Author Archives: kwichert

In an attempt to get some free PR, the NYPD affiliated twitter page asks followers to tweet pictures of them with a member of the NYPD. They also included a wonderful example and showed to #myNYPD, so how could things … Continue reading →

According to the New York Times, 3 major record labels are suing Pandora for using songs recorded before 1972 without paying licensing fees.  The labels, including divisions of Sony, Warner and Universal, argue that songs such as Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” … Continue reading →

The newest service to be offered for weddings at the W Hotels in New York is a “social media concierge”. For $3,000 your social media concierge will create a unique hashtag, live tweet, post vine videos and instagram photos. Isn’t … Continue reading →

We have all heard that numerous times, but it is usually related to privacy issues. The Philadelphia Police reported that they were called to a residence in the Grays Ferry area of Philadelphia, where someone released two boxes of live … Continue reading →

Katheryn Deprill was left in a PA Burger King bathroom just hours after she was born. At age 27, she decided to search for her birth mother on Facebook by posting the picture below and finds her (sorry to spoil … Continue reading →

G.M. seems to be handling a recall of over 1.6 million cars pretty well over social media. It is 2014 and if people do not feel their voice is being heard through a call center, the first place they will … Continue reading →

If you know anyone that lives near Oklahoma, they may have participated in a recent social media “tornado drill”. In some of the rural areas, those who do not have TV’s are forced check apps and weather websites since some … Continue reading →

It was announced today that Yahoo bought Vizify, a start up that allows users to create a personal bio by pulling information from social media sites. It is not clear how Yahoo will be using Vizify, but apparently in some way … Continue reading →

Amanda Bynes, who we were first introduced on Nickelodeon is back on Twitter after she deleted many of her controversial tweets.  Last summer, Amanda felt the need to tweet who she thought was attractive or “ugly” along with a few … Continue reading →

The Dallas Police department will now be on Pinterest, Twitter, and have an active crime blog. Recently members of the Dallas Police Department have attended a one day training session on how and when to use social media while in … Continue reading →