Facebook is infamously difficult to use as a marketing platform for brands. Given the network’s secrecy around its News Feed algorithms, it’s been hard, if not impossible, for brands to determine best practices for reach their follower base. Today, for the first time, Facebook revealed some of the factors used to score posts in the… Continue reading For the First Time, Facebook Reveals News Feed Algorithms and Announces ‘Story Bumping’
Month: August 2013
What if Internet MEME Stars Were Cast for the Game of Thrones?
What happens when popular Internet culture meshes with prime-time television? From Scumbag Steve played by King Joffrey, the Overly Attached Girlfriend as Melisandre, to The Most Interesting Man in the World as Tywin Lanister, this is what would go down if today’s Internet meme sensations were cast as characters in Game of Thrones. Oh and… Continue reading What if Internet MEME Stars Were Cast for the Game of Thrones?
Colorful Reinterpretations of Smeared Scottish Landscapes [VIDEO]
Inspired by the cloudy Scottish landscape, Glasgow-based artist Scott Naismith draws colorful interpretations of the skies, land, and sea surrounding him. He makes use of various palettes, knives, and multiple-sized brushes to carve out his love for his native countryside with brilliant streaks of color. Much of his time is spent traveling the area’s many… Continue reading Colorful Reinterpretations of Smeared Scottish Landscapes [VIDEO]
What if the Presidents of the United States Were Branded?
Today, politics has grown to focus mostly on big business and viral marketing. Becoming President takes a lot of campaign money to reach the critical masses. Today’s campaigns must speak to popular concerns and trends (and it wouldn’t hurt to use a hipster-approved logo design). Meg Jannot has come up with an interesting project that looks… Continue reading What if the Presidents of the United States Were Branded?
Edit Wars: The Most Controversial Articles on Wikipedia
Do you use Wikipedia as your go-to online reference? Wikipedia is a free Internet encyclopedia with over 30 million articles that are written collaboratively by volunteers from around the globe. But what happens when these contributors clash on crowd-sourced material? When a dispute arises on Wikipedia, every contributor is encouraged to discuss the matter on… Continue reading Edit Wars: The Most Controversial Articles on Wikipedia
Meet the New Managing Editor of DashBurst [Successful Internship Case Study]
Several months ago we were looking to find a full-time writer and editor for our magazine. But as any entrepreneur or startup business owner would know, small businesses can ill afford to make poor hiring decisions with finances always tight. So we put out a flier on a writing internship, that was more like a… Continue reading Meet the New Managing Editor of DashBurst [Successful Internship Case Study]
DashBurst is Looking to Hire an Infographic Designer
Are you interested in creating information graphics that help thousands of people become more informed and successful online? DashBurst – a social media magazine, design agency, and technology startup – is looking to add a full-time infographic designer to its staff. DashBurst launched earlier in 2013 and is now one of the top 17,000 sites… Continue reading DashBurst is Looking to Hire an Infographic Designer
6 Iconic Songs That Helped Changed the World
What does it take for a song to inspire the world? It turns out when people come together to fight for a cause they believe in, change can happen. The ONE’s agit8 campaign has brought together tons of amazing artists to relive some of the greatest protest songs that have shaped history as we know… Continue reading 6 Iconic Songs That Helped Changed the World
