Insights

April 5, 2013

Favorite Finds

Even though one of our favorite stories to kick off April is knowing when brand’s should let go of social platforms, we’re certainly not doing so! Below are the stories we found most interesting this week. Fools Rush In – We started the week of light by keeping an eye on brands’ April Fools Day pranks. Bacon-flavored beer anyone? Facebook’s
March 24, 2013

Favorite Finds

The first day of spring may have been this week, but it sure doesn’t feel like it in Chicago. Social media, however, has been heating up this week with a yoga pants scandal, Pinterest redesign and March Madness brackets. Here are a few of our favorite stories this week. ·         State of the News Media. Pew Research Center released their
March 15, 2013

Favorite Finds

Chicago may be stuck in a cold snap, but social media’s always hot! Below are some “favorite finds” for this week.  Hashtags coming to Facebook? Facebook is looking to improve its search and indexing capabilities by adding the hashtag symbol, one of the most recognizable features of its social networking rival Twitter, according to media reports. The introduction is not
March 8, 2013

Favorite Finds

As we dug out from another major snowstorm in Chicago this week, the social media world was filled with inspirational stories, major Facebook changes and some mind-boggling facts about the Internet. Here are a few of our favorite stories this week: Face-Lift at Facebook. Facebook announced the first major changes to its news feed since it launched in 2006. The