As of this year, at least 2.34 billion people worldwide are social media users. In the United States alone, 79% of people have a social media profile. Something we don’t really think about when signing up for these accounts is what will happen to them when we pass away. Should we write your passwords down […]
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on July 11, 2019in Blog, Social Mediatags: Facebook, Instagram, memorialization, Social Media, tips

How Does Facebook Know Everything About Me?
on April 17, 2019in Blog, Social Mediatags: Facebook, facebook is listening, facebook knows everything

You may have noticed Facebook and its subsidiaries (Instagram, Messenger, etc.) seem to know exactly what you’re thinking and saying. It’s almost like Facebook is listening in on our private lives. There are a few resources that Facebook uses to achieve this level of creepiness. Facebook Has Its Sources Privacy International conducted a report in […]
Read More →Mobile Friendly Websites Are A Must
on October 15, 2018in Web Developmenttags: Appletree MediaWorks, bounce rate, eCommerce, Facebook, Mobile Friendly, mobile optimization, SEO, Social Media, YouTube

Mobile Friendly Websites Are A Must It’s official – internet traffic from mobile devices has surpassed traffic from desktop systems. That may or may not surprise you. If you need help suspending your doubt, simply open your mobile’s app library. You’ll soon notice that a vast number of apps rely on internet access to varying […]
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on November 18, 2015in Techtags: Airbnb, Airbnb disaster relief program, crisis, disaster relief, Facebook, Facebook safety check, Google, Google Crisis, Google Crisis Map, Google Person Finder, internet crisis alerts, Paris Attacks, Twitter, Twitter alerts

Everyone has heard about the recent Paris Attacks on November 13th. Many people have found that the Internet helps in a crisis. The Internet can help to coordinate relief efforts while providing essential communication services to the unfortunate individuals involved in a disaster. Google Crisis Google has created some powerful tools to help save the […]
Read More →Facebook Tools for Your Business
on September 21, 2015in Social Mediatags: call to action, Facebook, facebook for business, messages, response rate, saved replies, service, shop

Facebook has made some updates that benefit small and medium sized businesses. These include improvements to the call-to-action button, new sections, and a soon to come new mobile layout. All of these improvements to Facebook can greatly improve your business if used correctly. They can cause more users to buy your products, download your games/apps, […]
Read More →Why Businesses Should Be On Social Media
on May 19, 2015in Blog, Social Mediatags: Businesses, Facebook, G+, Social Media, Twitter

Social Media is Valuable to Businesses So you already have a website. Do you need to bother with social media? The answer is yes, and the obvious reason is that it makes your business easier to find. But there’s more to it than that! Read on for why businesses should be on social media platforms […]
Read More →Facebook Password Reset Scam!
on March 31, 2015in Blog, Securitytags: Facebook, facebook password scam, phishing, Security

Scam of the Day: Facebook Password Reset Scam The Email: Many of the phishing scams you may see in your mailbox are designed to alarm you into clicking, but look genuine enough at a glance so you don’t look that close. In a rush to fix things and at a cursory glance, you just click […]
Read More →Social Media Content Rights
on March 17, 2015in Blog, Social Mediatags: Facebook, Flickr, Instagram, Media, Posts, Social Media, Twitter

Who Owns Rights To Your Social Media Content? Occasionally we see those posts on Facebook where a user declares that they don’t have to abide by Facebook’s terms of service, having written a clause in a post. We all know this is a hoax. After all, you already agreed to their terms by making an […]
Read More →What is Ello?
on December 3, 2014in Blog, Social Mediatags: Ello, Facebook, Social Media, Twitter

Ello? Much of the tech or social-media sided web has discussed Ello. These conversations frequently come in the same breath as something disparaging about Facebook, which gives indicator that it is presumably, a competitor. But just what is Ello, and is it going to live up to the hype! Read on for some answers, and […]
Read More →Facebook Data Use Policy Updates
on October 28, 2013in Blog, Security, Social Mediatags: Facebook, Privacy, Social Media

What is the Facebook Data Use Policy? Facebook is updating its policies again, a move which will inevitably lead to another round of people declaring that the company is selling their 852 photos of Jr. and posting custom legalese on their timelines in an attempt to contradict whatever new policies the company has written. Is Facebook […]
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