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Schumpeter: The “Breaking Bad” school. With Social Media Networks Constantly Changing, How Can You Keep Up? Facebook just rolled out changes to its News Feed, along with policy changes that will make it easier for marketers to stay on top of what Facebook is doing with its algorithms.

And that’s great, right? More information, greater transparency – that’s always good. But something occurred to us here in the HubSpot blogging team boiler room as this was happening: How do marketers keep up with all this stuff? Facebook has made a bunch of announcements this year that rose to the level of being billed as an “event.” Facebook’s platform is constantly changing and evolving -- so much so that keeping up with it could be a full-time job. And Facebook is only one platform to worry about. Instagram Campaign Highlights Undocumented Teens in the U.S. [PICS] Undocumented teenagers living in the United States, known as DREAMers, have few opportunities to publicly express their hardships.

As a way to shed light on their plight, Houston-based non-profit Neighborhood Centers asked undocumented teens to share glimpses into their lives with an Instagram campaign using the hashtag #ThisUndocumentedLife. Following a month-long Instagram campaign in July, Neighborhood Centers released the eight winning photos from its "This Undocumented Life" contest, featured in black and white in the gallery above. "We really wanted to give undocumented youth the opportunity to share their stories and moments that are so often left in the shadows," Ana MacNaught, the immigration program manager for Neighborhood Centers, told Mashable.

"We thought black and white photography would let them voice their lives and joys and fears. " Snapping Instagram Photos of Food May Actually Help Things Taste Better. Annoyed at people who have a habit of snapping a quick food photo before every meal?

There might be a scientific explanation for why some of them do so: scientists have found that that rituals such as snapping a quick food pic may actually help make eating more pleasurable for the eater. This fact comes from a paper titled “Rituals Enhance Consumption,” published on July 17, 2013 in the journal Psychological Science. In it, professor Kathleen Vohs of the University of Minnesota reports that little rituals help make food more enjoyable — rituals such as singing “Happy Birthday,” saying a prayer, splitting an Oreo cookie in half, or snapping a photograph.

The study involved having two groups of participants who were given chocolate bars to eat. One group was instructed to perform a specific ritual of breaking, unwrapping, and eating the bars, while the other group was just unleashed on the bars. 21 ridiculous social media job titles. By Dane Cobain on 15 May, 2013 1246 Social media is massive now, we get it.

You don’t need me to tell you that Facebook’s 1 billion monthly active users and Pinterest’s meteoric rise mean big business (and big bucks) to savvy companies. WOW you're Social Media specialist? 21 ... The 7 Personalities Every Successful Social Media Manager Has. There aren't many instances in our professional lives where having multiple personalities is seen as a positive trait.

After all, it spawns dishonesty, deceit, and fosters a tense environment often filled with animosity. But hold the phone there ya negative Nancy -- there are times when conveying multiple personalities is not only encouraged, but also essential to the success of your marketing efforts. We're talking social media marketing, where executing a strategy that successfully engages and proves value lies in your ability to satisfy a variety of needs and personalities. In fact, our guide on Social Media Marketing details how different platforms require different voices. Don't just shorten your URL, make it suspicious and frightening. Monty Python - Spam. 2013 Man Booker Prize Announced… With A Vine! Gizoogle. Twitter Hotel Redefines the Social Media Vacation.

For visitors seeking the solace of island life, disconnecting from a smartphone and all things tech is a welcome reprieve.

But, in contrast if your idea of paradise is mingling with other Tweetaholics then the “first Twitter experience hotel” is for you. Located on the Spanish island of Majorca, the Sol Wave House harnesses the power of social media as a way to enhance its overall hotel experience. Opening just a year ago, the hotel features Twitter-themed rooms, drinks, and a virtual community called #SocialWave that guests can use to interact and flirt with one another. Guests at Sol Wave tweet with each other by logging onto Twitter via to a special web app available only through the hotel’s WiFi. Once inside, guests share pictures, send private messages, see who’s online and where they’re located inside the hotel, and send virtual kisses.

Sol Wave House. 15 Dating Tips From 'Game of Thrones' If you're looking for advice on where to take your girlfriend on a romantic dinner or how to surprise your boyfriend for your anniversary, you can consult traditional dispensaries of dating wisdom, like Cosmo or your older brother.

If you're more concerned about overcoming the rough patches, then you should turn to Game of Thrones for relationship advice. Sure, not all the unions on GoT are ones you want to imitate.