Since I started here at Gryffin Media, a big part of my job is conducting research for the various infographics we put together. As someone who is naturally curious, I quite enjoy the process of hunting down all possible relevant information for a topic or concept. Infographics take the consumption of information–something that can often […]
How to use Hashtags on Facebook What is the point of using hashtags? Well, when you put that pound sign in front of a word, it turns it into a clickable link. When you click on the link or hashtag, you’ll see a feed of public posts (or posts that are visible to you due […]
Ever since Facebook mandatorily switched everyone’s layout to the timeline, the only benefit seemed to be the “Cover Photo” feature. Another way to personalize, add more color, pizzaz, flare, to the social media page containing one’s every thought and action. A cover photo is supposed to provide an opportunity to customize and provide your followers […]
Most people try hard to ignore Google Plus and its benefits. They forget that Google Plus is Google’s social spine, and that Google is adding more integrations by the month. Local businesses HAVE to be on Plus if they want to show up on the Google Local. What if they day comes when Google Search […]
In March of this year, Google issued a significant penalty on a large guest blog network, known as MyBlogGuest.com, confirmed by the owner, Ann Smarty. As a result, many publishers associated with the blogging network were wondering if they would be penalized as well. Cutts responded on Twitter stating that it would be very likely: […]
Building links for your domain through guest blogging is an easy process, though it can be made difficult through convoluted processes or lack of quality content. Though it took me awhile, the following guidelines took me from link building zero to guest blogging hero. First, let’s review what the end result should be: a link […]
There’s been a lot of buzz over the past week about Facebook’s plans to buy out Oculus VR, and what that might mean for the future of virtual reality. But seeing how deeply social has become integrated in our way of life, maybe we should all be asking a larger, more basic question: What does […]
In 2011, eight New York-based activists filed a lawsuit against Chinese search engine Baidu, claiming that by blocking their pro-democratic content from it’s results pages, Baidu had violated their rights to free speech. Today, however, a U.S. district judge ruled that Baidu has done no such thing.
As the first quarter of the year comes to a close, many brands are analyzing how effective their campaigns are performing thus far, with an even closer eye on their social media efforts via Facebook. But following last December’s News Feed algorithm change, many brands are starting to wonder if they should start moving away […]
Given that Youtube is the world’s 2nd largest search engine and a marketing channel that is growing by leaps and bounds, marketers have not choice but to jump on the video marketing bandwagon.