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The answer is not yet, but the old adage “a picture is worth a thousand words” applies arguably now more than ever.  With smart phone adoption allowing consumers to document their lives visually (according to Nielsen, 44% of US consumers own smartphones, extending to 64% of 25-34 year olds) and social platforms fostering the sharing of pictures and videos, communication is increasingly becoming more visual.  As evidence of this growing trend, we’re getting more pickup and commentary in our influencer outreach efforts, and higher engagement rates on Facebook and Twitter when we include pictures or video.

There’s a new dance craze going around the @NMSosphere this week, and in true NMS style…we don’t even have to leave our computers to get into the groove.  That’s because this dance is virtual and comes in the form of Dance Mom-Me, the recently launched application on MyLifetime.com that’s inspired by the network’s hit reality show, Dance Moms.

I’m a man of many lists. Whether they are to prioritize my work day, go grocery shopping or plan for a trip, I like to make sure whatever is important is not forgotten. A list, however, doesn’t need to be limited to the practical. If you watch as much TV as I do, you know you see your favorite characters wining and dining in New York or living it up in Las Vegas and think to yourself “I’m definitely going there next time I’m in the city!” Inevitably though, once you make it to “the city” you end up wandering the streets without a clue of what that place was called, just that they had a really cool fountain at the entrance.

Since the F8 Developers Conference in September, where Mark Zuckerberg announced major design updates to the Facebook platform, the way I participate on the popular social network has changed.  While the main headlines coming out of F8 focused on a significant overhaul for the profile format called Timeline, the most significant improvement involved the Facebook News Feed. These changes to the News Feed have slowly caused me to leave my Facebook friends behind. And I don’t really miss them.