Jen DeAngelis Archive
How We Can Use Instagram In Public Relations
We’ve all seen and likely created a sepia-tinted, vintage-style digital photo using the photo-sharing service, Instagram on our phones. It makes our photos look much cooler than they are, which is probably why usage is exploding – growing from 15 million users in early 2012 to 80 million users in July. That’s an increase of 400% in seven months! And, as they did with the growing usage of Twitter and Facebook, big brands have taken notice. A recent study by Simply Measured found that 40 percent of Interbrand’s top 100 have an Instagram presence. Brands such as MTV, Starbucks, Burberry, Tiffany & Co. and Nike have a huge following with numbers topping or near half a million followers.
Top Ten Most Awesome Hashtags of 2011
Barnabus “Barney” Stinson, formerly known as Doogie Howser, and legally known as Neil Patrick Harris, is one of prime time TV’s most beloved characters. From his daddy issues to his serial womanizing, he’s the glue that holds together the friendships, and the successful ratings, on CBS’s “How I Met Your Mother.”
One of Barney’s strongest skills, other than “suiting up,” is his uncanny ability to effortlessly insert “hashtag” into any conversation, even when discussing ducky ties. (#yourtiestillsucks)
While there isn’t a hashtagger out there quite as awesome as Barney Stinson (@Broslife – #stinsonROCKS), in 2011 there were some hashtags that were so clever and funny they probably would’ve made him proud. True story.
Good Writing is Clear Thinking, Made Visual
A few weeks ago I received some blog topic inspiration from a pretty unlikely source – a fortune cookie. It was not a 2010 InkHouse holiday fortune cookie, nor was it found under Jim’s desk. It was a regular, comes-with-your-takeout-Chinese-food fortune cookie.
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