of the social media networks and...
You recently graduated college and you are ready to take on the world! You have a degree and you think you are one hot commodity in this big world! Hey, you even added a few connections on LinkedIn. Your connections are not just your friends...