Author Archives: Dan Galante

How to Pin Tweets using iOS & Android Devices

Image from hughbriss.com Twitter now lets users Pin Tweets from iOS & Android Devices. Here is how to pin your Tweets. 1. Click on your profile. 2. Scroll down to the Tweet that you want to pin to your profile. 3. Click on the Tweet. 4. Click on the three dots on the top rightContinue reading “How to Pin Tweets using iOS & Android Devices”

A Guide to Getting Started on Social Media

Today, many people and organizations are using Social Media to get their message out. If you are not using Social Media you are missing a an opportunity. The major Social networks are LinkedIn, Twitter ,Facebook tumblr, & WordPress. These networks have similarities in the sense they are designed for people to communicate. Below is howContinue reading “A Guide to Getting Started on Social Media”

Why all Social Networks should build a Publishing Platform

Social Networks are great places to discuss and share ideas. While many networks have developed various proprietary video apps, they do not have a place to write and publish original content. LinkedIn did a great thing by creating the long form post. The long post form allows users to create, publish and share their contentContinue reading “Why all Social Networks should build a Publishing Platform”

How to Unsend a Message in Gmail or Google Apps

Everyone has sent an email that they wish they had not. Now imagine that you had the power to unsend that email! Google is now allowing users to unsend an email that was sent out for up to 30 seconds. To set up the unsend feature, you need to take the following steps: 1 SignContinue reading “How to Unsend a Message in Gmail or Google Apps”

How Education is being Disrupted

The field of education is changing at a rapid rate. We can see these changes at all levels, especially at the K-12 space. Instructional shifts, Common Core standards and instructional technology are disrupting the way education is provided to students. SMART boards are used in a majority of classrooms which allows Teachers to make lessonsContinue reading “How Education is being Disrupted”

How to Collaborate using Google Drive

        Google Drive offers people a great way to collaborate and share ideas. Teachers and business professionals alike can share documents and presentations along with editing them. In today’s world, we all need to collaborate to be successful. Google Drive has made my life a whole lot easier.            Google Drive allows users toContinue reading “How to Collaborate using Google Drive”

Where’s the Beef?

The prices of Beef have sky rocketed  lately. I went out to dinner at a popular restaurant in New York City and the size of the steak I usually get; shrank to about half of the size for roughly the same amount of money. That is a hugh price increase! Has anyone else noticed a similarContinue reading “Where’s the Beef?”

The 2015 New York International Auto Show: Where Direct, Digital and Trade Show Marketing Meet

Trade shows are a great opportunity for brands and whole industries to sell and market their products. I have experienced this first hand during my time in Outside Sales and Marketing. Since then, Social Media has exploded. Last week, I had the privilege of covering the New York Auto show as I do each year.Continue reading “The 2015 New York International Auto Show: Where Direct, Digital and Trade Show Marketing Meet”

Why Less is More when Presenting with Slides

Getting people to pay attention to your message and brand is becoming increasingly difficult in today’s attention economy. This is especially true when making a Sales and Marketing presentation. When making a presentation using PowerPoint/Slide-decks, are you inundating your prospects and audience with slide after slide of visuals? While visuals are important, too many ofContinue reading “Why Less is More when Presenting with Slides”