*Update at the bottom with my final decision on what I kept* If you follow me on Pinterest, you may have noticed that I have been spending a lot of time pinning to one board in particular: Not only am I looking forward to those days where I can comfortably wear jeans and a scarf, but I finally joined StitchFix.com. What is Stitch Fix? In their own words: Stitch Fix is an online personal styling service that ships customers a hand picked selection of clothing and accessories based on their individual style, size, lifestyle and budget. So how do they know what you want to wear? You have to fill ...
Rdio’s New Radio Feature
Rdio has been my streaming music site of choice for quite some time now, and earlier this week they released an awesome new feature! While I enjoy being able to select bands, songs or albums to listen to, but sometimes when I am working I just want music to play and not repeat the same album over and over. Generally when I feel this way I just switch to Pandora.com and create a new station. Every once and a while I'll even use the iHeartRadio app and listen to 93.3 KTCL on my phone. However I am never quite satisfied with the music that my Pandora station ...
New Twitter Analytics
Are finally here! Along with the new emails that Twitter started sending, they also rolled out analytics to all accounts just last week. Have you checked them out yet? Go to Analytics.twitter.com and after you log in, be sure to click on the 'Analytics' tab at the top: (more…)
Foursquare’s Time Machine
I saw a tweet linking to https://foursquare.com/timemachine and my first thought was "Did they buy Timehop?" Of course I clicked, and while they didn't buy Timehop, this site is pretty cool! It plays a video of your check-ins throughout your time on Foursquare. I didn't watch the entire thing because after about a minute I was still looking at check-ins from 2010, and knew there were MANY more to come. The animation is a lot of fun and I especially like the neon colors with the black background. I wish there was a way to turn off the music, but that's my only complaint. (more…)
Twitter Hashtag Search – No Hashtag Necessary!
The other night I was flipping through channels on TV and stumbled on the MTV Movie Awards. I'm not a big movie person, and even less of an award show watcher (we all know how I feel about the Grammys), and yet I stopped to watch a few minutes. After I tweeted about my thoughts on how it was going: I decided to see what others thought of the event. I clicked on the trending topic and the first thing I noticed? Twitter was aggregating tweets that were talking about the event, but weren't using the hashtag. Three of the seven tweets below do not contain the hashtag ...
Happy Foursquare Day!
I've been a fan and user of Foursquare since they started at SXSW many years ago (ok, 4 years ago). They've deemed today to be 4sqDay day (4/16...get it?). This year they've introduced a fun little visualization of your past years checkins. Just go to https://foursquare.com/visualizeme and log in to see what you've been up to since the last Foursquare day. (more…)
How To Embed A Pinterest Board On Your Blog
Recently, I've stopped creating Google Docs of links to blog posts around certain topics and started to use Pinterest to keep all of the information in one spot. You can see my most recent post on How to Ditch the Shampoo and the Pinterest board there. Rather than link to the board, I figured it would be better to visually feature it. I was going to take a screenshot, until I remembered that Pinterest now allows for people to not only embed Pin It buttons, but also Pinterest profiles, individual pins and Pinterest boards! (more…)
How to Verify Your Account on Pinterest
I am not one to spend too much time on Pinterest. To be fair, I think I stay away because I know myself well. I will get addicted. I've already lost a few weekends to some crafts, that I just *had* to do....right now. That being said, I can't seem to stay away from any social networks, especially those being used in marketing. When I was watching the Daytona 500 today, I noticed an ad from Lowe's. It was the first time (that I can recall) I had seen the Pinterest logo being used at the end of an ad. It definitely piqued my interest, so I immediately ...
Nerd Prom … And a Lesson in Facebook Marketing
Friday is Bop Skizzum's 2nd Annual Nerd Prom! I love the idea for this event because it is just as entertaining for the fans as it is for the bands. Not only do we get to see a great show, but we get to watch our friends compete for Prom King and Queen! Submissions are now closed, but see the entries for Prom King and Queen on Bop Skizzum's Facebook page: Can't wait to see who is crowned King and Queen 2013! The top 3 will compete in between bands on Friday night and it is guaranteed to be entertaining. Now for the Facebook Marketing lesson. I don't mean to ...
Harlem Shake – Website Version and My Favorite Videos
I was debating even writing this post as this meme seems to have *almost* run its course. But then the internet (Techcrunch/Moovweb) shared this gem. You can now make ANY site do the Harlem Shake. So far my favorite site has been CNN's. Click this link (and then click agree, I promise it isn't harmful) and see CNN shake, in all their glory. Want to see your blog do the Harlem Shake? It's easy. Just visit Moovweb and follow their instructions. This is the gift that will just keep giving! (more…)
