Why I Social

On this week's episode, Chris is running on coffee fumes and Amir has (as expected) made sure he has the new iPhone - even if his girlfriend is teasing him about the color of the phone. Plus, both Amir and Chris can't avoid Twitter in the news. Shoutouts in this episode to Christin Kardos and Katy Spencer Johnson.

This week's Five Favorites:

1. Twitter Introduces New Customer Service Display Options and Tools (Social Media Today)

2. Twitter's New, Longer Tweets Are Coming (The Verge)

3. Facebook Live Coming to Desktops, Laptops (Social Times)

4. YouTube Gets its Own Social Network With The Launch of YouTube Community (TechCrunch)

5 (HOT TOPIC) Game Time for Twitter: Jack Dorsey's Big Bet On Live Events (Fast Company)

Don't forget to send Amir and Chris YOUR favorite stories of the week using #FiveFavorites!

Will Fanguy (@WillFanguy) is a teacher turned blog editor for Piktochart (@piktochart). With a background in English, writing, and education - he brings a unique blend of talent to the infographic company. His personality shines (as you hear on the podcast) and his background includes pushing for and achieving innovation in multiple workplaces. Hear his story on this week's Why I Social.

• How technology has played a major role in his entire life
• How he left education
• Why he joined the Piktochart team

And of course, Why Does He Social?!

Share your thoughts on this week's episode with #WhyISocial Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Soundcloud and Google. Follow at @WhyISocial.

Do you have someone you'd like to see on the show? Tweet me at @CBarrows or @WhyISocial using #WhyISocialGuest The Why I Social podcast is brought to you by Zoomph.

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On this week's episode, Chris is bummed that Samsung messed up the Note 7 while Amir gets amped about the new iPhone! All this and more on this week's Five Favorites!

This week's Five Favorites:

1. How Netflix is Growing The Popularity of Narcos Through Smart Social Media Marketing (TheDrum.com)

2. Snapchat Cut Local Stories Curators in Shift For Live (Bloomberg Technology)

3. Instagram Killing Off Photo Maps (Mashable)

4.iPhone 7 Impressions: 10 Things (Video by Marques Brownlee)

5. Samsung Recalls Galaxy Notes 7 (US News)

Five Favorites and the Why I Social Podcast is sponsored by Zoomph - Don't forget to send Amir and Chris YOUR favorite stories of the week using #FiveFavorites!

Josh McCormack (@JoshMcCormack) is the owner of InteractiveQA. There's a good chance you've seen something he's worked on (and have no idea, until now). Hear his story on this week's Why I Social.

• How Josh went from history major to IT/web
• How he ended up starting InteractiveQA
• How social media has played a role in his business and personal life

And of course, Why Does He Social?!

(Stay tuned at the end for a special announcement about an upcoming show!)

Share your thoughts on this week's episode with #WhyISocial Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Soundcloud and Google. Follow at @WhyISocial.

Do you have someone you'd like to see on the show? Tweet me at @CBarrows or @WhyISocial using #WhyISocialGuest The Why I Social podcast is brought to you by Zoomph.

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In the introductory episode of Five Favorites, hosts Chris Barrows (of Why I Social) and Amir Zonozi (of Zoomph) break down some of the top stories of the past week in social media, digital marketing, and technology. Find out what Five Favorites is all about and dig right in with the Five Favorites of Episode 0! The Five Favorites of Episode 0:

1. NBC's 12 Billion Dollar Olympic Bet Stumbles Due To Millennials (Bloomberg)

2. Google Will Soon Start Punishing Mobile Sites That Show Hard To Dismiss Pop-Ups (Tech Crunch)

3. NPR's Mailbag Says Goodbye to Comments (NPR)

4. Twitter to Pay Influencers (Twitter)

5. Snapchat Unpublishes Facebook Page (VentureBeat)

Five Favorites and the Why I Social Podcast is sponsored by Zoomph. Don't forget to send Amir and Chris YOUR favorite stories of the week using #FiveFavorites!

Tim Smyth (@HistoryComics) has been a social studies teacher for over 15 years. He's not your average teacher, however, innovating in the classroom on a daily basis. His unique style of bringing comic books into the class as part of the curriculum has opened the doors for him to speak at a variety of conventions including San Diego Comic Con. Hear his story on this week's Why I Social.

• How did he get interested in history?
• What challenges did he face (if any) making comics part of his curriculum?
• What's it like to speak at Comic Con?

And of course, Why Does He Social?!

(Stay tuned at the end for a special announcement about an upcoming show!)

Share your thoughts on this week's episode with #WhyISocial Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Soundcloud and Google. Follow at @WhyISocial.

Do you have someone you'd like to see on the show? Tweet me at @CBarrows or @WhyISocial using #WhyISocialGuest The Why I Social podcast is brought to you by Zoomph.

Zoomph transforms digital marketing withreal-timestreaminganalytics. Our platform provides you with anend-to-endsolution toignite your content, your marketing and yourbusinessfrom start tofinish.

Exclusive to Why I Social, receive 20% off all annualplanswiththe promo code WhyISocial20. Want to learn more aboutZoomph?Checkout their analytics page: http://bit.ly/WhySocialAnalytics

Adam Leidhecker (@AdamLeidhecker) is Director of Social Strategy at Otto Radio. Originally recommended to the podcast by alum Vincent Orleck, Adam is a dad and the creator behind multiple starts-ups. You can see one of those projects at http://portsmithco.com/. Hear his story on this week's Why I Social.

• Why the start-up life is so appealing to him
• How he got into podcasts?
• What drew him to his current job at OttoRadio?

And of course, Why Does He Social?!

Share your thoughts on this week's episode with #WhyISocial Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Soundcloud and Google. Follow at @WhyISocial.

Do you have someone you'd like to see on the show? Tweet me at @CBarrows or @WhyISocial using #WhyISocialGuest The Why I Social podcast is brought to you by Zoomph.

Zoomph transforms digital marketing withreal-timestreaminganalytics. Our platform provides you with anend-to-endsolution toignite your content, your marketing and yourbusinessfrom start tofinish.

Exclusive to Why I Social, receive 20% off all annualplanswiththe promo code WhyISocial20. Want to learn more aboutZoomph?Checkout their analytics page: http://bit.ly/WhySocialAnalytics

Jessica Bates (@Jesserker) is a self-employed digital strategist who's resume includes previous employment at places like the American Lung Association and The World Wildlife Fund. She's an experienced digital strategist who has based herself in the Washington D.C. region. Hear her story on this week's Why I Social.

• The importance of activism in her life
• How she became self-employed
• Also, a mandatory "Mean Girls" themed five favorite!

And of course, Why Does She Social?!

Share your thoughts on this week's episode with #WhyISocial Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Soundcloud and Google. Follow at @WhyISocial.

Do you have someone you'd like to see on the show? Tweet me at @CBarrows or @WhyISocial using #WhyISocialGuest The Why I Social podcast is brought to you by Zoomph.

Zoomph transforms digital marketing withreal-timestreaminganalytics. Our platform provides you with anend-to-endsolution toignite your content, your marketing and yourbusinessfrom start tofinish.

Exclusive to Why I Social, receive 20% off all annualplanswiththe promo code WhyISocial20. Want to learn more aboutZoomph?Checkout their analytics page: http://bit.ly/WhySocialAnalytics

Welcome to the third 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, Why I Social alums Casie Shimansky and Cody Stevenson join the podcast to discuss the good, the bad and the ugly with Instagram Stories. On Episode 3

1. What are the pro and cons of Instagram Stories?

2. What could have Instagram done better?

Following the conversation:

I'd encourage you to use the hashtag #WISSessions to share your thoughts on Twitter and Facebook. This Week's Question(s):

• Do you think Instagram took too many direct features of Snapchat?

Music for Why I Social Sessions is "Voice Over Under" by Kevin McCleod "Voice Over Under" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Benson Hendrix (@desertronin) is Social Media Manager at University of New Mexico. His journey into higher education professionally (as we spoke about originally at eduWeb Digital Summit in Denver) is one that is tied to own personal journey. As a believer in the power of storytelling, his background in journalism parallels much of his journey and plays a major part in why he's found success. Hear his story on this week's Why I Social.

• His journey in higher education (both personally and professionally)
• How journalism shaped his career
• Why storytelling matters

And of course, Why Does He Social?!

Share your thoughts on this week's episode with #WhyISocial Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Soundcloud and Google. Follow at @WhyISocial.

Do you have someone you'd like to see on the show? Tweet me at @CBarrows or @WhyISocial using #WhyISocialGuest The Why I Social podcast is brought to you by Zoomph.

Zoomph transforms digital marketing withreal-timestreaminganalytics. Our platform provides you with anend-to-endsolution toignite your content, your marketing and yourbusinessfrom start tofinish.

Exclusive to Why I Social, receive 20% off all annualplanswiththe promo code WhyISocial20. Want to learn more aboutZoomph?Checkout their analytics page: http://bit.ly/WhySocialAnalytics