Will WhatsApp reign for long? Are your grandparents making their marriage official by posting it on Facebook? What the heck is going on with Google Glass? These questions and more, answered in this week’s #MMSocialReport.Continue reading
Metter Media Social Report, Jan. 9, 2015
ICYMI: Facebook has acquired a tech startup and 2015 has been deemed the year of the crowd. Of all the blog posts and articles floating around the Internet this week, we’ve rounded up a few useful posts you may have missed, covering news, trends, and features.Continue reading
Metter Media Social Report, Jan. 2, 2015
Happy new year! While everyone was celebrating the past two days, we made sure to keep track of what was happening online and rounded up a few useful posts you may have missed, covering news, trends, and new features from your favorite apps.Continue reading
The Implications of Facebook’s ‘Year In Review’ and New Keyword Post Search
Over the holidays, Facebook took another misstep in its quest to get to know us. You may have woken up one morning to see its suggested “Year In Review” right at the top of your News Feed. The slideshow of images from our lives in 2014 came from the most engaged posts—the ones that got the most shares, likes, even impressions. So Facebook deduced that the most important parts of our lives equal the best parts of our life… which, of course, led to utter turmoil. Continue reading
Metter Media Social Report, Dec. 26, 2014
You were probably online as little as possible this week due to the holiday, giving yourself no free time to browse the web or check your favorite blogs. But that’s okay! We’ve rounded up a few useful posts you may have missed, covering news and new features from your favorite apps.
8 Social Media Related Gifts You Can (Probably) Get In Time For Christmas
Here at Metter Media, we know busy schedules can sometimes lead to putting off non-work-related tasks to the last minute. This holds true for family birthdays (overnighting your mom’s card), doctor’s appointments, and yes, holiday shopping.Continue reading
10 Holiday e-Cards for Social Media Fanatics
Being the social media fanatic you are, e-cards are probably on your list of things to share. Actually, you probably send them out randomly for no reason at all, just because they’re fun and you can. Now it’s the holiday season and there’s a valid occasion to do so! But don’t worry if you’re not the most creative one in the bunch. Digging around someecards to find the most relatable notes you and your like-minded friends will understand and love turned up these results (click each one to send it via email directly from the site):
AMC’s The Walking Dead Spoils it for Everyone
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, EFF AMC ARE YOU SERIOUS. Being able to react with and respond to your fans is important as a brand, but sometimes it comes at a price. While The Walking Dead does a great job of live-tweeting their show, it seems they have forgotten that not everyone is watching live (especially west coast fans).
The team running The Walking Dead’s social media unleashed a horde of walking spoilers upon its unsuspecting fans when they posted a MAJOR spoiler immediately following the east coast showing of its mid-season finale (post not included here to save the rest of you).
The first time the post was sent was at 9:59pm EST but was deleted quickly enough – but not before damage was done, of course. But then they posted it again and, this time, there was a wee bit of…what’s the word…outrage. Fans on the west coast or not at a television were heartbroken to learn of the death of a major character before getting a chance to watch the finale themselves.
While AMC has since apologized, the effects are long-lasting. With memes popping up all over AMC and The Walking Dead’s official social accounts from disgruntled fans, the spoilers are hard to miss. In fact, in a MM email thread, one of our very own fell victim:
Here are some of our favorite memes in response to this weekend’s big spoiler:
*POSSIBLE (minor) SPOILERS AHEAD*
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Star Power: Celebrities Using Social Media for Good
Not to sound too cliché, but Spiderman’s Uncle Ben was right: with great power comes great responsibility, and arguably the most powerful tool in the universe today is social media.
Some celebrities choose to use their status for evil (lookin’ at you and your battery-acid Ciroc, P. Diddy), while others choose to lend their voices to more rewarding endeavors. Star Power is the first of an ongoing column focused on celebrities who use their social media skills and popularity to raise money and awareness for charitable causes. These are their stories.
Memes Social Media Managers Will Love
Everyone loves memes, especially when they’re particularly relatable. Being social media managers and working with these characters on a regular basis, our team came up with a few favorites to voice our frustrations (and successes) when it comes to reach, engagement, and other daily SM battles. Feel free to tweet us some of your own @mettermedia!