Streaming, YouTube, Social Media Madness and More
QUICK PR READS YOU CAN TACKLE BETWEEN BITES Happy Wednesday, Lunch Breakers! April showers are bringing us cherry blossom flowers, and we’re making sure to soak it up with some Instagram filtered pictures and Spring-focused pitches. [bctt tweet=”In today’s Lunch Break, we’re talking #streaming services, #socialmedia regulation, @YouTube developments and the future of @facebook. ” […]
You & YouTube: PR Opportunities on the Second Screen
When you’re sending a media pitch, what types of outlets do you generally contact? Print? Sure. Online? Absolutely. Broadcast? Always. But what about YouTubers? According to YouTube, the video platform has more than one billion users and reaches more 18 to 49-year-olds than any single cable network in the United States. Now would you consider […]
Coming Soon: Your City’s Drone Hive, Harry Potter Turns 20, YouTube Puts VR In Your Hands, and More
Quick PR Reads You Can Tackle Between Bites What’s this weird filmy thing in the air? Oh right, that’s D.C. summer, and my archnemesis, Humidity, has returned. In this week’s communication news, our wands are at the ready for Harry Potter’s 20th anniversary, Amazon patented a drone skyscraper, YouTube is bringing VR to your fingertips, […]
A Song of Ice and Social Media
When Season 5 of “Game of Thrones” premiers this Sunday, many of us will be anticipating how new plot lines will unfold. But as a social and digital media expert, I can’t help but think about the parallels between the most popular social platforms and the hit HBO show’s most compelling characters. And why not? […]
The Best Branded Viral Videos of 2013
In 2013, online video continued to play an increasingly key role in brand communications. A report from the Pew Research Center found that 78% of internet users 18 and older watched or downloaded videos in 2013. The figure jumps to 95% for those aged 18 to 29. Faced with such increased growth in online video […]
