New Technology

There is one type of social media that I am really looking forward too. That is the collaboration between social media and virtual reality. There has been talk that Facebook is going to create a social media site such as that. Back in 2014 Facebook bought Oculus VR for 2 billion dollars. This company is known for being the biggest players in virtual reality, so naturally with Facebook combining its efforts with a virtual reality company you will get something along the lines of social reality.

            Now I don’t quite know how you would get these two features to combine, as it would take some serious camera work. I was thinking that if you were going to be involving people in virtual reality, the camera person would have to take video in 360 degree angles which could be a big hassle for those wanting to post. Another thing that I think could be an issue is the fact that not everybody has access to a machine capable virtual reality. So I do think that it will take time for an invention of this sort to come out.

            One idea that I think could be really fascinating is the use of involving people in activities they cannot attend. An article I read talked about how people are not always able to attend all activities that there friends and family are at. With the use of this app people could be at all events just by being at home. For example it talked about being able to “play” ping-pong against your friends from your house. If there was a way that someone could wear a camera it would be as if you are playing them in Ping-Pong. Or lets say both of you log onto the app you guys can both be at your house and play each other through the app. If the games or adventures are already programmed into the app you would be able to play easily with each other. Depending on how advanced the technology is you would be able to either look at what people post and experience it, or even the possibility of interacting with each other through the app.

            I feel as if this app could really help people, I have read that people who are heavily involved in social media tend to be more depressed or suffer from anxiety more then those that don’t get involved in it. I do feel that this app could bring people together and get them out of their depression. The reason that I feel this way is many times people become sad because they can not be involved in the activities that there friends are attending. With this app people could feel as if they are involved even though they are not there. Obviously this app is going to take a long time to develop and perfect but I do feel that this is the direction that apps are going.

http://fortune.com/2015/12/23/2016-social-media-facebook/

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jun/13/best-virtual-reality-apps-smartphone-iphone-android-vr

Stand Alone Mobile Apps vs. Internet Browser Mobile Apps

When looking up information on this topic I found that before you ever make any conclusions on if an app is better then a website you need to first determine the key difference. One of the key characteristics in determining the difference between mobile and website is the size and layout design of the page. On a website things can be spread out and you are able to see almost all of the features in own view. Sometimes on apps as it is smaller and hand held there will be a difference of page view. Sometimes you have to look at other pages to see everything you want. Also there are hyperlinks that will take you different places, as you are not able to see it all at once. One thing that people have said they like more about mobile apps is the ability to sink all of your phone information to the app. For example there are many apps that use your contact information so you can have more friends or send friend request. For me personally I like the fact that you are usually able to access your photos straight from your camera roll and post that to the mobile app. Along with photos you can use your location as a reference to pictures or locations near by with your computer website you are not able to do that.

The article also gave advice for people who are trying to decide whether or not they should build a home website or a mobile app. The main idea behind doing this is determining your end goal and who you audience will be. For me I think that I would choose to do a mobile app as most people seem to be on there phones more then they are on a home website. Or even better you can be like multiple social media accounts and have both in my opinion that is the best of both worlds because you can tailor to your mobile audience as well as the website audience. When you are determining your idea of an app it is important to think of updates many times it is much easier and more flexible for a online website to constantly update without the use of the clicking update. Many times on mobile apps you will not know that there is an update until someone tells you and you have to go in and manually update the mobile app yourself. This can be very frustrating for some people especially the older generation. I know that I looked at my grandma’s Facebook on her phone the other day and it looked as if she had not updated it in years. I’m sure that is not the case but it seemed that way. One last thing to add is the use of mobile data in this day and age people are always on there phones which uses data when they are on a mobile app it can cost them more on there month bill. I have heard that some people try and stay away from mobile apps as they do have to pay more in month bills due to data usage. The point is there are many factors that you have to put in place when determining if a mobile app is better then an online website app.

https://www.hswsolutions.com/services/mobile-web-development/mobile-website-vs-apps/

https://www.apteligent.com/2015/09/app-insight-between-mobile-and-web/

Viral Videos

“A viral video is any clip of animation or film that is spread rapidly through online sharing. Viral videos can receive millions of views as they are shared on social media sites, reposted to blogs, sent in emails and so on”. I have always enjoyed watching viral videos because they are usually funny or interesting content.

            There are many ways that viral videos become viral. In my opinion social media is the main contributor to making a video popular. There are many times that I am scrolling through my social media and I will see a funny video and it will have been retweeted by thousands of people making it viral. Another really popular way of making a video viral is through the old social media network known as Vine. Vine was an app that would allow you to post videos up the 30-second intervals. Once you see a funny video like that it is easy to look up who ever created it on YouTube, and you are instantly hooked. YouTube is website that you can upload any time of video that you would like. This website is where people go to look up videos of there liking but many times before you click on the video of your likeing you will see a video that has gone viral and has millions of views which makes you curious to see why so many people are watching that video. This is how video becomes viral one click after the other.

           

            I read an article on how to make a video go viral and the tips that were given were quite helpful. First was to create a short high quality video. How many times have you clicked on a video and the quality was bad so you stopped watching it. Without the quality you will loose views which will stop you video from going viral. Also you need to keep your video short and sweet. The best is a 2 to 3 minute video if your video is much longer then that many people feel as if they don’t have the time to watch the video so keeping it a short length will help your video grows with viewers.

            Second is to place keywords and descriptions in your title. Many times what catches our attention is the words that are provided in the description. Many times I will click on the video because the title sounds so cool and sometimes the video is not that great. But that the trick you need to have descriptions that will catch your views eye.

            Third is to become your own salesperson. You need to make sure that you sell your video so that way people see it. The trick to doing that is to promote your video all over social media. Also it is good if you can to have friends or people help share your video. Along with comments on your video this will help bring attention to your video.

            Lastly is to have others help do the work for you. What I mean by that is have your YouTube setting allow for comments, ratings, votes, and shares. This will help your video bring more attention and the people will see how popular your video is which will help you reach your goal of having a viral video.

            I hope that these steps will help you create your own viral video. Or even find a viral video of your liking. This has been a fun blog and I hope that it helped you guys thanks for reading.

           

https://www.techopedia.com/definition/26863/viral-video

http://www.talentzoo.com/beneath-the-brand/blog_news.php?articleID=11836

Search Engine Optimization

SEO also known as Search Engine Optimization is really an incredible thing. Basically this is the library of the internet, lets say that you are a librarian and someone comes to you for help and they want an exact book well how would you know which book would best fit there needs. First you would have to know each and every book that you guys have and what is inside each book. This is done using an algorithm these algorithms make it easier for you to find the information that you need. Each major search engine like Google, Bing, Yahoo, ETC. take all the information that is out there and they break it up into different algorithms that help them to fit the search you are asking for.

If you own a website having high search rankings is very important. This is what helps your business grow and your website be one of the top dogs above all the rest. Now you might as how would I make my website more searched then others. The answer is by having all of the ingredients to make your algorithm stand out more then the others.  The first step to fitting the algorithm is words each search engine knows all the words that are in your website. So if you are a car repair shop it is very important that you have a lot of words saying CAR and REPAIR that way the algorithm will see your website. Second will be your title this is in the URL of your website it is important to have those key words in your URL if you want to algorithm to find you easily. Third is links it is very important that your website is linked to many others this usually means that you have good information or maybe good reviews the more links that you have to your website the more likely your page will be viewed. Third is the words that are used in your links, back to the Car Repair if your links say that you are the best car repair shop then you will have much more success. Lastly is reputation sites matter if they have lots of new and refreshing content will help you out a bunch. The SEO can see how often you are getting new content and this will help you stand out more then websites that don’t have lots of new info. I like to compare this step to someone on twitter or Facebook sometimes if someone hasn’t posted in months you are less likely to follow them because you will see that they aren’t going to post anything.

When learning about this it really made me think of the website Amazon. Have you ever noticed any time you want to buy something online you type it in a search engine, Amazon seems to be the first website that comes up. This is because they have followed all of the steps to have the algorithm find them first. First they are making sure that they have all the words that you are looking for. Second they usually have the word you are looking for in there URL, which I think, is really crazy. Third is links there are always links that are trying to take you to amazon which can sometimes be annoying but it sure is helping them out. Lastly is there reputation, amazon is always posting new things and have great interaction with them. This is why Amazon has become so popular is by following all of there algorithms. I hope this helped.

http://searchengineland.com/guide/what-is-seo

https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo