This week on Keeping up with Kamichat we talked about updates on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Snapchat and YouTube. It was a busy week for the social networks as they continue to make changes to their platforms. In this episode, we talk about cool new features across social media platforms like Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. Plus, we answer the buring read more...
When You Should You Use IGTV vs. Regular Stories – Keeping Up With Kamichat (Ep 101)
This week we launched a new channel on the very new IGTV, which is Instagram's new platform aimed at becoming television for the next generation. The channel is called Keeping Up With Kamichat and will come out each Sunday at 4:30 pm. The channel is for communicators and entrepreneurs to help them build their online tribe and keep up-to-date on the emerging trends that you need to know to keep on top of online business in social media. It will cover everything that you need to know to keep up with changes and features in social media platforms like Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and read more...
How social media contributed to March for Our Lives global success with teens
The March for Our Lives movement is being embraced by teenagers all around the nation. We asked Aarushi Pant, a High School freshman in Houston, Texas, to give us the view from a teenagers point of view. Here is her reporting on how teens are using social media to be heard. Teens Say 'Enough is Enough' Columbine. Virginia Tech. Sandy Hook. And now, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. 486 deaths since 2000. 486 innocent lives lost simply due to gun violence. School shootings have been sharply rising in numbers and fatalities since the early 2000s and for so long America has remained silent - until now. The March for Our read more...
How to Start a Podcast in Houston and Beyond
Are you wondering how to start a podcast, but feeling overwhelmed with all of the tech and the steps? We talked with podcasters in Houston for their tips. https://twitter.com/kamichat/status/961935897242587136 Podcasting has picked up steam since 2014. According to Edison Research, 67 million Americans listened to a podcast each month last year. It is safe to say these numbers will increase. Though it is smart to start your own website that has a blog and venture out into video, you will have difficulty standing out from your competition. According to read more...
How Social Media is Reshaping Journalism
We invited Joey Guerra, Music Critic and Pop Culture Writer, Houston Chronicle; Scylla Lopez, Social Media Producer, KTRK-TV; and, Natalie Harms, Associate Editor Houston Business Journal, and blogger at "It's Not Hou It's Me" to share with us how social media has changed journalism. https://twitter.com/chevd80/status/928996163214290944 Social Media Helps Keep Journalists On read more...