SocialMediaGeek

Twitter, what is wrong with you?

I am relatively new to Twitter, I joined in May 2016 and been idly active by reposting my blog articles. I have roughly 70 followers and follow more than 200 accounts.  I’ve always been interested in this platform, but had no real social incentive to put any effort into growing my network. Simply put, none […]

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Virality. What is it and how to achieve it.

Virality is one of the building blocks of today’s social networks success. The feeling you get when joining a cause by liking/sharing some type of content is what makes you further use social networks. We share content because of the feelings we have when we see it or because it is useful. But let’s try […]

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The Echo Chamber We Live In

I am not the first one to write about this, but I am completely atoned with this explanation of the results of the US elections that took place a couple of weeks ago. Actually, I was flattered to see that my sudden realization coincided with the opinions of established professionals and analysts from across the […]

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Social Media News of the Week – Snapchat Spectacles Craze, Instagram Stories and much more

We have plenty of social media news this week form all the big platforms. Stay ahead of the game! Exciting news from Snapchat Snapchat  spread the US in the last weeks with bot vending machines that look like minions. They sell Spectacles glasses that allow you to film and take photos, and which are integrated […]

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Three Gems From the Web – Every Tuesday (18)

Hello and happy Tuesday, I figured since we will be staying a little more time inside as the cold season is approaching, we might need some good laugh every now and then. Therefore, today I will be proposing three funny and witty Instagram accounts that could sprinkle some humor into your feeds for the winter. […]

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Big Data or Big Brother?

Social media is all about trading one’s personal information. When you register online you actually choose to provide your personal data (name, email, photos, names of relatives and friends etc.) in return for a service that allows you for a fast and easy way to be in contact with your loved ones. As Jeffrey Chester, […]

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Three Gems from the Web – Every Tuesday (17)

Happy Tuesday, everyone! Follow my blog with Bloglovin This past week I’ve been watching interesting talks from world-class events themed around technology, social media and the internet era. Since I find some of my discoveries to be so powerful and so useful, I felt eager to share them with you, and what better opportunity than […]

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Facebook Live Map – Some empirical findings …

I don’t know how aware you are about the Facebook Live Map. but if you haven’t noticed it, it sits quietly in your left bar on the desktop version of your  Facebook Page, It is the first one in the APPS tab. And, be advised, once you dive in, your worldview might change forever. It […]

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I’m Going to Webstock 2016!

Hello, Tomorrow I will be breathing the same air and thinking about the same topics as Adrian Hadean, George Buhnici, Dana Rogoz, Vlad Petreanu, Bromania, Zoso, Cristian China Birta and many more (sorry, names appealing only to my Romanian audience). And that is because tomorrow I am participating to the new Webstock edition, the most […]

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Three Gems from the Web – Every Tuesday (16)

Hello there, My favorite things to share, whether on the blog or on my social media account are useful things with a twist. I don’t encounter them every week, but when I do, I cannot wait to spread the word and shout out “Good job!” to those who have put them there. I have a […]

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