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TECHi Interaction covers the platforms connecting billions — social media shifts, app ecosystem changes, UX breakthroughs, and digital engagement trends. TikTok regulatory battles, Instagram algorithm changes, WhatsApp feature rollouts, and the evolving relationship between users and platforms.

Are cell phones and social media killing drivers?

Are cell phones and social media killing drivers?

Picture it. You’re driving down the road singing along to Britney Spears and your phone blows up with notifications.  Your...

Facebook video ads as an alternative to YouTube PPC

Facebook video ads as an alternative to YouTube PPC

A good place for video advertising is YouTube, for the obvious reason that people log on to YouTube in order...

If you use the iOS app for Tumblr, change your password now

If you use the iOS app for Tumblr, change your password now

Tumblr didn't say it was hacked. They didn't say that any data was lost nor did they say that that...

13 signs that social networking has taken over your life

13 signs that social networking has taken over your life

It’s hard to imagine a life without social networks. I mean, what would we do without access to Facebook and...

Cookies and social media

Cookies and social media

We’ve seen it many times before. Once a year, Girl Scouts around the country market and sell different types of...

Can social media save a life?

Can social media save a life?

In this day and age people use their various social media networks to get their voice out, or even talk...

New app brings Likemind-ed people together

New app brings Likemind-ed people together

A new iOS application is bringing people with common interests together through rather simple and traditional methods. The app Likemind...

The 10 best finance apps for BlackBerry smartphones

The 10 best finance apps for BlackBerry smartphones

Keeping track of financial changes in the world — heck, just keeping track of your own personal finances — can...

The history of social media

The history of social media

Do you remember having to pick up a phone book? When was the last time you licked a stamp? Did...

Hey Google and Facebook: where’s the outrage? #NSA

Hey Google and Facebook: where’s the outrage? #NSA

The Fourth of July is about celebrating the freedom of the United States. This year, it's marred by PRISM scandal...

The wrong ways (and right way) to do contests or giveaways on Facebook

The wrong ways (and right way) to do contests or giveaways on Facebook

There's a trend on Facebook that simply won't die. Many business pages continue to offer giveaways, contests, and even "exclusive"...

Why brands are getting it wrong on social media

Why brands are getting it wrong on social media

You’ve created a Facebook page, but have you created a brand? So you’ve created a Facebook page and opened up...

Be thankful about real life on social media

Be thankful about real life on social media

Businesses are starting to get it. They once saw social media as a channel like many others through which they...

How branding posts set up power posts on Facebook

How branding posts set up power posts on Facebook

There are several different ways that businesses go about using Facebook for marketing. Some use it for branding only. Others...

Are you ready for Myspace 3.0?

Are you ready for Myspace 3.0?

The last time anybody had heard about Myspace, it was most likely the punch line of some social media joke....

The art of getting retweets (with addendums)

The art of getting retweets (with addendums)

There really is more art than science when it comes to getting retweeted on Twitter. For individual influencers and organizations...

Vinstagram? How a Vine-like feature on Instagram could change Facebook

Vinstagram? How a Vine-like feature on Instagram could change Facebook

Anyone who loves the Vine app for Twitter knows two things - it can be a lot of fun and...

#Instagram: the savior of small businesses

#Instagram: the savior of small businesses

When a group of people from a business begin to engage in ways of promoting their businesses what are some...

An extremely long but exceptionally useful social media dimensions infographic

An extremely long but exceptionally useful social media dimensions infographic

Some infographics are long for the sake of being long. They take up way too much space to make very...

Use social media to educate consumers… and possibly blow their minds

Use social media to educate consumers… and possibly blow their minds

The days of businesses focusing their efforts on entertaining their fans on social media are behind us... at least they...