Welcome to This Week In Digital with Increase Visibility with your hosts, Mike and Taylor! We bring you the best news and articles in the Digital Media industry from this week! Check out today’s episode:
Facebook Buys Instagram
I think all of you have heard this week about Facebook’s big purchase. For the total of $1 Billion dollars, the Facebook franchise purchased Instagram, the app the allows you to be a pro photog in your own right. The 9 person staff at Instagram will join the Facebook family soon, but all the while, what does this mean for the company? Nothing, really… the question has been raised, has Facebook been sucked into the hipster-centric era and just wants to be included into the popular corner? We would actually like to know what you think about this. Check out the article and share!
The Steps to help drive sales with Ineffective Websites
So, you have a website set up. Great, youre set! Right? Well it takes more than just a great website design and layout to get your company to where you want it. Our next article discusses the 5 steps you can take to make your beautiful new website work the best for you! These 5 steps will not only make your website more effective but will also give purpose to the thousands of dollars you just spent making your website awesome. Check out the article and consider where your company stands.
Google + Gets a new look
Hmm, I wonder who Google+ is trying to look like…? If you haven’t been on your Google+ account this week, then you will have missed the “face”lift it has gotten. Yup, Google announced that in order to make G+ easier to use, they have changed its look and functionality, just a little. Cover photo included? Check out this article and log into your Google account to check out the new changes!
Video: Make it Count by Travelling!
Nike gave money to film maker, Casey Neistat to produce a commercial for their Nike+ FuelBand. Instead he made this creative and viral film…what could the message be here? Other than spend other people’s money? Casey gives us the insight into making this life count…while travelling around the world in 10 days. Check out the video!