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Instagram Extends Video Length To 60 Seconds
Instagram has begun rolling out a update allowing people to post longer videos, with the popular app set to increase the video length limit from 15 seconds to 60 seconds. In making the announcement, the company said, “We want to bring you fun, flexible and creative ways to create and watch video on Instagram. As part of our continued commitment,... Read more of this article
Top 20 Bermuda Youtube Channels For March
[Written by Don Burgess] Last month one local church was affected by a bogus claim made to YouTube and had its live stream of its morning service taken down. First Baptist was baffled by the quick takedown, but later found out it was a victim of a YouTube policy that is going to change. The social media video service has responded to widespread criticism... Read more of this article
March’s 2016 Klout Social Media Rankings
[Written by Don Burgess] If you are seeing more live videos show up in your Facebook newsfeed, you aren’t mistaken. It is a calculated move by the social media giant to give people more of what they want. Facebook said people are watching live video three times longer than non-live ones and have tweaked the newsfeed to reflect that. Going forward... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s Top 50 Twitter List For March 2016
[Written by Don Burgess] Twitter is expected to roll out its new timeline on March 3 according to VentureBeat. On Thursday users can expect to be able to embed profiles, lists and collections with the new timeline. An official Twitter blog said Tweeters “need a powerful visual storytelling tool to truly engage your users, so we’ve built an embedded... Read more of this article
February’s 2016 Klout Social Media Rankings
[Written by Don Burgess] Did you know there are 4,800 ‘experts’ on Bermuda on social media? At least that is the number Klout says there. The social influence ranking agency computes its top 10 on the subject with Bernews leading the way. The Bermuda Tourism Authority is second followed by Nothing to Do in Bermuda, Bermemes and The Royal Gazette. The... Read more of this article
February: Top 20 Bermuda Youtube Channels
[Written by Don Burgess] Reggae artist Collie Buddz continues to dominate the top spot on YouTube for Bermuda. Buddz racked up 560,000 views in the past month. No one else had more than 100,000 views with musician Mishka coming the closest with 86,600. There is a new entry in the top 20 with boy band Thirdstory having more than five million views.... Read more of this article
ESA Astronaut Showcases Bermuda From Space
European Space Agency [ESA] astronaut Tim Peake took the time to highlight Bermuda from above today [Feb 17], showcasing the island and its surrounding blue waters from space, garnering more than 300 retweets in just two hours. Peake is currently in the midst of a six month mission aboard the International Space Station [ISS]. According to the European... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s Top 50 Twitter List For February 2016
[Written by Don Burgess] The big news for Twitter in January was making livestreaming more available to the wider public. On January 12 it no longer required people to have the Periscope app to watch events live if you are on the IOS platform. Now the broadcast will autoplay directly in Twitter. Once a Twitter user taps the video, it goes full-screen... Read more of this article
Police Investigating “Diss Track Videos”
The police said they are aware of the “so called diss track videos circulating”, and they are “actively investigating” with a view to determine if any offences have been committed in the production and distribution, and are “also looking to assess whether there are any connections between these videos and rising gang tensions... Read more of this article
Top 20 Most Viewed Bermuda Youtube Channels
[Written by Don Burgess] Collie Buddz certainly isn’t blind to people watching videos on YouTube. The reggae singer not only tops our chart of Bermuda-related accounts of most views on the social media channel, he dominates it. Buddz lights it up with 17.3 million views, nearly double that of second place BIOS. His most popular video, Mamacita,... Read more of this article
Video: “10 Most” Spotlights Shari-Lynn Pringle
The “10 Most Fascinating People of Bermuda 2015″ series continues today with the fourth video release, featuring LGBTQ activist and social media maven Shari-Lynn Pringle. Host Lisa Pickering introduces Ms. Pringle, a self-described pansexual, by saying, “Passionate, vocal, and a force to be reckoned with on social media, LGBTQ and human rights... Read more of this article
Michael Douglas: My Friend The Late Neil Burnie
Actor Michael Douglas has highlighted his role with the Ocean Vet documentary series in a post on Facebook, adding photos of himself recording his narration while mentioning the late Dr. Neil Burnie and “Bermuda’s incredible marine life.” In the Facebook post, Douglas said, “I recently recorded the narration for an 11-part new... Read more of this article
SocialBox Bermuda Interactive Booth Launches
SocialBox Bermuda — an interactive photo and video booth that allows people to post online — has launched in Bermuda, providing a marketing tool for users and professionals around the island. The service has been introduced to Bermuda by marketing professional Jodi Covington [Lewis] after she says she saw a gap in the use of new innovative... Read more of this article
Have A Youtube Channel With Over 100K Views?
Do you have a YouTube channel featuring Bermuda-related content with over 100,000 views? If so please contact us, as we are trying to compile a listing of the top Bermuda Youtube channels, with the highest we have found thus far being reggae artist Collie Buddz who has an impressive 17.5 million views. While we have manually gathered many of the top... Read more of this article
VAonline.TV Set To Merge With Bermemes
Two well-known local online brands are about to become one, with VAonline and Bermemes set to merge and combine forces. “Vybez Alliance, started out as a pair of DJs in 2003,” said Qian Dickinson, a founding member. “We did parties about 5-6 nights a week across the Island. Music allowed us to have fun and bring people together. The... Read more of this article
Troncossi To Deliver Talk On Digital/Social Media
Troncossi Public Relations will deliver a speech on Incorporating Social Media and Digital into your Marketing Strategy on Friday, January 15. The speech is part of a series of talks about how public relations and social media can assist businesses in reaching their goals. Troncossi said, “This week’s presentation will look at how to use digital... Read more of this article
