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Five Social Media Metrics That Really Matter

After almost three years of metaphorical sweating and pondering about what I might do with a Politics degree, I joined the world of Online Marketing back in early July. So far, I’ve realised very quickly that this career path is a lot more than ‘liking’,

How can social media be used to help you find a job?

  Applying for jobs used to mean sitting in the privacy of your own home, perfecting and printing your C.V. on posh paper, then firing it off to employers advertising in the local paper. Things have certainly progressed a little in recent years. If you

Social Networks explained: What is Chirp.io?

  Chirp is a new content sharing app that allows users to share content through a new medium much different to Bluetooth, texts, email, traditional social networks, QR codes or storage services like Google Drive or Dropbox. It is much quicker than any of these

How are modern day game developers using social media?

The video gaming industry is now bigger and better than ever. Gone are the days where throwing your pocket money at the likes of Pacman and Tetris seemed appealing.  Nowadays, thanks mostly to Sony and Microsoft, it’s been made ten times easier to throw your money

How will social media affect the future of TV advertising?

  It is a well-known fact that we, as consumers, are becoming much more savvy, much more aware and resistant to advertising messages that are being ploughed through the media.  We know when we are given the ‘hard-sell’, and we don’t always like it. For

How can social media help in a tragedy?

Social media is a great way to communicate with friends at the best of times. It helps people quite often over long distances stay in touch, re-connect and see what others are getting up to through photos, messages and games. So when tragedy strikes, social

What’s it like to work at Twitter?

Subsidised breakfast and lunch, free yoga classes, the reimbursement of a gym membership and the opportunity to work at a growing organisation in some of the world’s most intriguing places, including San Francisco, Dublin (I know, because I did) and Paris. Life as a Twitter

Can you be friends with your boss on social media?

  Have you done it? Have you become ‘friends’ with your boss on Facebook? Maybe they sent you a request and you felt pressured to accept. Maybe you accidentally requested the friendship whilst trying to stalk them down online. Either way, it can be incredibly