Communications Major
55.7K views | +0 today
Follow
Communications Major
Shifts and nuances in the way we communicate online.
Your new post is loading...
Your new post is loading...
Scooped by KazzaDrask Media
Scoop.it!

Twelve Social Media Predictions for 2014

Twelve Social Media Predictions for 2014 | Communications Major | Scoop.it

The past year saw a lot of changes in social media. Google's social site, Google+, saw huge growth and more activity, LinkedIn really got in the game, and Pinterest continued to pull in more traffic and more sales. Visuals also really became front and center and led the way for infographics, Vine video, and Instagram. To some degree, however, we're still finding our way in social. So many sites, so little time...

No comment yet.
Scooped by KazzaDrask Media
Scoop.it!

Shopping Sites Pay Contributors Who Drive Traffic to Retailers

Shopping Sites Pay Contributors Who Drive Traffic to Retailers | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Social media shopping sites are offering payments to shoppers who post product links that drive Web traffic and sales to retailers.

No comment yet.
Scooped by KazzaDrask Media
Scoop.it!

Brown Is Not the New Black: What People Are Talking About Online This Week, April 30-May 4

Brown Is Not the New Black: What People Are Talking About Online This Week, April 30-May 4 | Communications Major | Scoop.it

A "tanorexic" New Jersey mom, Ashton Kutcher's Popchips' Bollywood brown-out, hipster racism, Facebook organ donation and Instagram and Pinterest meet cute and Pinstagram is conceived. That's just some of what people are talking about online this week.

No comment yet.
Scooped by KazzaDrask Media
Scoop.it!

Pinterest Users Buy Things

Pinterest Users Buy Things | Communications Major | Scoop.it

There's no doubt that Pinterest continues to gain traction in for users who enjoy creating collections of things to share with others. We know that businesses are seeing tons of traffic ...

No comment yet.
Scooped by KazzaDrask Media
Scoop.it!

Tech’s Rising Stars Push Into the Online-to-Offline Era

Tech’s Rising Stars Push Into the Online-to-Offline Era | Communications Major | Scoop.it

What do Lyft, Airbnb, Uber, Pinterest, Wanelo and Anki have in common? It seem they share a similar purpose that could help describe the current era of consumer technology: Bringing the online world to the offline world.

No comment yet.
Scooped by KazzaDrask Media
Scoop.it!

Pinterest, Tumblr and the Trouble With ‘Curation’

Pinterest, Tumblr and the Trouble With ‘Curation’ | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Who knew there was such a mainstream market for artfully arranged pictures of other people’s stuff? Or that “curation,” that rarefied and highly specialized skill, would all of a sudden go viral?

No comment yet.
Scooped by KazzaDrask Media
Scoop.it!

Pinstagram! How Two Friends Merged Pinterest and Instagram in Two Days

Pinstagram! How Two Friends Merged Pinterest and Instagram in Two Days | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Pinstagram combines two of the world's hottest properties, Instagram and Pinterest. Here's how this surprisingly useful mashup came to be. And yes, you can download it now.

No comment yet.
Scooped by KazzaDrask Media
Scoop.it!

Pinterest Traffic Grows, but Revenue Still Nonexistent

Pinterest Traffic Grows, but Revenue Still Nonexistent | Communications Major | Scoop.it

If you haven't heard of Pinterest, you likely will soon.  It's the new social media site that lets users create online scrapbooks to share images of projects or coveted products. And, like Facebook and Twitter when they started out - Pinterest founders have no idea how it's going to make any money.

No comment yet.