by Chris Snider | May 16, 2012 | Digital information
Twitter launched a new weekly e-mail digest this week, which will be rolled out to all users in the next few weeks. In addition to being a statement that e-mail is still a very effective marketing tool (see Timehop), this new service has some important implications to...
by Chris Snider | May 10, 2012 | Digital information, Digital tools
Baseball season has been in full swing for more than a month, so this seemed like a good time to check in and see which teams have been doing the best job growing a following of fans on Google+. It’s clearly a list of haves and have-nots. A handful of teams have...
by Chris Snider | Apr 19, 2012 | Digital information
Like many people, I signed up for for the social network Google+ as soon as I could get an invite. And like most people, I rarely check in these days. But I do believe that Google+ has a strong future. In an effort to get my social media strategies class excited about...
by Chris Snider | Feb 29, 2012 | Digital information
Facebook launched Timeline for Pages today and will roll it out to all pages on March 30, 2012. But why wait? Here’s how to activate timeline for pages now. 1. Go to https://www.facebook.com/about/pages/ and click on “Preview your pages” in the...
by Chris Snider | Jan 5, 2012 | Digital ideas, Digital information
In the world of presidential politics, Iowa goes first. Which also means the Des Moines Register goes first – first to test out latest digital tools in its caucus coverage. I asked Register Digital Editor Julia Thompson to reflect on how some of those tools worked out...
