Sarah Herbert | @herbyfulyloaded   Upon getting to work on Tuesday morning, I was feeling unusually drowsy. Luckily, I didn’t have an overwhelming number of e-mails to take care of at eight o’clock in the morning. So I did what any normal college girl would do: I opened Pinterest. It is definitely safe to say that Pinterest (Read the full article…)

Laurel Simon | @mslaurelsimon The definition of retailing has changed so drastically over the last 25 years or so, that we probably need a new word to define it. Gone are the days when a retailer satisfied their customer’s shopping needs by having a well-stocked store in a good location. These days retailers must be (Read the full article…)

Renee Hansen | @redeemed36 Emoticons add a new layer to conversations on Facebook. Businesses can use them to engage their followers and showing your company’s personality. Don’t be afraid to jump in with this new tool.

Tara Baboushkin | @TaraBaboushkin Seems almost an oxymoron, doesn’t it? How can health be social? Facebook, that’s how. And Twitter, and YouTube, and LinkedIn, and Google+, and… You get the picture. Heralded as the most important development in communications since Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1440, social media has revolutionized the landscape of virtually (Read the full article…)

Angelo Fernandez | @angelobfs In this weekly blog post I will give a recap of the latest social media news, trends and headlines. Sometimes I’ll throw in viral videos because after all, it is Friday. Google I/O 2013 Is All About Cleaning Up the Mess and Filling In the Gaps Google was less interested in (Read the full article…)

Regina Ruiz Social media services have changed everything. The days of posting, blogging, and tweeting on social media platforms merely for personal use are long gone. As the social media sphere turns, social media use is evolving and becoming a staple not only in or personal lives but in the manner in which business is (Read the full article…)

Tara Baboushkin | @TaraBaboushkin Pop quiz: If you needed information on the mating habits of the red-breasted Nuthatch species, would you rather read through a two-page article or watch a four-minute video about it? Be honest, we won’t judge. How many said video? That’s what I thought. Let’s face it, we’re not just a digital (Read the full article…)

Brandie Broiher | @BrandieNic When you are uploading content to your business Facebook page you should vary the type of content so that more of the content you post gets to your followers.

Veronica Tang | @tang_veronica Have you been wondering about the pound sign that appears everywhere from TV to billboards? Or the blue bird that often appears at the end of your TV advertisement? Those signs belong to Twitter, a social network made up of 140-character-messages called tweets. In 2012, there were over 500 million registered (Read the full article…)

Taylor Wilson | @_twils In terms of active users, Google+ is the world’s second-largest social network. When your business first implemented a social media marketing strategy, your goal was most likely to start a conversation and engage with your target market.  You might think you are doing just fine with Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn but you (Read the full article…)