Instagram is Here for Android

The wait is over for Android users.

Instagram for Android is here.

The popular social photo app that Apple IOS users have been enjoying for over a year is finally available to download on Google Play.

Instagram is a quick and easy way to share photos with the world. Think Twitter but for images. Users can shoot away and upload pictures within seconds to a feed sent to their "followers".

If users want, they can even make their snaps look more beautiful with a selection of editing functions.

An assortment of nifty digital filters can transform any dull and average photograph into a striking effect reminiscent of an album cover from the '70s. Critics cannot deny that the app is highly addictive. It's also free.

Instagram has been quite popular on Apple's Iphone, attracting 30 million IOS users since its debut on Apple's App Store in 2010.

My Appearance on LinkedIn Lady Radio Show From Last Week

On February 23, I had the pleasure of being on Carol McManus' radio show.

Each day, author/speaker and marketer extraordinaire Carol McManus hosts her own show on the Rockstar Radio network and she talks social media, surviving as a small business and sometimes technology.

I was happy to talk to her about my use of social media and what it means in the sports world.

You can take a listen on her archive of shows here:

Feb 23, 2012 Show

http://rockstarradionetwork.com/podcasts/thelinkedinladyshow

You can also download it on iTunes for you iDevice.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-linkedin-lady-show/id433664232

Carol does a great job and you can learn something each day from her and her stable of guests.

Hope to do it again soon!

Georgia Aquarium is a Believer in Social Media

I enjoy talking with the people that run the social media platforms at their companies and organizations.  These are mainly newly created jobs and many of these people are learning as they go. 

They all say their job is exciting and different each and every day.

Here's a guest column that I did for the Technology Association of Georgia where I talk about how the Georgia Aquarium handles social media and get some great insight from Ashley Payne, who is the Manager of Digital Media for the Aquarium.

Here's the link... enjoy.

http://tagthink.com/latest/georgia-aquarium-uses-social-media-to-their-advantage.html

The Weather Channel Finds Success With Apps and Social Media

I was fortunate enough to attend the Social TV Event here in Atlanta last week.  There, I met The Weather Channel's VP of Branding, Derek Van Nostran.

Derek was one of the participants in the conference, but he took some time out to talk to me about some things that are going on at The Weather Channel including their Twitter platform called The Weather Channel Social.

You can read my article at this link:

http://www.examiner.com/gadgets-in-atlanta/the-weather-channel-stays-ahead-of-the-storm-with-technology-and-social-media

An an AudioBoo of my interview with Derek is here:

Book Delta Flights on Facebook

Delta on Thursday became the first airline to open a ticket window on Facebook, allowing customers to search for flights, book tickets and share travel plans with friends without having to leave the application.

"Social networks are very popular with Gogo Inflight Internet on more than 500 of our planes and Facebook is the top used site by Delta customers in the air, which makes this a natural choice and gives you yet another option for booking your travel with us," the carrier said on http://blog.delta.com/.

Delta also plans to deliver other popular consumer applications. In the coming weeks, they will launch a new iPhone application which will offer the ability to check in for flights, check flight status, review flight schedules, set a parking reminder, review SkyMiles account balance and use eBoarding passes (in select cities) directly from your iPhone. Future releases of our app will include booking flights, selecting seats and tracking your progress toward Medallion status as well as features that will streamline real-time travel experiences. 

Delta's Facebook ticket window also opens up some cross-selling possibilities with other travel-related companies might soon jump on.

As an example, Gerten showed how baseball's New York Yankees can sell game tickets and open up the Delta window to sell flights to the Big Apple.

Delta is embracing social media in a big way.