Instagram Adds Creative Tools

Wish you could edit a photo and make it a tint lighter, or darker based upon a color? How about changing a photo’s look slightly to create a vintage look? Yesterday, Instagram’s latest update made these quandaries a reality.

Expect to spend another half an hour deciding how you’ll filter your next photo…

Instagram’s New Layout App

Have you ever downloaded a third party app to stitch together multiple images? Or an app that shares time lapse videos? With Instagram’s latest update, combining different pictures on on your smartphone into one image is easier than than to share engaging photos with your followers.

Meerkat at SXSW 2015

What comes to mind when you think of a meerkat? Perhaps you envision a furry rat-like animal native to the African savannah?

Well the Meerkat app, with its fitting name, allows subscribers to view live streaming of videos through a link posted on one’s Twitter accounts. Meerkat at SXSW 2015 has allowed everyone from tech fans to celebrities to fall in love with its simplicity and fun.

Instagram Carousel Ads

Once an “ad free” social media platform, sponsored ads have slowly sprouted on Instagram feeds in the 18 months after Facebook acquired the photo-sharing startup in 2012. Cautious for users who may become upset with advertisements cluttering their feeds, Instagram has taken measures to introduce paid advertising gradually.

So what has Instagram developed next for ads? Carousel Ads.

Dress Inception Stirs Internet Debate

What causes you to see colors? How can people see different color combinations of the same object? What constitutes color blindness?

If you were plugged into social media this Thursday afternoon, then perhaps you caught a glimpse of this body con lace dress that caused everyone to agree to disagree.

Cornell Uncovers Popular Tweet Elements

Twitter is chaos. How are you to fit an entire idea is a mere 150 characters? What make a tweet successful, or popular for you or your company? How can one achieve Twitter fame?

A recent study at Cornell University uncovers that elements of a popular tweet have more to do with a tweet’s style versus the content that is being said.

Discover Pinterest App Pins

Ever wished you could pin an app on Pinterest? Or find out about new, up-and-coming apps that will make your life a heck of a load easier? Then Pinterest App Pins is definitely up your alley.

Partnering with Apple, Pinterest debuted its newest product, App Pins, which will allow Pinners to find iPhone and iPad apps. Without having to leave the Pinterest site, pinned apps can be downloaded directly to an iOS device by just clicking on the image.

Twitter is Lovin’ McDonald’s Super Bowl Campaign

What do a wheelbarrow full of Doritos, designer sandals, a trip to Ecuador and a $1,000 Victoria Secret gift card have in common? These were a few prizes offered on McDonald’s Twitter account during the Big Game.

Last Sunday evening, Twitter users were lovin’ McDonald’s Super Bowl campaign. Their winning idea: to give away every advertised product during the Super Bowl, after the ad airs, by offering it through a live tweet from McDonald’s twitter account.

An Influential American: John Mackey, Co-Founder of Whole Foods Market

Before buzz words such as “super food”, “organic” and “non-GMO” became mainstream, there was one college dropout that decided to follow his passion to open, SaferWay, a small natural foods store. With this… Continue reading

Dear Fitspo Community

“Sore is the new sexy” and “Train like a beast, look like a beauty” are a few mantras found on posts or inspirational images with #fitspo. But these images alone, are not just… Continue reading