Friday Links Roundup: December 12, 2014
It’s that time of year when, for better or for worse, we find ourselves looking back on the past year and planning for the next. Check out ‘Year in Review’ posts from some of our favorite social sites to see what trended on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Spotify in 2014. Minter.io lets you find out your best Instagram posts of the year. In addition, our friends at iStrategyLabs highlight the 2014 mobile year in...
Recap: Elections and Advocacy in the Digital Age
On Wednesday, November 12, Digital District denizens met at The Loft for a timely panel on elections and advocacy in the digital age. On the panel were Ross Parman of the Republican National Committee, Ximena Hartstock of Phone2Action and Fred Greisbach of AARP. During the event, we learned that there has been what Parman describes as a “sea change” in recent years. More campaigns and organizations are turning to social...
Is social media diminishing our sense of personal responsibility?
Over the weekend, a 26-year old Baltimore woman named Gabrielle Wathen celebrated her birthday. At the end of the night, she took an Uber home. Because it was Halloween and demand for cars was high, Uber was under surge pricing. Despite the fact that a note unmistakeably alerting you surge pricing is in effect pops up in the app before you can call an Uber during a period of surge, Ms. Wathen took the ride anyway and was charged more...
A New Look for Twitter: Second Impressions
I don’t even know if “second impressions” are a thing, but two weeks ago I wrote about my first impressions of Twitter’s new look for web, so I’m going with second impressions to share my thoughts on Twitter’s new and improved web profile now that all users actually have it. Sometimes you just have to go with whatever feels sequential. Best Tweets The Best Tweets feature is supposed to make your...
A New Look for Twitter: First Impressions
Yesterday, Twitter announced it would be rolling out “a new and improved web profile.” The new profile has already showed up for a handful of users. If you open a new account, you’ll automatically have the new profile. Everyone else should get it in the next few weeks. (Rumor is this month.) Here’s First Lady Michelle Obama’s new profile: In addition to being much more visual, the new profile will offer a...
