Instagram’s not so “instant” any more. Soon, if not already, your Instagram newsfeed will become scrambled – out of chronological order – based on your interactions on the photo-sharing platform. As announced in March, starting soon, the posts you see will be determined by Instagram’s new algorithm, which takes into account which users you’ve Liked, Shared or Commented …
Make no mistake, Twitter is my favorite social network. Facebook feels like a guilty pleasure (why am I stalking friends while they’re on vacation?). LinkedIn is, frankly, a snooze. And I’m not enough of a shutterbug to get a lot of use out of Instagram or Snapchat. Twitter is just more … useful. I get …
Twitter Character Count: Much A-Twitter About Nothing? Read More »
At this point, who hasn’t heard of Snapchat? The popular photo-sharing app has become so ubiquitous that it can even advertise itself without saying a word. If you’re over 30, while you’ve heard of it, you probably don’t completely understand it. I’m over 30 too, and I don’t blame you. If you’ve tried to use …
I know, I know. The year just ended and you were barraged with social media messages about holiday charitable support from seemingly every company in the U.S. Holiday charitable support now seems as ubiquitous to the holiday season as “Holiday Sales Events” (kill me). At that time of year we, bloomfield knoble (bk), may appear to …
I struggled to find time to write this blog – not because I’m too busy at work, but because I’ve been too busy playing with Google Cardboard. I had heard about Google Cardboard, but I’ve been more interested in Oculus Rift and similar devices and hadn’t given it much thought. Then, much to my surprise, I …
Chicken farmers are under the thumb of an evil poultry empire. Want to read this blog? Well, you can’t . . . unless you first read these backgrounders and references: From the Huffington Post From SustainableAgriculture.com From the website of Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur From Poynter It is my personal opinion, and not that of the representative …
For Too Many Farmers, American Serfdom Is Alive and Well Read More »
Hyperbole? Shock value headline? Sure. The fact is, though, I mean it. My outlandish headline applies not only to bk, but to numerous other privately-owned U.S. companies ranging from small family restaurants to lawn care services that deliver their goods everyday with PRIDE. I am sickened by the lack of pride I see on display daily in …
Stupid question, but I’m going to ask it anyway, have you Googled anything lately? Of course you have, everyone has. I mean, it’s Google. Duh. At bloomfield knoble, we don’t just use Google, we study Google. We ponder, pontificate, process and a bunch of other fancy sounding “p” words about it. Why? Because we have …
Stupid question, but I’m going to ask it anyway, have you Googled anything lately? Of course you have, everyone has. I mean, it’s Google. Duh. At bloomfield knoble, we don’t just use Google, we study Google. We ponder, pontificate, process and a bunch of other fancy sounding “p” words about it. Why? Because we have …
Usually I have an issue I have been thinking about for some time, so when it comes to my blog, I just kind of let it flow. It is not often that I don’t have much rattling around in my head. But right now, bloomfield knoble (bk) is, as is said in the restaurant biz, really “in …
