Jul 22, 2010

Lauren Candito was featured on Fox35 to talk about Twitter’s new @earlybird. Look for Lauren on Fox 35 again on Monday Morning to talk about how you can benefit from...

Popular ice cream chain Ben and Jerry’s has taken it’s iPhone app, Scoop of Happiness to the next level. The updated app now includes an augmented reality feature that is activated when users hold a pint of select ice cream flavors up to their iPhone. When doing so, graphic images of cocoa farmers, skyscrapers, and flying chickens appear on the...

@Earlybird is Twitter’s newest advertising offering, where brands can offer time-sensitive deals to Twitter users who opt-in by following the @earlybird account.  While there were some reservations about Twitter’s other paid advertising attempts, such as promoted Tweets and trending topics, most people are excited about this new approach.  By creating an...

1. Relationship Building Social media platforms provide users with a quick and easy way to stay connected to those already in their network. We can easily write a quick wall post on an old college roommate’s Facebook or send a tweet at our followers on Twitter sharing our thoughts. We can easily feel connected to people we may not see every day, all by typing...

Director Ridley Scott has teamed up with YouTube to create the “Life in a Day” project that asks users to film one day in their life, specifically July 24, 2010 and upload their footage to the YouTube channel called life in the day. After all the footage has been uploaded, Scott will then review it and compile it into a film for the 2011 Sundance...

As our society becomes more and more consumed by social media, it is increasingly more imperative to think before you tweet, post, or update. There are numerous accounts out there about what social media can do to your career. Yes it helps younetworking and stay up-to-date with the industry, but we more frequently hear tales of employees blowing off a...