Yes, You’re a Digital Liar [Video]
Jeff Hancock thinks you’re a liar. But not in some awful you’re-a-terrible-person sort of way. The cognitive science and communication professor from Cornell simply thinks we use lies to manage our...
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This Is the Best PR Response to a Facebook Comment Ever
In today’s digital world, social media can quickly turn a company upside down if they’re not careful. And last month that’s what one man nearly did via Facebook. On October 2nd, a British man named...
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Have Einstein’s Predictions About Interaction Come True?
Is Albert Einstein turning in his grave because of the way we interact today? According to this image, the answer is yes. This viral meme has been getting passed around the Internet faster than you can...
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Newspaper Sites With Paywalls On the Rise [Infographic]
Sales of printed newspapers have been on the decline over the last decade. In attempts to save their companies and earn more revenue, most newspapers have put their content online for free. The model...
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How to Write Eye-Catching Tweets
With the advent of social media and dwindling attention spans, PR professionals and social media managers are challenged to pack a lot of punch into short messages. One of the most challenging mediums...
View ArticleThe Onion Rips on Social Media Experts [Video]
A new video from faux news source, The Onion, pokes fun at social media ‘experts’ who charge enormous amounts for questionable results. While the job is actually much different and more difficult than...
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People Won’t Pay For Content, Unless You Make Them Feel Bad [Study]
If efforts to save their dwindling companies in the declining industry of journalism, many newspapers that have moved their product online are also looking to charge subscriptions for content (a method...
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Get $20,000 for Student Debt by Writing a Creative Tweet. Seriously, We’re...
Hey Communication Majors, it’s time to put all those communication skills you’ve learned to work. In an effort to help students pay off their average $26,000 debt, MassMutual is awarding $20,000 to the...
View ArticleFive of the Best Online Colleges for a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication
The success of businesses, government agencies and non-profit organizations are dependent on those who are skilled in oral and written communication. There is a wide range of career options available...
View ArticleYes, Twitter Is for Fiction Too
This talk — entitled “Adventures in Twitter Fiction” — is presented by writer and editor Andrew Fitzgerald, who is also a member of the News and Journalism Partnerships team at Twitter, and helped to...
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How Technology is Affecting Our Social Skills
Those who are new to the social media scene may at first glance, feel like they are entering a whole new world. For the most part, they are. How people interact online versus in real life are two...
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Bloggers and Reviews – Can They Be Trusted?
Before making a purchase, whether big or small, usually requires a bit of research beforehand. Uncommon or infrequent items that involve a little more thought than your everyday items means searching...
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Non-Profit Internet Campaigns
For those of us who frequent the online world; we’ve all seen them. Those pop up ads that appear requesting visitors to “Donate Now” to the most recent disaster or humanitarian crisis. In times of...
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Are Political Campaigns on Facebook Effective?
The race for the next leader is on. Canadians and Americans are both being bombarded with political messages for the upcoming elections for Prime Minister and President, respectively. We see the...
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Voice Verification Systems Prone To Theft?
In a world such as this, with all the incredible technology that has been produced, it is both an exciting time but also a rather fearful time. With an increase in online transactions whether it is...
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What Is The Best Time To Tweet?
When should you be tweeting? What time of day maximizes exposure amongst your audience? Whether for personal use or business use, those who tweet want to maximize the number of views each tweet gets....
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Computer Program Learning Classes Falling Behind The Times
Nobody can deny that computer programs are becoming a much more common learning tool in schools today. As hard as it is to believe at one point in time, not too long ago, teachers were required to take...
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eSeniorCare – An App For Seniors
With the aging baby boom population, our society has begun to see the beginning of an influx in the number of senior citizens within Canada. As it is a known fact, this population will continue to grow...
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The Pushback – Stop Living Through A Screen
It is 2016. Take a look around you. There are probably more people on a technological device than not. With each passing day, people are growing more and more dependent on the various portable devices...
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Shocking Truth About Video Games And Real World Skills
Despite popular opinion, there may be hope for video games after all. In some instances, video game players appear to be learning important skills applicable to the real world. A recent study conducted...
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