by Chris Snider | Feb 1, 2016 | Digital information
The Iowa Caucuses are tonight. I’m teaching about how Facebook works and social media best practices tomorrow. So I decided to take a look at how the top presidential candidates (the six with double-digit numbers in the latest Iowa Poll) are using Facebook to...
by Chris Snider | Jan 26, 2016 | Digital information
One of my favorite things to discuss in my social media strategies class is how much Facebook and Twitter know about us – or at least think they know about us – based on what we do and say on their social networks. With that in mind, I decided to see if I...
by Chris Snider | Nov 23, 2015 | Digital information
I recently purchased a Ricoh Theta S 360 video camera, which lets you dive into the world of 360 video for less than $350. Compare this to the thousands of dollars that you could spend to put together a 360 video rig using GoPro cameras (which I hope to do one day)....
by Chris Snider | Nov 3, 2015 | Digital information
There are a handful of ways to control what you see in your Facebook news feed. One of the simplest is to choose a page or a person whose content you want to see first. This video shows you how to take control of your Facebook news feed and decide what page’s...
by Chris Snider | Nov 2, 2015 | Digital information
I spoke at the Iowa High School Press Association fall conference Thursday (Oct. 29, 2015) in Iowa City about how their publications could use Snapchat. Which means two things: 1. I had Vine wings. 2. I did a survey of the high school students who attended my breakout...
by Chris Snider | Oct 15, 2015 | Digital information
We’re halfway through the college football season, and it’s clear who is emerging as the best teams on the field. But which Big Ten teams are taking advantage of social media to rally their fans. Here’s a look at the Big Ten football teams with the...