Latest Articles from the SMSS Blog


Mid-Week Social Report: Is Facebook a Fad? Videos Next Big App, and More…
Facebook | By Maggie Grainger | Wednesday May 16, 2012

Instagram has been making news left and right these past few weeks after Facebook bought it for $1 billion bucks. Now, all eyes are turning the next big boom on the mobile app frontier — videos.
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Top Ten Pinterest Tips
How To | By Meaghan Edelstein | Tuesday May 15, 2012

By now everyone has at least heard of Pinterest. It's the fastest growing social platform and has become an extremely popular [Pinterest] channel for brands of all shapes and sizes
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Maryland Passes First Social Media Law Preventing Employers from Demanding Applicant Passwords
Social Media | By Kara Mignanelli | Wednesday May 09, 2012

Maryland comes up first in the legislative race throughout the states in passing what many may consider essential legislation protecting employee and applicant privacy rights as it pertains to social media account information. Illinois and California have measures that have recently passed through legislative committees, while bills are still being considered in New York and [...]
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