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Whitney Russell
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As of yesterday, Yahoo! confirmed the rumors of acquiring the microblogging site Tumblr in a $1.1 billion deal. This is in attempt for the internet corporation to tap into a younger audience and have more of a presence in the … Continue reading
Last Tuesday, Foursquare launched its second iOS app—Foursquare for Business. Originally, the Foursquare app is used to “check-in” at various places and collect points, prizes and badges—you can even get coupons! Although it’s gained respectable popularity since its 2009 launch, … Continue reading
As you may have heard, the BCS National Championship was last week and Alabama absolutely rolled (see what I did there) over Notre Dame. I wouldn’t have wanted to be in Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly’s shoes after that … Continue reading
Well, 2012 has ended so I feel somewhat obligated to a year in review of the social media variety. This year was truly the year that social media moved from a trend to a way of life, and even the … Continue reading
Smart phones are wonderful, and just about everyone has one. However, if they’re in the wrong hands they can do some serious damage—especially if those hands are of a young adolescent. Tech blogger and mother of five Jan Burley Hoffman … Continue reading
Fight Club. Edward Norton, Brad Pitt– it’s a cult classic. If you haven’t seen it, go do it as soon as possible because I can’t write this post without spoiling the end. It’s a movie about consumerism, rebellion, and two … Continue reading
Jade and I have been going at this social media/digital marketing journey for a couple of months now. We both love getting and applying new information and with that we find ourselves asking a lot of questions about what digital … Continue reading
I started working at eyespeak in March of this year. The way we roll here is that when you start, part of our on-ramp process is building your personal mission statement. It is in no way an easy or quick … Continue reading
You know who’s awesome at social media? The Rock. Yes, we mean the former WWE superstar who took his naive foes down Know-Your-Role Boulevard, which is on the corner of Jabroni Drive, and checked them into the Smackdown Hotel. That … Continue reading
When our team went to Plywood Presents! earlier this month, I got a friendly nudge that affirmed my obsessive-compulsive nature. Do I have OCD? Possibly. I’m hyper-observant of symmetry and cohesion, and the presence of systems and effective routines are … Continue reading
