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The Virtual Reality of Social Media Networking

Social Media Networking is slowly, but surely finding its place in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR). Our interactions with computers and smart phones are going to change. Our experiences are going to be much more immersive than we anticipated. So allow me to get little deep for a second. While I was driving to work yesterday, I was thinking about Steve Jobs. I was thinking about his ability to see into the future. I mean after the IPhone was in the market. How did he envision "IPhones" or "phones" are going to look like for the next generations. I'm sure he thought of many possible scenarios on how…

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Social Networking Safety. What I learned the Hard Way.

My Story When My Social Networking Safety was At Risk. So my social networking safety was compromised last week when my Instagram got hacked. Here is how it all went down. Tuesday afternoon, I got an email with subject "Your Instagram password has been changed". It said: "This is a confirmation that the password for your Instagram account @alanna_girl_model_19yo has just been changed." So I'm like, I'm not @alanna_girl_model_19yo. I'm not gonna think much of this. There is was a link that said "If you didn't create an Instagram account using this email address, let us know here" I clicked the link and In my head…

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Social Media Content Books

9 Social Media Books That Will Make You a Better Marketer

The first recognizable social media site was created in 1997. It was called SixDegrees. It enabled users to upload a profile and make friends with other users. Well that was the big bang of it all. A birth of a new parallel universe. 20 years later, we now have Facebook, Youtube, Instagram and Snapchat. Very useful and fun tools to use for personal and professionals means. But this is just the beginning. So I can't really lie to you and tell you here are 9 books you should read and you're going to master content marketing. We're still researching and developing new ways and techniques…

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Don’t Market Yourself, Just Tell Us Your Story

This morning my favorite local apparel shop posted this promotion on Instagram, and I unintentionally scrolled right pass that "awesome deal". It dawned on me how my brain is wired to reject any ad-like information, and I feel I'm not the only one. Small businesses should always refrain from sounding like an ad. Instead they should try to share something interesting, funny or intimate to bring people closer, not push them away, We've gone from being exposed to about 500 ads a day back in the 1970's to as many as 5,000 a day today. So for the sake of sanity most people trained themselves…

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