Sarah Rockholt (@Sarahrockholt) is an event planning associate at MentorMate (where alum Ryan Pena works at the time of this recording). Her career at MentorMate began as an intern and she has worked her way up through the ranks to her current role at the company.
Hear her story on this week's episode.
And of course, Why Does She Social?!
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Welcome to the sixth episode of Why I Social Sessions - where we bring you short discussions focused on one singular topic. This is not your standard Why I Social episode where we learn about a guest - but instead - we focus on important topics impacting the social media space today.
Today, on Why I Social Sessions, Why I Social alum Casie Shimansky joins me to talk about the latest update to Instagram included the addition photo/video galleries.
On Episode 6
1. What does this feature mean for personal use?
2. What does this feature mean for business use?
3. How does this impact Instagram Stories, if at all?
4. What does this mean for Snapchat, if anything?
Following the conversation:
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Music for Why I Social Sessions is "Voice Over Under" by Kevin McCleod
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On this week's episode, an old friend reappears in Amir's life. Also, our hosts discover that Alexa is now VERY skilled.
This week's Five Favorites:
1. For Generation Z, 'Live Chilling" replaces hanging out (WSJ)
2. Alexa Passes 10,000 Skills (VentureBeat)
3. Booming Android Revenue Shows Its No Longer the Poor Cousin (The Register)
4. Snapchat Faces Tough Questions With Insiders (Business Insider)
5. Hot Topic: Instagram Will Now You Posts 10 Pictures (or videos) at Once (The Verge)
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Matt Rappaport is a social media coordinator at B&H Photo Video. He has previously worked at Tech Times and the Huffington Post. He's also an actor with a passion for the industry and an experienced interviewer.
Hear his story on this week's episode.
And of course, Why Does He Social?!
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On this week's episode, both hosts have upgraded with some new technology in the past week. Also, drones, again. Deal with it.
This week's Five Favorites:
1. iPhone 8 To Feature 5.8 Inch OLED Display With 5.15-Inch Main Screen and Virtual Buttons Below (Mac Rumors)
2. Facebook swipes at LinkedIn by letting brands post job openings on Pages (VentureBeat)
3. More than 60 percent of Snapchat users skip ads on platform (DigiDay)
4. Say goodbye to YouTube's long, unskippable ads starting next year (Mashable)
5. (Hot Topic) PewDiePie versus WSJ
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Martin Dull (@mgdull on Instagram) is a painting technician at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture. He's also an artist operating his own studio in Jersey City. After attending school with Martin at Marywood University in Scranton, PA - we came to realize we both worked in NYC (thanks to Facebook) - opening the door to one of the most interesting conversations in the podcast's history.
Hear his story on this week's episode.
And of course, Why Does He Social?!
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On this week's episode, Chris shares the story of how his son lost his first tooth. Also, the NBA pulls a page out of the NFL's social media book.
This week's Five Favorites:
1. Pinterest Introduces Lens, A Shazam for Objects (The Verge)
2. Grammy's Using Snapchat to Lure Younger Viewers (DigiDay)
3. Shareholders Urge Company to Replace Zuckerberg w/ Independent Board Chair (VentureBeat)
4. YouTube Creators With 10,000+ Followers Get Mobile Livestreaming (AdWeek)
5. (Hot Topic) The Best (and Worst) of Super Bowl Commercials (Five Favorites edition)
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Katy Spencer Johnson is a Communications and Marketing Agent at Quincy College (working for alum Eric Clark at the time of this recording). She is also the editor-in-Chief) of Wild Swimming New England. She spends some of her free time doing work for causes like breast cancer and volunteering at the Quincy Animal Shelter.
Hear her story on this week's episode.
And of course, Why Does She Social?!
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On this week's episode, Chris and Amir recap their DJI/BHPhotoVideo experience in NYC. Also, listeners may find themselves wondering what Amir would look like as a soccer mom.
This week's Five Favorites:
1. Twitter's NFL Stream Averages 265k Viewers (Marketingland)
2. LinkedIn Just Stole An Idea From Facebook - And It's Tremendous (Inc)
3. Facebook Reports 8.81 billion in revenue as monthly users jump 17% (VentureBeat)
4. Amazon's Alexa Will Place That Annoyingly Long Starbucks Order For You (CNet)
5. (Hot Topic) Super Snapchat IPO update
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