When was the last time you used Google Talk or AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) as your primary means of online communication? I would say that for me, that was at least five years ago. The days of away messages and profile designs have been gone for a while, but Google has found a way to upgrade their chat → Read More
Lindsey Silverman
- Lindsey Silverman
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- Lindsey is currently a student at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and School of Information Studies at Syracuse University. She loves all things social media, so connect with her on Twitter: @Lindzsilver
Posts by Lindsey
Why pay for YouTube?
YouTube is home to thousands of up-and-coming pop sensations, millions of hair curling tutorials, and billions of cat videos. Previously, this video hosting site allowed users to watch these videos for hours and hours for absolutely free. On May 9, Google’s popular video sharing site YouTube introduced paid subscriptions. They announced this program on their blog by → Read More
What is the Twitter Music App ? #NowPlaying
Twitter is where you go to get the latest news updates. Twitter is where you go to read the inner most thoughts of your favorite celebrities. Twitter is now where you can go to listen to your favorite music. Last Thursday, Twitter introduced #music, a new service that will change the way people find music. This new → Read More
How to Curb #ImNotGoingtotheFinalFour Syndrome
If you live in Syracuse, or have any relation to Syracuse University, I can almost guarantee that you have been thinking about nothing but the Final Four Basketball gaming taking place this Saturday in Atlanta, Georgia this weekend. Now you might have started packing for the big game weeks ago when it was still only the Sweet Sixteen, but unfortunately not → Read More
Facebook’s News Feed Update: A Ripoff of Google+?
On March 7, Facebook introduced an update for their ever-so-popular News Feed. Originally launched in 2006, the News Feed is now the central location where users go to find up to the minute information about their friends. The main problem they are trying to combat with the redesign is the idea of clutter. Users have become annoyed → Read More
NYC’s Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge: Innovation and Renovation
In the year 2013, payphones are basically a joke. The popularity of cell phones has transformed payphones from a primary forms of communication into street decorations. Okay, street decorations is an exaggeration, but very few people these days use payphones over the convenience of their own cell phone unless there is an emergency. In New York City there are → Read More
Wello: A Virtual Workout Experience
Everything seems to be going social. You can chat live with your friends while watching TV, share your favorite music with friends, and now you can even participate in a professional workout with your friends from the comfort of your own home. This social workout does not consist of chatting with your friend while running → Read More
Lovestagram – An Upgrade for Valentine’s Day
Whether you like it or not, Valentine’s Day is here. If you are looking to give that special someone something other than the traditional chocolate and teddy bear, you can look to the web. Kaitlyn Trigger, girlfriend of Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger, launched Lovestagram in 2012 as a Valentine’s Day card app. Lovestagram started as a plan → Read More
What’s Your Wifi Karma? A Mobile Hotspot Built for Sharing
Some people have good karma, some people have bad karma, but have you ever considered your Wifi karma? Back in December, a Techstars company launched a Wifi hotspot product called Karma. A Karma hotspot can connect up to 8 devices simultaneously for six to eight hours on a full charge, but what is out of the ordinary for this → Read More
Inside the 16 Handles Snapchat Strategy: An Interview with Adam Britten
“You always hear ‘go where your customers are,’ so we did.” Adam Britten, a community manager at popular New York City-based frozen yogurt shop 16 Handles, shared these words of wisdom when describing his company’s new promotion. It takes social media marketing to a new level, using a popular new application known as Snapchat. Even though Snapchat is → Read More