http://electricsheep.co.za Bl33ts for the Digital Age Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:15:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 http://electricsheep.co.za/snapchats-secret-sauce/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=snapchats-secret-sauce http://electricsheep.co.za/snapchats-secret-sauce/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2014 06:28:52 +0000 http://electricsheep.co.za/?p=512 It seems like every other day that someone announces another Snapchat clone. Facebook had Poke, then Slingshot. Both failed. Path redesigned their chat app to be more ephemeral in nature. Instagram launched Instagram Direct for private sharing and is even testing a new private photo sharing app called Bolt. Why is everyone trying to be Snapchat and why is Snapchat still ahead of the game. I’d like to argue that Snapchat has a secret sauce. Here’s why: 1. Snaps are Super Expressive You can share photos and videos with lots of apps, so what makes Snapchat so special? The answer […]]]> http://electricsheep.co.za/snapchats-secret-sauce/feed/ 0 http://electricsheep.co.za/how-to-predict-any-trend-in-social-media-or-tech/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-predict-any-trend-in-social-media-or-tech http://electricsheep.co.za/how-to-predict-any-trend-in-social-media-or-tech/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2014 20:09:28 +0000 http://electricsheep.co.za/?p=455 The world of social media and tech is constantly changing and evolving. There always seems to be a brand new trend that could potentially disrupt everything. But there is also a lot of bullshit and buzzwords out there and not every trend will be the “next big thing” that takes off the way an industry of social media experts predicted. So how can you get better at predicting which trends will catch on and which trends will fail? To answer this question, it’s worth looking back at the check-in; the once “next big trend” in social media and tech. Cast […]]]> http://electricsheep.co.za/how-to-predict-any-trend-in-social-media-or-tech/feed/ 0