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Notice Something Different? The Twitter Character Count Doubles to 280
Does your Twitter seem different? A big change is here. As of this morning, every Roman alphabet user across the world will have 280 Twitter characters to play with; doubling the original 140 limit. Will you need 280 to get your point across? Probably not. In fact, most testers admitted they didn’t use the full…
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Snapchat Overtakes Twitter in Daily Users
With 150 million people sending “snaps” every day, Snapchat—the social network that relies on ephemeral, in-the-moment photos and short videos—now has more daily users than Twitter, according a report from Bloomberg citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter.
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Week of 9/14 Project Roundup – The Social Campfire
What a wonderful week of content, copywriting, and social media projects! Here’s a snapshot of what Jessica and The Social Campfire have been working on for clients this week: The natural, exciting and beautiful world of #TequilaCraft:
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The Power of the Hashtag for Business Beginners
When it comes to social media, the #hashtag is one of the most powerful – and most misunderstood – tools in the industry. At this stage in the social media game, many people still don’t know how to harness and utilize the hashtag – especially for business. You’ve heard of the hashtag and you’ve heard…
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The Difference Between Inbound Marketing and Outbound Marketing – and Why It Matters
Inbound Marketing and Outbound Marketing are two distinctively different entities, and they may be described to you in unique ways based on the person you’re speaking to. Some say that Outbound Marketing is the “old fashioned” way of doing things, and Inbound Marketing is the present and future of the industry. Others describe Outbound Marketing…
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I Love Your Product – The Rise and Power of the Social Consumer
When I was a kid, one of my whimsical grown-up fantasies was to have the job of taste tester. A school film documented the daily lives of the fast food and ice cream taste tester, whose one job was to master the heart of flavor one bite or sip at a time. It didn’t sound like…
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Join our Newest Social Hubs!
We’d like to Invite *YOU* to Join The Social Campfire on our newest Social Communities: Instagram Our Instagram account @SocialCampfire is igniting the platform with a look into the daily life of TSC and Founder and President Jess Dawkins, along with company and client updates and features, inspirational quotes, gorgeous Florida-centric images, and more! Click…
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Tweet Longer! Twitter Will Increase Character Limit for Direct Messages
Have you heard? Twitter has made a big announcement regarding character limit in DMs: the 140 character limit will be increased, starting in July 2015. This month, Twitter staff recommends that application developers take a few actions in preparation for the longer DM text, although no one will be able to send longer DMs officially until…
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The Evolution of Social Media: A Positive Experience for the Anxious
Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are great outlets for the socially anxious, shy, and introverted. A look at how the Internet and Social Media have evolved to become an outlet for the socially anxious.