AmberMac Archive: social media

#TheFeed: Twitter Media Labelling & the Loneliness Epidemic

TF338: We talk to Peace By Chocolate founder Tareq Hadhad about their move from Syria to Halifax, and getting some love from President Biden. The Washington Post’s Tatum Hunter discusses tech’s role in the loneliness epidemic. Plus, is it possible to teach happiness? We chat with Dacher Keltner, a UC Berkeley… Read More

Marketing Disrupted 03: Brands online: Marketing, Tech & Social Media

Brent and Amber lead a feature interview with Lara Skripitsky, VP & Chief Technology Officer at McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada, on all the ways technology and digital tools are helping the world’s most iconic brand enhance its customer experience. She talks about everything from mobile apps to touch screen kiosks,… Read More

Vero Social Networking App Review

Although the social networking app Vero has been online for a few years, in the past week it’s skyrocketed to the top of the app charts. Many are calling it the new Instagram, while others are questioning its roots. Here is my take on what Vero does well (and, like… Read More

#TheFeed: Hannah Alper, Spectrums, Captchas & Smart Kitchens

TF119: We talk to Hannah Alper, a 14-year-old blogger and activist, about her new book, Momentus. We also speak to the founder of Spectrums about how his new company makes it easy to create one single identity for all your social media accounts. Plus, Amber shares updates from her high-tech… Read More

CES 2017: Battling Smart Home Hackers

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, a massive trade show the size of 43-football fields, is celebrating its 50th year.  Last year, CES had its largest attendance ever, with more than 170,000 visitors and industry professionals, many of whom are back again this year… Read More

FB Live: Is Musical.ly safe for young kids?

Musical.ly is a “video social network app for video creation, messaging, and live broadcasting” – and it’s the topic of a couple of my #AmberMacLive Facebook Live segments that you can find below (excuse the sound issue at the beginning of the first one – we get it fixed and… Read More