Product Recap: February 2015
28 days later—sans a zombie apocalypse—we survived the wet (and sometimes harsh and miserable) winter of February. We also accomplished quite a bit, like collaborating with Social Media Week, to our map overlay view all the while working tirelessly on a new overhaul. Here’s what we did this February.
Social Media Week Partnership
We love to see cool companies using our tools in cool ways, and no one’s cooler than the coordinators of Social Media Week, a worldwide annual conference with stations from Jakarta to New York. Combining our media carousels and tech love, we teamed up with Social Media Week to create interactive tech event guides for social media week participants. Check this one out:
Innovate Stage: Events to Check Out
By Social Media Week
Stay on top of the newest trends in tech, social movements, startups and more by attending the following events taking place on the Innovate Stage.
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Stop Calling Them Social Media Influencers
By Social Media Week
In a day and age where everyone can be their own content creator and distributor, learn how the likes of Youtube sensation Todrick Hall, amassed their social followings across diverse platforms.
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Social Movements: Reigniting Human Connectivity
By Social Media Week
In today's interconnected world, the power to start a social movement is no longer a privilege enjoyed by the elite alone—ideas of which will be discussed by two of today's major movement builders.
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Return of the Podcast
By Social Media Week
Alex Blumberg, award-winning reporter and producer for This American Life, will be speaking on the rising popularity of podcasts, and the future of audio content distribution.
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The Digital Economy
By Social Media Week
In this discussion, Don Tapscott will be reflecting on 20 years worth of technological development, and where the modern "digital economy" (coined from his "The Digital Economy") is headed.
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A Future for Transportation
By Social Media Week
With $1B companies like Uber and Waze bridging the gap between software and transportation, this discussion aims to uncover the secrets to increasing efficiency in a densely populated world.
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The Myth of Venture Capital
By Social Media Week
Do more VC dollars raised equate to startup success? Jon Oringer, Founder and CEO of Shutterstock will be addressing that exact question in this speaker series.
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The New Millennial Model for Business
By Social Media Week
Randall Lane, Editor of Forbes Magazine will be addressing the growing millennial workforce, and discussing ways to leverage social media and tech knowledge with members of Forbes' 30 Under 30.
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Why Diversity In Tech Matters
By Social Media Week
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Founder and President of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition will be taking the Innovate Stage to speak on why diversity in the workplace is essential for organizational growth.
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The New DIY: Drones, Makers & Bots
By Social Media Week
In this one-on-one speaker series, Martha Stewart and Sophie Kelly, CEO of The Barbarian Group, will be discussing and demonstrating the various innovations that have arisen out of the Maker Movement.
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Streamlining Social Strategy & Collaboration
By Social Media Week
In this event, Patrick Stokes, VP Product Management at Salesforce Marketing Cloud will be discussing solutions and use cases for helping organizations better streamline their social strategies.
Mapping with Mobile in Mind
We couldn’t help ourselves in sharing our style innovation. People love map views and people love mobile—we gather many of our clients’ readers with mobile, too—so we wanted to integrate the experience as best as possible. Enter our map overlay feature, which adds a simple prompt to view the map in fullscreen mode so your readers won’t accidentally scroll through the interactive Google Maps. No one wants to get lost on a map! Check out this feature on one of our case studies for Vancouver Is Awesome, who makes use of map view.
Changes A’Coming
Tirelessly, we’ve been working to change the Quietly creation experience. We’ve learned a lot listening to user feedback—which is paramount in an industry like this—and we’re excited to be announcing big things next month. Too vague? Patience is a virtue. Until next time then.
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