TikTok has explained its algorithm, the method they use to recommend videos to viewers. TikTok’s algorithm is officially known as a “recommendation system.” TikTok’s blog says, “When you open TikTok […]
Category Archives: Social media
Facebook Response to Coronavirus
Misinformation about the coronavirus is all over the web. Maybe you’ve noticed this as you look for current information, or just scrolled through your Facebook feed. Major tech companies, including […]
Being a Good Twitizen
Where I live, you can go into a local coffee shop pretty much any morning and find a table full of older gentlemen. They come in whenever they feel like […]
RTs Are Not Endorsements
If you have a Twitter account you’ve probably seen the phrase, “RTs are not endorsements”, “Retweets are not endorsements”, or some other variation attached to someone’s Twitter bio. This is […]
Social Media Marketing Challenges
Sprout Social shared a report on the social media marketing challenges marketers face. Sprout Social, a favorite tool of ours, knows whereof they speak when it comes to social media. […]
Facebook Getting Rid of Likes
Now that Instagram has started hiding Likes, Facebook is doing the same. Just like Instagram (which Facebook owns), Facebook is rolling the change out in various countries before including the […]
Which Social Media Platform Is Most Important for You?
Popular radiologists’ website Aunt Minnie recently posted about social media use for Breast Imaging specialists. Referencing an article in Journal of Breast Imaging by Drs. Elsa Kuhl and Jocelyn Rapelyea, they […]
Facebook’s New Privacy Tools
“Now You Can See and Control the Data That Apps and Websites Share With Facebook,” Facebook trumpeted boldly. But only if you live in Spain, South Korea, or Ireland. Facebook […]
Social Media Repetition
Social media promotes your content, helps you engage with patients and clients, and can even help your website’s SEO. So how original does your social media content need to be? […]
Social Cause Certification at Facebook and Twitter
Do you run ads at Twitter or Facebook? These social media platforms are among the least expensive advertising opportunities around — digital or traditional. Even if you’ve run ads before […]
Goodbye, Instagram Likes!
Instagram accounts around the world have been losing their Likes — not the Likes, themselves, but the count of likes, as seen in the screenshot below. Instagram Likes continue to […]
How Old Are Facebook Users?
How old are Facebook users? Getting older every day. The Economist tracked down the most reliable data on the question, and they have shared the facts. People in their 40s […]
Private Twitter Account Surprises
There have been interesting studies about business Twitter accounts and government Twitter accounts, but the Pew Research Center has undertaken some serious research on the Twitter behavior of individuals. First, […]
HIPAA Regulations on Social Media
The full text of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) doesn’t include the words “social media” for the simple reason that social media wasn’t really a […]
Curing the Viral Post
Social media conscience Social media is getting attacked from all sides. Word at the virtual water coolers is that Facebook is perverting elections, Twitter is fomenting crime, and YouTube is […]