Marc Schenker
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Marc Schenker is a copywriter who's an expert in business and marketing topics like e-commerce, B2Bs, digital marketing and design. To find out what really makes him tick, head on over to marcschenkercopywriter.com, or connect with him via Facebook and Twitter.
The worst social media celeb screw-ups ever
Some celebrities should never use social media. Here are some of the most disastrous fails they have ever been involved in.
Snapchat slashes its ad prices by a whopping amount
Snapchat has cut its price for ad placement significantly in a bid to lure in more advertisers who want their ads put in front of younger consumers.
These are the most Instagrammed Halloween costumes
A new infographic has broken down the most-liked costumes on Instagram by state, by collecting costume information from the #Halloween tag.
Survey shows many European Facebook and Instagram users embellish their posts
A new study conducted by HTC in Europe suggests that Facebook and Instagram's users routinely embellish their social media posts.
To grow e-commerce further, Pinterest makes ‘buyable’ pins available to bigger retailers
Pinterest will start allowing bigger retailers to use its new buyable pin to push for more e-commerce on its site.
Teens prefer Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat (in that order), says new survey
Just when you thought that Facebook was the king of social media, a new study comes along that shows otherwise, at least among teens. Teens like Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat over Facebook.
LinkedIn retools Groups and debuts new sales metric
LinkedIn is changing up its Groups feature and debuting a new metric in Sales Navigator that should interest sales professionals active in social selling.
Will Facebook succeed in luring journalists away from Twitter?
Facebook's new Signal feature is an attempt to lure journalists away from Twitter, but is it going to work? Twitter as a quick-fire platform for breaking news is currently a favorite among journalists.
Too many presidential candidates to consider? This app narrows the field
Voter is the a app that makes it easy for you to find the candidate who's best aligned with your own political views.
What we can learn from hipster Barbie (hint: you’re not cool enough)
Socality Barbie is the new Instagram feed that features a hipster Barbie in shots and poses intended to mock users who are fond of using the very overused #liveauthentic and #socality tags. Are you one of them?
ICYMI: Watch John Stewart get body slammed by John Cena
John Cena took out his anger on Jon Stewart for Stewart's interference at SummerSlam, which cost him the title. He made Stewart taste his "Attitude Adjustment" finishing move on Raw.
Game of Thrones star says objectification in TV and film isn’t just for women
In a recent interview, Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer said, in her experience, the men in showbiz are just as objectified as women.
Lawyer demands Game of Thrones-style trial by combat
A Staten Island lawyer by the name of Richard A. Luthmann has asked for a trial by combat ala Game of Thrones in a civil trial.
These corporate social media fails are so bad, they’ve had to issue mea culpas
Think big companies are professional when it comes to their social media activities? Think again! Here are seven embarrassing social media slip-ups.
Rich kids flaunt wealth on Instagram and Snapchat, will make your blood boil
The Rich Kids of Instagram and Rich Kids of Snapchat Instagram accounts display in-your-face wealth.
Rapper 50 Cent’s comments on Conan O’Brien’s show cost him $2 million in lawsuit
Rapper 50 Cent's recent appearance on Conan O'brien may have cost him $2 million for implying he filed for bankruptcy to avoid paying damages in court.
Hulk Hogan stokes the flames, equates his use of the N-word to Obama’s
Hulk Hogan retweeted a comment that implies his recent firing for using the N-word is similar to Obama's use of the word in a frank discussion about race.
Snapchat to let more publishers use its Discover feature, report says
Snapchat is allowing more publishers to use its Discover feature. This means more multimedia content available for its users. Publishers who are reported to come on board include Buzzfeed and Vox.
Donald Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ baseball hat lights up Twitter
Donald Trump's new ball cap with the "Make America Great Again" slogan is all the rage on social media. When the billionaire debuted the hat at the U.S.-Mexico border, he got many on Twitter to talk about it.
Adobe hires former Shutterstock VP to run its new stock photo service
Adobe has brought over Scott Braut, the former VP of content at Shutterstock, to run its Creative Cloud operations. Braut is a veteran of the licensing and content market.
Glif is the social media tool that lets you tell branded-content stories
Glif is the new social media tool that lets brands create branded video content that feels less like marketing, but more like a conversation. It doesn't require an app to download--just the use of a simple hashtag.
Unhappy users want to know why Twitter just killed background images
Twitter has taken away users' background images on their profiles, notifications pages, and timelines, the company confirmed. Users are not happy.
Tumblr now lets brands identify their logos in blogs
Tumblr now allows companies to search for their own logos on all the blogs active on the social media site. This is part of the so-called visual Web, where brands will look increasingly to images as a way of interpreting analytics.
Messenger app giving Facebook’s own main app a run for its money
Facebook's Messenger app is getting more and more popular these days. So much so, that it actually has been downloaded more times in the last 2.5 years than Facebook's own main app.
Twitter, Facebook becoming dominant news sources for more American adults
A new study from the Pew Research Center shows that an increasing number of adult Americans get their news from Twitter and Facebook.
Department of irony? Facebook limits free speech in Russia, says Putin aide
Facebook is being accused of censorship in Russia after the company deleted a purportedly offensive slang term posted by a government official.
That spike in Instagram followers you had is due to a bug, not newfound popularity
Recently, a bug on Instagram caused some users' accounts to see a marked increase in their follower counts. Instagram is fixing the issue.
Now you’ll never know when your ex-friend deleted you: Facebook shut the app down
Facebook doesn’t notify its users every time they are removed from someone’s friend’s list, but there’s a new app called Who Deleted Me that does just that.
Justin Bieber’s gratuitous photo shows Instagram’s ‘no nudity’ policy is broken
How much bare skin can one show before it violates Instagram's strict "no nudity" policy? Despite strict policy, many nudes still get posted.
Twitter will celebrate your birthday with balloons and possibly targeted ads
Twitter now lets users input their birthday info into their profiles, and will fill the page with balloons when the special day arrives. However, it could also be a data grab to help its advertisers.
Kickstarter pulls IndieVice accessory due to intellectual property dispute
The IndieVice is an accessory that transforms a standard smartphone into a pro-like camera for filmmaking.
Twitter debuts new button in mobile apps for managing ad campaigns
Twitter has a new ad button on its mobile apps that allows users to manage their ad campaigns right from their phones.