Why I Social

Ted is a freelance writer, editor, and marketer. His passion for writing is clear from the moment you meet him and he has embraced social media as an opportunity to meet new people both digitally and in-person. Hear his story on this week's episode.  Share  your thoughts on this week's episode with  #WhyISocial Subscribe  on  iTunes ,  Stitcher Radio ,  Google  and Otto Radio .  Follow  at  @WhyIS...

On this week's episode, we show appreciation to Moms...and Derek Jeter.. Also, you're right, we forgot to use the womp womp womp sound for dishonorable. We're sorry. We promise it will be back next week.  This week's Five Favorites:  1. Apple Sends Out Press Invites WWDC Keynotes on June 5th (Mac Rumors)  2. Facebook's Rolling Out Group Membership Questions to Improve Filtering Process (Social Med...

Jeremiah Barba is a digital marketing manager at Up&Up. He received both his bachelor and master degrees from Bob Jones University. Jeremiah is an experienced speaker/presenter who recently presented at CASE SMC in Los Angelos. He will also be one-half of an upcoming workshop at the eduWeb Digital Summit this August.  Hear his story on this week's episode.  This Week on Why I Social, Jeremiah and...

On this week's episode, Amir and Chris have strong feelings about Hulu's new redesign. They also strongly consider following  Nicki Minaj on Twitter.  This week's Five Favorites:  1. Apple's Siri Speaker Could Be Announced at WWDC In June (The Verge)  2. The $999 Surface Laptop is Microsoft's Expensive Answer to Chromebooks (TechCrunch) 3. Domino's Taps IFTTT to Deactivate Your Garden Sprinkler Au...

This week on Why I Social, we go back in time to some of the inspirational stories and moments that provide insights into how we can change our own lives. The episodes were pick based on feedback I've heard over the years but are far from the only moments worth going back to.  Featured in this collection of great advice and motivational moments is: Ahna Hendrix (Episode 58) on the importance of do...

On this week's episode, Amir and Chris have squad goals. Also, if you want to play a drinking game, take a shot every time Amir says Yaaaas.  This week's Five Favorites:  1.  Amazon's Echo Look is a voice assistant with a camera, because that's not creepy (VentureBeat) 2.  700 Million Monthly Active Users and Counting for Instagram (AdWeek) 3.. 800 Hours of Live Premium Video was Viewed by 45 mill...

Welcome to the seventh episode of Why I Social Sessions - where we bring you short discussions focused on one singular topic. This is not your standard Why I Social episode where we learn about a guest - but instead - we focus on important topics impacting the social media space today. Today, on Why I Social Sessions, #FiveFavorites co-host Amir Zonozi joins me to talk about the pros and cons of a...

Ijeoma Nwatu Enemanna is a self-employed freelance consultant in the Washington DC metro area. She joins the show following a recommendation from #FiveFavorites co-host Amir Zonozi. She has a BS from George Mason University and (officially) began her professional career in 2009.  Hear her story on this week's episode.  This Week on Why I Social, Ijeoma and I discuss: The path that led her to freel...

On this week's episode, Amir and Chris avoid all things in the PR Disaster category - as best as they can at least. Also, a lot of people (still) copy Snapchat.  This week's Five Favorites:  1. The Samsung Galaxy S8 (Video) 2. The FTC Has A Reminder for Brands and Influencers (FTC) 3. Netflix Says It's Competing With Sleep, Not Amazon or Hulu (Fox News) 4. Snapchat Drops to One-Star On App Store (...

JMatt is a DJ at @ 1037KISSFM  . In addition to his work at the station as a weekend DJ, he's also a social media marketer who has a passion for social media.  Hear his story on this week's episode.  This Week on Why I Social, JMatt and I discuss: How to break into the radio business  The importance of mental health His dream job  And of course, Why Does He Social?!  Share  your thoughts on this w...

On this week's episode, Amir and Chris can't avoid making United jokes. Also, Amir broke his drone (again).  This week's Five Favorites:  1. Apple Rebrands iTunes Podcasts as Apple Podcasts (9to5Mac) 2. Multi-user Support Coming to Google Home (Business Insider) 3. Burger King's New Ad Will Hijack Your Voice-Activated Speaker (Buzzfeed) 4. Instagram Updates - New Stickers and More (Instagram Blog)...

This week's episode was recorded at the Kurogo Mobile Conference in Orlando Florida and features Damond Nollan. Damond is IT Director for Web Services at North Carolina Central University. He's also a (proud) father of three.  Hear his story on this week's episode.  This Week on Why I Social, Damond and I discuss: How he ended up working in IT Services  His role and methodologies as a manager His...

On this week's episode, Amir and Chris debate the value of a recent fortune cookie. Also, the importance of the Walking Dead to OTT is confirmed.  This week's Five Favorites:  1. The Mac Pro Lives (Daring Fireball)  2. YouTubers Will Need At Least 10,000 Views To Make Ad Money (Engadget)  3.  Twitter unveils a new API platform, roadmap and vision for its developer community (TechCrunch)  4. YouTub...

Chris Bryant is Creative Director at Empire Studios (formally, Bryant Productions). He is also one of the first persons to support the podcast and has been an ambassador for the show since it's inception.  Hear his story on this week's episode.  This Week on Why I Social, Chris and I discuss: Life working as a home theater designer  The start and evolution of Bryant Productions His process of work...

On this week's episode, the jokes are everywhere (because it's April Fools day). Also, leggings. Are they pants? Aren't they? You decide.  This week's Five Favorites:  1. Amazon quietly launches it's own social media influencer program (TechCrunch) 2. Google Pixel 3 is Coming Next Year (BGR) 3. SpaceX has proven it can reuse rockets - now what? (Popular Science)  4. A Social Update Twitter Egg No...

Thomas Mathew is Chief Product Officer at Zoomph. Thomas holds an MS in computational linguistics from Georgetown University and a BTech in electronics engineering from Cochin University. Hear his story on this week's episode.  This Week on Why I Social, Thomas and I discuss: His journey to Zoomph How he became interested in computational linguistics The difference between working with start-ups a...

On this week's episode, our co-hosts abide and make Brad's Wife the show's hot topic. Also, Chris can't read his own notes.  This week's Five Favorites:  1. Amazon's Ambitions Unboxed (New York Times) 2. Instagram Updates Instagram has 1 million advertisers (Marketingland)  Instagram Lets You Save Live Videos (The Verge)  3. Analyst says iPhone 8 will cause a 'paradigm shift' because of Apple's le...

In a break from the usual Why I Social format - I recorded live at CASE SMC (Social Media and Community) in Los Angeles. My guests this week are two persons whom are some of my (I admit my bias here) favorite people in higher education - but also two of the most accomplished.  This Week on Why I Social meet:  Nikki Sunstrum ( @NikkiSunstrum )  Tyler Thomas ( @TylerAThomas ) And of course, Why Does...

On this week's episode, our hosts debate whether or not they'd rather face an army of terminators or zombies (there's really no debate). Also, we discuss the value of jpegs being 35% smaller.  This week's Five Favorites:  1. 'iPad mini Pro' is reportedly one of the four new iPad Pros launching soon (BGR) 2. Google's new encoder makes JPEGs up to 35 percent smaller (The Verge) 3. Kurzweil Claims Th...

Elliot Volkman is a digital marketing manager at Blue Acorn. He also reports on technology for Tech. Co. In addition, he enjoys running and shares his story about running a half-marathon.  Hear his story on this week's episode.  This Week on Why I Social, Elliot and I discuss: How he decided to study journalism Why he enjoys covering technology news Why running is a big part of his life  And of co...

On this week's episode, Amir and Chris opt to find an alternative to drinking water during the show. Also, Pornhub makes it's first appearance on the show (don't worry, it's safe to listen to).  This week's Five Favorites:  1. Pinterest Acquires Jelly (Jelly Blog via Medium) 2. Diehard Coders Saved NASA's Earth Science Data (Wired) 3. Trump Related Videos Have Grown SNL's YouTube Channel by 48% (M...

Bryan Mapes is the winner of the XFinity Dream Job and the current Xfinity Sports Guy (tweeting from the Xfinity Sports account ). His journey to a career in social media isn't what you likely expected.  Hear his story on this week's episode.  This Week on Why I Social, Bryan and I discuss: Where did Bryan work before his time in sports? What was it like participating in the MLB Fan Cave tryouts?...

On this week's episode, Amir and Chris literally cheat the system to get in more than 5 stories. Also, Chris recaps his Social Media Week NYC experience while Zonozi gets featured on the BHPhoto Podcast. This week's Five Favorites:  1. How A Typo Took Down S3 - The Backbone of the Internet (The Verge) 2. Nintendo Switch Users Face Hardware Issues (Polygon)  3. Social Platform News Social Influence...

This week, I had the opportunity to be press at Social Media Week - NYC. I took the time while I was there to have a few conversations with some of the attendees. I also shared some quick thoughts on the event - which will be continued on next week's Five Favorites podcast. On this episode, you'll get to know:  Risa Xu (@RisaXu) Andrew Zolty  (@aszolty)  Amanda Dolan ( @apdolan ) Share  your thoug...

Sarah Rockholt ( @Sarahrockholt ) is an event planning associate at MentorMate (where alum Ryan Pena works at the time of this recording). Her career at MentorMate began as an intern and she has worked her way up through the ranks to her current role at the company.  Hear her story on this week's episode.  This Week on Why I Social, Sarah and I discuss: Why she didn't end up being a meteorologist...