When we work with scheduling social media content, there is a certain amount that we can automate. Especially when you build you own content, you can prep it all and put it into queues that some rather nice software platforms will automate the posting for you. It is a huge advantage for companies as they…
On 6 August 2011, a CH-47 Chinook military helicopter, was shot down while transporting a quick reaction force sent to reinforce an engaged unit of Army Rangers in Afghanistan. The crash killed all 38 people on board. 25 American special operations personnel, five United States Army National Guard and Army Reserve crewmen, seven Afghan commandos,…
Embedded in our company culture is the concept of mandatory escapes from work. It has been a busy year at Driftpoint Media. When things are at the peak of getting busier it is a good time to pause, step back and come back at where things are going with a clear head. At least it sounds a…
We do not actually make pancakes. You have found an easter egg to one of our test accounts setup to try features out online, before we bring them to the rest of the planet. It is fair to say that it is safer to burn a few pancakes to get to the perfect recipe.
We are proud and excited to be an Official Host for the MURPH Challenge for 2014. We have close ties to the Murphy family which makes this a special event for us and we continue to help the Lt. Michael P. Murphy Memorial Scholarship Foundation whenever we can. With friends and family traveling far from out…
Here is another debrief as a few people ask when large changes get pushed around. Last week Twitter rolled out its new web profile design. According to it’s own blog new features are: Best Tweets: Tweets that have received more engagement will appear slightly larger, so your best content is easy to find. Pinned Tweet:…
It is time to shift the Facebook strategies again for Facebook Page owners. Facebook posted up today some changes to how News Feed will list status updates from Pages, and how they will rank differently than updates from friends. While we are not apposed to the changes, we approach the news with caution as…
The government coming back “online” this week had me thinking of how little emphasis there is on defining the US Government as a critical resource compared to our demand for technology services. Before you think I am going to get all political, I am not. I am actually looking at the percentage of time the…
Driftpoint Media has become an official sponsor of the 2013 Barbells for Boobs campaign through our friends at Flower City Crossfit. On November 3rd, the Pink Bra Tour will make it’s final tour stop here in Rochester NY at Flower City Crossfit to help raise funds and awareness for early breast cancer detection. Because this…
I get asked this question every once in a while. Why is Driftpoint Media called Driftpoint Media? Let’s just say, some ideas just pop into my head and this was not one of them. It took me a long time to find the perfect name for a company. I wanted to feel strong about branding…