With the summer approaching, some of us may slacking on our social medial monitoring. If you’re one of those individuals, don’t worry. Below are the 5 headlines that you may have missed this week, but shouldn’t have.
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Good afternoon to Social Times readers across the globe. The weather seems to be shaping up (or at leas it is by me), which means most of you will be heading outdoors after work. However, before you do, be sure to take a look at the articles that made this week’s headlines list.
If you’re in Canada, be sure to take a look at Kelsey Blair’s Canadians Could Be Fined For Tweeting Election Results, But Can a Fine Stop Social Media? Also, if you are thinking about becoming a politician, would you post your house up on Facebook? Take a look at a politician that did in Katie Kindelan’s So This Politician Posted His House On Facebook.
I don’t know about any of you, but I think it’s time for some lunch. Before you go, glance over the headlines below. For the golfers out there, take a look at David Cohen’s CBSSports.com and Masters.com Tee Up Masters Live for information regarding one of the PGA’s biggest tournaments of the season. Also, if you think protests have been getting a little crazy lately, click on Amanda Cosco’s article More Than Just A Like? Canadians Petition Facebook for a “Love” Button to see what Canadians are doing to reach out to Facebook developers.
I would have to say that each of us have our good and bad days with regards to our physical attributes, which is why New iPhone App Makes It Easy To Take A Picture of Yourself Every Day by Megan O’Neill is an excellent read. In Megan’s article, she discusses an application called Everyday – an application that prompts you to take a picture of yourself every single day. Check the article out below, as well as other top articles of the week.
For some of us, Charlie Sheen has been the hot search in our Google searches. On the other side of the issue, there are those of us who can’t stand the man. Take a look at Megan O’Neill’s To Sheen or Not to Sheen: Are You Still On the High Buzz to see where you stand. If Charlie Sheen does not interest you, maybe Twitter predicting the stock market will. Bilal Hammed takes a look into this in his article Can Twitter Predict The Stock Market? 28 Year-Old Bets 25 Million Pounds It Can.
As I look outside my window, I still see snow on the ground — another reminder that spring is still far off in the distance. However, the good news is that it is Friday, which means the beginning of the weekend. If you’re wondering why your local Blockbuster is closing up, take a look at Megan O’Neill’s How Netflix Bankrupted & Destroyed Blockbuster article to find out why. Also, with all of the corrupt politicians these days it can be a hassle to follow all of them on Twitter. Don’t worry though, Katy Gathright has 10 Politicians That Every Politico Should Follow.
Don’t worry, your weekly round-up is back.If you’re debating on whether or not you should date a blogger, take a look at Tom Johansmeyer’s article Five Tips for Successfully Dating a Blogger for some advice. Afterwards, learn How To Use Quora: A Comprehensive Guide with Kelsey Blair for anyone who is looking to learn from the experts of any community. Finally, learn why your business may fail with Ellie Cachett’s Entrepreneurs Corner: 5 Ways A “Lean” Start-Up Can Fail.
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After watching Super Bowl commercials, did you rank them the same as Hulu? If not, maybe you’ll laugh out loud reading CJ Arlotta’s Ravenwood Fair Brings Some Humor to the Wild-Forest Town-Fair-Bulding Genre article or join Bilal Hammed as he discusses why Social Media Has Become Cuba’s Worst Nightmare. Either way, take a look at our headlines for the week!
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If you are an avid Social Times reader, you are aware that last week we were all gearing up for the Super Bowl and left our “weekly headlines post” sitting on someone’s desk. We’re posting it now, and there are a bunch of posts you need to see about social media marketing, the Monopoly Millionaires Facebook game and a Tumblr analysis. Don’t miss it!
Take a look at the time at the bottom of your screen; it’s almost five o’clock, which means your weekend is near. For now though, take a look at our weekly headlines below. After a crazy football weekend, I decided to select Anthony Marcusa as our writer of the week for How Twitter Slowly Destroyed Cutler. The title itself gave me a good laugh and the article continued to keep my interest.
