Is social media the new face of disaster response? As many of you reading this likely know, social media has taken on numerous new roles in recent years outside of simply providing a semi-anonymous forum for posting selfies and discreetly stalking exes. In fact, social media has become the news, the entertainment, and even the…
Woman’s ‘Vine Resume’ Gets Her Gainfully Employed
Since debut, Twitter’s Vine app has been used for all sorts of things (including porn), but can it get you a job? The answer is yes. In late February, Dawn Siff made what might be considered the world’s first Vine resume, in all its six-second glory. It showcases Siff’s employable attributes in a quirky way…
Spotting Celebrities On Social Media [Infographic]
We don’t want to say go ahead and stalk your favorite celebrities using social media, but they can be useful in serving as an object lesson regarding how much about your life is available online. A new infographic from ForRent.com shows that even hard-to-find celebrities like Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Aniston aren’t really all…
Facebook Bomb Threats Taken Seriously, Learns 16-Year-Old Girl
Pella, IA – Telling you that threatening to blow up a school on Facebook shouldn’t qualify as a protip, but it would have saved one 16-year-old from facing felony charges if it were. Law enforcement officials say that a 16-year-old teen was charged with threat of arson after she wrote an alleged plan to…
March Madness School Ranking On Social Media [Infographic]
March Madness is fun, but you know us, we’re more interested in what you guys are talking about on social media during the games. A new infographic put together by ViralHeat breaks down the metrics of the social conversation surrounding March Madness, so if you want to know who the most talked about team is…
Rolio: An RSS Reader With Social Integration
Google Reader users have been scrambling to find a decent replacement for their favorite reader ahead of its July 1 shutdown. At SocialNewsDaily we have been testing various new replacement options, and one of those platforms is Rolio.com. Rolio is a simple RSS reader. All of your news is presented in a single “river of news”…
App.net: A Developer’s Perspective
For many people, app.net is a social network. In particular, it is seen as a Twitter clone. In reality, app.net is much more. It is a platform and a series of APIs for creating social applications. If you’re not a developer, that probably sounded like Greek. Imagine, for a moment, that Twitter is a kitchen…
How To Build A Successful Social Business From Scratch [Infographic]
A social business applies engagement techniques to bring together communities of people and deliver business value. It’s an idea you may want to consider as a business owner, too. The social adoption rate by businesses is about 16 percent now, but will be 57 percent by 2017. Want to get ahead of the curve? The…
How Social Media is Changing TV
Wired published an excellent long read today about how the business of TV is changing in the age of DVRs, streaming video, multiple screens, and the thing that’s important to us here at SND … social media. Nielsen Ratings have determined the fate of television shows for 40 years. The company used the viewing behavior of 25,000…
Social Media Image Maker Creates Perfect Fit Images, Awesome Effects
If you’re reading this, chances are that you already know how important your social media images can be when building a brand. It’s the very first thing people look at when visiting your social networking sites — and we all know how important first impressions are. AP, a design studio that focuses on graphic and…
Using Social Media On Your Phone Might Be Bad For You [Infographic]
Is using social media on your phone bad for you? According to a new infographic, using mobile apps for Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and others might put a drain on your health as well as your battery. Using social media apps like Facebook, Spotify and YouTube can consume roughly $2,500 worth of memory each year according…
Survey Says: Women Lie Constantly On Facebook, Twitter
According to a recent survey, women constantly lie about their lives on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to make their lives appear more exciting. The survey included responses from 2,000 women, and found that at least one in four women exaggerate or give an otherwise false impression about their life on social media…
Six TweetDeck Alternatives To Check Out Before Shut Down
TweetDeck is on its way out, but don’t you worry. Though it might have been your favorite social management client, so long as you’re willing to try new things, we can offer you six alternatives. A bit of background: TweetDeck was bought by Twitter in 2011, and announced on its blog Monday that it would…
Pope’s Twitter Will Resign With Him, Vatican’s Social Media Future Remains Unclear
The Pope’s Twitter account was a new frontier for the Catholic Church — but as Pope Benedict prepares to become the first Pope in 700 plus years to step down, his social media presence will also retire. The Pope’s Twitter will wind down as the Pope himself retires at about 8 PM on February 28,…