If you’re a fan of National Public Radio, you know that they are constantly pushing the envelope when it comes to the use of technology to tell a story and to share content. NPR was one of the first publishers to go all-in with Facebook Live, Facebook’s real-time broadcasting platform. And, since they jumped in […]
Vine – Shutting Down Soon
October 27, 2016 by Bruce Floyd GeneralSad news, folks. Vine, my favorite video platform, has announced that they are “discontinuing the mobile app“, which is an another way of saying that they’re shutting down the service. If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I’ve gotten oddly weird and repetitive on Vine as of late, with a particular focus on […]
Vine Videos Are Now Longer. Here’s Why It’s Great.
June 23, 2016 by Bruce Floyd Social Media Vine
Select users of Vine can now post longer, widescreen videos. Here’s why it’s a great idea.
Poking on Facebook – and other Hidden Features
April 14, 2016 by Bruce Floyd Facebook Social Media
Remember when you could ‘poke’ your friends on Facebook? This was one of the original, unique engagement opportunities on Facebook. Bet you didn’t know that the poke feature is still available. (It is.) I rediscovered the ‘poke’ and other hidden Facebook features from a great article on BetaNews.com. They mention the hard-to-find bookmarking feature, live games in […]
Thoughts About Twitter’s 10,000 Character Limit Idea
January 6, 2016 by Bruce Floyd Social Media TwitterBy now, you’ve heard that Twitter is considering the possibility of increasing their current 140 character limit to 10,000. But what does that mean for us Twitter users?