Your Musical Discoveries

The recently launched Twitter #Music provides users with a new music experience.  While it does offer the ability for listeners to enjoy popular music, it also promotes emerging artists.  On a social media platform as widely used as Twitter, this feature will undoubtedly allow new artists to get more recognition than they would have with local shows and even their own website.  The app also has a suggestions page based on the music choices you make.  The user interface is easy to use and links directly to Spotify or Rdio so the user can listen to full songs - without switching apps.  Twitter #Music is still in the early stage of discovery for many Twitter users.  However, once the music starts, it’ll be hard to stop. 

Your Newest Group Member

You’re three hours into a meeting with your classmates working on a project and it’s getting late. Your patience is dwindling and the creative juices aren’t flowing as freely when all of a sudden – your stomach starts to growl. GroupMe has a solution.

A recent update allows members of a group to participate in its Split Cost feature. Money can be collected from everyone in the group to chip in for the pizza everyone is so desperately craving. With a simple credit card transaction, each share can be paid to the kind individual who pays for the pizza upfront. The additional costs are minimal at only 4% plus $0.99 for each transaction. Once every member has chipped in, the Split creator can choose to collect. This GroupMe feature can be used for tons of situations and is super convenient when people don’t have cash. 

Your Next Significant Other

Why sign up and pay for dating websites when you may just meet someone special within your existing social network?  While it may seem like a stretch, countless couples have enjoyed this fate through platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Instragram, Tumblr, and even Flickr. 

The internet is riddled with stories of these by-chance encounters and the series of events that led to a relationship.  While you may think of social media as a way to express yourself, something to keep you occupied when bored, or a way to stay connected with your favorite brands, don’t rule out the possibility of something more.  You never know when a follow, like, post, repin, or blog comment could spark a conversation with a potential prospect. 

That being said, take a minute to ask yourself: are you portraying yourself on social media as the type of person you want the person you’re looking for to be looking for?