Another new episode of the Voce Nation Podcast is up: This week we welcomed Jeremy Kaplan, Editor-in-Chief of Digital Trends to the Voce Nation Podcast. Jeremy talked about how the Digital Trends team manages content production, what he sees in the future of distributed media and much more. Watch the whole conversation below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_npBkvAfT8 Source: … Continue reading Voce Nation Podcast with Jeremy Kaplan
Social Media and News Consumption
New from me on PNConnect: A new study from Pew Research Center shows 62% of U.S. adults get their news from social media sites, with 18% doing so on the reg. The biggest site used for news was Reddit, followed by Facebook and Twitter, with a big fall-off after Twitter to sites like Tumblr and … Continue reading Social Media and News Consumption
Twitter, Google Maps and More in PNConnect Weekly Reading
The latest edition of PNConnect Weekly Reading is up on the PNConnect Blog: Twitter Confirms Changes to Character Count Restrictions Twitter has confirmed earlier reports that media will no longer eat into character counts, giving users a clean 140 characters to work with. Notable is that the post announcing these changes does not mention links. … Continue reading Twitter, Google Maps and More in PNConnect Weekly Reading
Twitter Confirms Changes are Coming
New from me on PNConnect: Twitter has confirmed earlier reports that media will no longer eat into character counts, giving users a clean 140 characters to work with. Not only media but also @usernames used when replying will not count. In addition to those points Twitter is making changes allowing you to Retweet and Quote … Continue reading Twitter Confirms Changes are Coming
PNConnect Digital Essentials: Accessibility
I contributed a bit of material to the latest PNConnect Digital Essentials issue, this one covering accessibility and what it means for your business. This is an important topic I was grossly uneducated on previously but now something I'm quite passionate about and interested in. Please do check this out. “Accessibility” is a big buzzword … Continue reading PNConnect Digital Essentials: Accessibility
Snapchat, Twitter and More: PNConnect Weekly Reading 5/19/16
New from me on PNConnect is the latest Weekly Reading: Twitter to Drop Media and Links from Character Count Bloomberg report states that Twitter will finally stop counting links and media (like photos and videos) against the 140-character count. Not Shocking: Snapchat Considering an Algorithm Snapchat is, according to publishers and others, working on an … Continue reading Snapchat, Twitter and More: PNConnect Weekly Reading 5/19/16
Chicago State of Innovation Takeaways
New from me on Voce Nation: Yesterday I had the chance to attend Chicago State of Innovation, an afternoon of panels and presentations talking about the state of the Chicago tech industry with a focus on founders, venture capitalists and more behind-the-scenes players. The sessions were informative and illuminating and left me with a few … Continue reading Chicago State of Innovation Takeaways
A Snapchat Algorithm is Coming
New from me on PNConnect: Snapchat is, according to publishers and others, working on an algorithm that would filter According to Digiday, the algorithm would work much like it does on Facebook and other networks, making decisions on what it thinks you will or won’t like to see. Brand publishers will presumably, then, have to … Continue reading A Snapchat Algorithm is Coming
Twitter Opens Up some Space
New from me on PNConnect: A Bloomberg report states that Twitter will finally stop counting links and media like photos and videos against the 140 character count. That would free up between 20 and 25 characters for more copy and remove a frustrating restriction from the network since those ~23 characters can make a big … Continue reading Twitter Opens Up some Space
Periscope Moves Beyond 24-Hour Videos
New from me on PNConnect: Periscope has announced a few different updates, most notably the upcoming ability to save broadcasts beyond the existing 24-hour window. In fact from the way the post is worded, posts will by default be saved indefinitely, complete with engagement, unless the broadcaster chooses not to allow that, in which it … Continue reading Periscope Moves Beyond 24-Hour Videos
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