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...
by Chris Snider | Dec 27, 2011 | Digital information
It’s one week before the Iowa caucuses, and my latest numbers on GOP candidates and social media show it’s a three-way race between Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and Ron Paul. I’m tracking 17 different indicators of how popular candidates are on social...
by Chris Snider | Dec 21, 2011 | Digital information
NEW POST 12/12/2012: Responsive themes for magazines and newspapers. NEW POST 8/19/2014: Best newspaper and magazine WordPress themes for 2014. WordPress is a great tool for quickly and easily launching a professional-looking website with little or no knowledge of...
by Chris Snider | Dec 6, 2011 | Digital information
A little more than three weeks ago, I measured how the GOP presidential candidates were faring on social media. I looked at 17 different measurements of popularity and engagement on Twitter and Facebook (you can see exactly what I measured here). My results were...
