Teacher's Adele-Inspired Snow-Day Video Gains a Following In a viral video based on Adele's hit song "Hello," third-grade teacher Mary Morris strolls through her classroom, pining for the phone call that will confirm a snow-day closure. "If it’s got to be so cold, the least that it could do is snow. If I have to keep my students inside one more time for recess, I’m gonna lose my mind," sings Morris. The sepia-toned video, filmed in her classroom at the K–8 Rush Strong School, in Strawberry Plains, Tenn., has earned more than 2 million views in the seven days that it's been on YouTube, making Morris an overnight Internet sensation. Morris first performed her version of the song at her school during an assembly for students and faculty. "I'm so glad everyone is enjoying this. The video is the latest in a growing trend of educators using online videos to engage with parents and students. The man behind the Frozen parody told EdTech that the video was an attempt to communicate with students and parents in a more creative way.
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8 useful social media statistics for 2015 We’ve identified eight of the most telling social media statistics for 2015. What are the key channels to build your social media strategy on, and why? Instagram grew 50% in 9 months and is now bigger than Twitter Instagram grew by 50% between March and December 2014 and exceeded the 300 million user mark. We’re proud to announce that there are now 300 million Instagrammers, sharing more than 70 million photos and videos each day. Organic Facebook reach drops to 2% for most pages Certainly the most discussed statistic of 2014 appeared in a blog post by Marshall Manson from Ogilvy Social in March. In June Facebook had more video views than YouTube In June 2014, for the first time ever, Facebook (12.3 billion) served more video views than YouTube (11.3 billion). Snapchat is growing at a rate of 56% a year Snapchat grew 56% in 2014 and remains the fastest growing messaging app. Tumblr is still signing up 120,000 users… a day! 50% of devices on corporate networks will be mobile
3 Best Tips On How To Use Instagram For Marketing Once considered a niche social media network, Instagram has shattered both user and brand expectations over the course of the past five years. According to AdWeek, Instagram and its parent, Facebook, are likely to control up to 65% of the social media budgets of most brands in 2016, which equates to approximately $16.3 billion. The real surprise here, though, is that it’s not Facebook that’s driving these numbers up -- it's Instagram. Engagement on the platform continues to be a major part of Instagram's appeal when compared to marketing on other social platforms. When stacked up against Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, and LinkedIn, Instagram continues to be the clear industry leader (see 2015 Forrester research here). Learning how to use Instagram for marketing is an essential part of building a brand and driving profitable engagement, awareness, and affinity in the digital age. Develop Actionable Hashtags Engage Users With Contests Align With The Right Influencers For Your Brand
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33 Social Media Facts and Statistics You Should Know in 2015 Social media is starting to take off its short pants. It’s becoming all grown up. In fact, Facebook is now over 11 years old and heading towards platform puberty and is still the standout leader of the pack. Google with its Google+ platform (with a development cost of over half a billion dollars) tried to take Mark Zuckerberg on, but it has become an incidental social network that isn’t taken seriously by many marketers. They play there but don’t want to work there. There are even rumours that Google is going to break it up into separate digital products by segmenting the components that got traction… like Google hangouts and photos. The emerging trends The biggest trend over the last 12 months has been the move from earned marketing attention (sometimes called free) to “pay to play”. It’s a social web shift that is driven by a connected generation. In fact the the instant services and chat apps now account for 3 of the top 5 global social platforms. How does the social web look like in 2015?
How to Grow Your Instagram Followers image: Imaxtree With over 75 million daily users, Instagram just keeps on growing. Everyone is on it, well, practically everyone (why Emma Stone, why?). Even Rihanna came back to the social platform. Instagram can be a pretty powerful tool for growing your brand, business or social influence. So, let’s cut to the real reason why you’re reading this: You want to grow your followers — and there’s no shame in that. DO curate content to suit your audience and brand. Whether you’re just posting as yourself, a big brand or are trying to make your side jewelry-making business happen, keep in mind what you’d want your Instagram account to say to new visitors. “Content is king, so the type of content that you post has to resonate with your audience,” says Taisa Veras, a New York City-based social media director, who works with various fashion and lifestyle brands. DO up engagement by improving image quality. Instagram is popular thanks to its highly-visual appeal. DO invest in the right tools.