As a New Year Dawns…
A new year has dawned and the word “resolution” fills the air. People talk about exercising more, eating healthier, and securing dream jobs. I, like Jeannie, think how social media…
Is Black Friday About the Best Things?
Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, more turkey, and succulent pumpkin pie, it truly is that time of year. At the end of each November, Americans gather and celebrate various holidays. Thanksgiving…
Millennials and Their Personal Branding
Last month, I wrote a piece about social media and millennials, a generation that I know all too well. This week I have decided to continue on this millennial viewpoint…
Millennials and Their Social Media
The internet is an integral part of their daily lives. They wake up every morning to the alarm of their smartphone, check their emails, and get on Facebook. Before heading…
Will Teens Flock to LinkedIn?
If you know any teenagers, or have your own, you may have heard that Facebook is quickly losing its “cool”.According to a recent Pew survey, more teens dislike the growing…
3 Tips to Increase Twitter Followers
My Twitter handle, @EthanParry3, currently has 63 followers.Although that number is quite small, many of my followers have much more. Thousands. What is the secret to having more Twitter followers?…
5 Links From Last Week to Love
Ethan Parry is a public relations professional who is particularly passionate about social media, SEO, and content development topics. Tweet him at @ethanparry3.In the first of T.S. Eliot’s “Four Quartets,”…
When Facebook Fails to Reflect Reality
Ethan Parry is an aspiring public relations practitioner. Tweet him at @EthanParry3. When you log into Facebook, what kind of content populates your wall? If your wall is anything like…
Content Development Tips
On a typical day you can often find me spending hours, too many to admit, on the vast web. I scour reports, images, and recent trends, all in hopes of…
Instagram, the next Vine?
In October 2012, Twitter acquired Vine. Vine is a mobile app that allows users to create and post videos, called “vines”, which can only be a maximum length of six…