Art and social media are not necessarily things that you would think compliment each other. One seems a thoughtful, deep and meaningful media while the other is often regarded as fleeting and meaningless. However, Dan Fletcher who is founder of Beacon, a startup that connects readers and writers to fund journalism and artist Tanja Hollander beg […]
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With the advances in techology, you would think that it’s easier to solve crimes today than it would have been 50 years ago. You’d be wrong! True crime writers, Michelle McNamara and Bill Jensen discussed some interesting statistics about crime solving and the role of social media and crowd sourcing when it comes to solving […]
The world will one day become colorblind, and we will all just be beige. As far as millennials are concerned, this day is already here! To reach your target markets, not only do you have to be digital, but your content has to be adaptable, flexible and relevant to all ethinicites. So how exactly do […]
If a monkey takes a picture of itself in the woods, and no one’s around, who owns it? What if he posts it on Pinterest or tweets it out? Does it make a difference? According to Senior Lecturer Dara Quackenbush, everything makes a difference — even when it’s a monkey, and especially when it’s on […]
Jordan Viator, a Texas State alumna, is the Director of Social Media at Spredfast, a local group that helps other companies and agencies manage their social media endeavors. The full write-up of her core conversation with Tammy Gordon (AARP’s Director of Social Communication) will be up later today, but for now, check out this quick […]