Adam McLane

Category: social media

  • Reminder: Blogging 101 Webinar is Tomorrow!

    If 2014 is going to be the year that you get into blogging you’ll want to make sure to jump in on this free webinar tomorrow, Blogging 101. Or if 2014 is the year you are staring a blog… again… this webinar will hopefully help you develop a real plan of action for making it…

  • Blogging 101: A Getting Started Guide from Adam McLane

    Blogging 101: A Getting Started Guide from Adam McLane

    January 2nd, 2014 @ 11:00 AM Pacific A few weeks back I wrote a post, Blogging 101, and talked about 5 things you should do before you start a blog.

  • Blogging 101: 5 Things to Do Before You Start a Blog

    “You should start a blog.” That’s a phrase that haunts many people. You hear it once from someone you respect and it sticks. You start thinking to yourself: Man, I need to start blogging. I’m closing in on a decade of blogging. I got started in May 2004. In that time I’ve seen literally thousands…

  • Should I be worried about Ask.fm?

    Every once in a while a parent or youth worker will ask me about Ask.fm. I thought it’d be useful to share a little bit about this smallish social network and how to help your teenager use it in a way that won’t lead them to getting hurt. What is Ask.fm?

  • Which social media apps are middle schoolers using right now?

    In the past week or so I’ve presented my social media workshop 16 times. That’s crazy. It’s one thing to have a talk memorized but it’s another thing for it to become your meditation. I love that content and I love the impact of the workshop. But I’m also a bit thankful to not have…

  • Seven iOS 7 Hacks for Parents

    According to the Washington Post, Apple sold 9 million iPhone devices over the weekend. We even jumped in on the fun by getting Megan (12) her very first phone. Last week, Apple introduced iOS 7, a brand new operating system for every iPhone, iPad, and some iPods. Meanwhile, also last week Blackberry fired half it’s…

  • How to Buy A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Social Media

    I just noticed that I was quoted in Winston Ross’s article about Snapchap at The Daily Best. Here’s a link to my article called, Why You Should Delete Snapchat. Now read more than 400,000 times and shared on Facebook 40,000+ times. If you’d like to buy the book I co-authored with Mark Oestriecher, A Parent’s…

  • Just do the best you can, dads

    Ah, the Pinterest-ing of our society. You know what I mean by Pinterest-ing, right? You find something ridiculously creative then pin it to your wall to remind yourself of all the stuff that you would do if you had the time, money, skills, or know how. I watched this video and had three thoughts.

  • What Teenagers are Watching on YouTube Right Now

    YouTube is the #3 website in the world behind Google and Facebook. A YouTube visitor is likely to visit 14 different videos each day and watch 24 minutes.

  • Why You Should Delete SnapChat

    Why You Should Delete SnapChat

    I’ve been engaged in various forms of social media since AOL chat rooms in 1994. And I’ve never seen a more dangerous application targeting teenagers, specifically girls, than SnapChat. The premise of SnapChat is simple. You take a picture, send it to a friend, and they can only see it for up to 10 seconds…