Category Archives: Social Media

The Geography of Hate Maps Geotagged Hateful Tweets

Posted on May 13, 2013 by glenn

A few days ago I sent out a tweet about some Interesting research from HSU (Humboldt State) on the geography of hate and the Hate Map of racist and homophobic tweets – interesting to see that today the maps seems … Continue reading →

Posted in maps, Social Media, twitter |

Like Photos? Like Instagram? Here’s 10 Awesome Instagram Add-Ons

Posted on May 12, 2013 by glenn

If you have a smartphone then there’s no doubt that you love sharing photos. And if you dig sharing photos then I suspect that you really like Instagram! Instagram is cool but you can make it much better by using … Continue reading →

Posted in infographic, photos, Social Media |

Exploring Foursquare with the Explore foursquare map

Posted on April 29, 2013 by glenn

You may have checked in to a venue at some time in the past using foursquare, however, have you ever used the foursquare “explore” online map to explore venues in your area? You can use the service, powered by over … Continue reading →

Posted in foursquare, Social Media |

Jack Dorsey, Twitter co-founder featured in new comic book

Posted on April 24, 2013 by glenn

Slightly off-topic but categorized under the topic of fun… Here’s something of interest for you social media nuts, comic book fanatics, or those of you that are just downright geeky – The Jack Dorsey Comic Book. Yes indeed, the story … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Media |

Philadelphia Tourism @VisitPhilly Turns Instagram and Pinterest over to locals

Posted on April 17, 2013 by glenn

For some time now I’ve been very impressed with the folks in Philly and their efforts of using social media to enhance their tourism and local tourism efforts. Well, now something new coming from the Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation. In … Continue reading →

Posted in photos, Social Media |

iOS Tip – Find Deals on Food and Drink Nearby With Feed @getFeedApp

Posted on April 10, 2013 by glenn

Social media deals like facebook specials and Twitter discounts are great, however, unless you happen to be checking into a venue and having a special pushed to you how are you supposed to know about deals that are taking place … Continue reading →

Posted in appAday, apple, mobile, Social Media, Social Media Tips |

Social Media Awards Canada Call for Nomination @SoMedAwards

Posted on March 12, 2013 by glenn

Once again, for the third year, the Social Media Awards (Canada) will be held in conjunction with Social Media Camp. Details… The Social Media Awards is Canada’s 1st and largest social media awards – honouring the best social media engagements … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Social Media |

Too Busy to Tweet? If @astro_ron can do it from space then you have no excuse!

Posted on March 11, 2013 by glenn

So, you say that you’re simply too busy to tweet, re-tweet, or reply to a tweet eh?? Humbug… if @astro_ron can do it from the ISS then any excuse you give me for your lack of engagement is just downright … Continue reading →

Posted in nasa, Social Media, twitter, video |

Social Media Map of President Obama’s State of The Union Address

Posted on February 12, 2013 by glenn

As part of ongoing State of the Union coverage, Esri has provided us with a news map to explore geo-tagged social media reactions to President Obama’s address overlaid on state-by-state results from the 2012 presidential election. Note, the map can … Continue reading →

Posted in election, ESRI, Social Media |

TweetPing is Mapping The World’s Twitter Activity in Real Time

Posted on February 4, 2013 by glenn

I simply had to share details of this awesome  real-time map of the world’s Twitter activity so you could enjoy the awesomeness of it! Enter TweetPing. The project, reportedly based on Node.js has been designed by Franck Ernewein. Users view … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Media, Social Media Tips, twitter |

Twitter May Be Resetting Your Password, But Don’t Worry

Posted on February 3, 2013 by glenn

So, you may have received an odd email message from Twitter recently suggesting that you go change your password.. actually, not even suggesting but rather, they’ve reset it for you and you need to go to a provided weblink and … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Media, twitter |

10 Tips To Scare Away the Cyber Stalker

Posted on January 18, 2013 by glenn

Privacy and security is always a concern, particularly in this era of social media and social sharing.  Did you know that January is the tenth annual National Stalking Awareness Month dedicated to educating the public about the dangers related to … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Media, Social Media Tips |