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Woman Post A Stranger's Picture On The Internet And Claims He Is Cheating On His Wife – Is This Where We Are Going With Social Media?

Sean McMaster — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 03:27:29 +0000

I love social media, I do. Like anything it can be such a great way to keep in touch with the many people in your life that, with today’s busy lives it would be so hard to stay in touch with. With any technology though, it does come with it’s darker side. One of the [...]

Social Media Guide for Food Truck Festival

Bryen — Fri, 03 May 2013 12:25:05 +0000

If you're going to be at our first ever Food Truck Festival happening this Saturday (5/4) in Troy, NY, we want you to Tweet, Instagram, Facebook, Foursquare, flickr, and more with us! Here's a complete guide for the fest including our hashtag for the day and the Twitter handles for a bunch of the trucks. We'll even have a fancy-dandy guide to save to your phone, or print out. We'll also have paper copies at the festival too, but you can save a tree and download it here.

If It Wasn't For Social Media, We May Never Have Found These Boston Marathon Bombers

Richie Phillips — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:13:32 +0000

I guess you should now think twice before criticizing someone else for spending so much time on Facebook, their cellphones, and the like. It became a HUGE instant pool of evidence in this Boston Marathon bombing Do you BELIEVE how fast these Boston Marathon suspects were identified? One has already been killed, and the other [...]

Facebook Hash-tags? Can They Even Do That? #copyingtwitter

Sean McMaster — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:43:08 +0000

It seems like every day there is a new feature on Facebook that we have to get used to! Well, there may be another one coming soon! I don’t know about you, but I have both a Facebook and Twitter account. I use them for different reasons. Facebook I use to keep up with people [...]

5 College Girlfriends Start A Random Acts Of Kindness Campaign On Facebook [AUDIO]

Sean McMaster — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:48:02 +0000

So last week, I was reading my e mail and I came across a letter from a girl who is a Cazenovia College Alum. She told me about a Facebook campaign she and her friends from college had started to promote 365 days of kindness and was hoping I could help her get the word out because it seemed to be spreading faster and further than they had ever really anticipated

Why Wont He Make It "Facebook Official"? – Daily Dilemma

Sean McMaster — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:06:15 +0000

Here is Today’s Daily Dilemma: I’m currently in a relationship with a great guy, we have a lot in common and he treats me well. For some reason he doesn’t want to make it “Facebook official”. I don’t know if this is a bad sign or it’s just how he is. I know Facebook isn’t [...]

YouTube Is Going Country With It's Own Channel [VIDEO]

Richie Phillips — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 14:45:55 +0000

Social media is expanding and exploding by the day. It’s almost impossible to keep up with all. The latest trend? Their own content. Ladies and gentlemen –you’re about to enter YouTube Country. According to an article over at USA Today.com, YouTube has partnered with Greenlight Media and Marketing and has created the Country Now Channel. [...]

Are You Following All Your Favorite's On GNA?

Sean McMaster — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:44:09 +0000

This morning we were looking at all our various Facebook pages and realized that people may not know we have multiple ways for you to keep track of everything that’s going on. We don’t want you to miss anything – so here’s a list of social media pages and links to like, follow or connect with:

Is Narcissism America's Greatest Epidemic?

Jay Sanin — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:22:55 +0000

Almost everyone in the world fancies themselves to be special in some way, shape, or form, but are those beliefs becoming too frequent from young people, according to a study on narcissism. According to a study from the American Freshman Survey, college students are more likely than ever to designate themselves as gifted and dedicated [...]

Instagram Will Sell Your Pictures. Wait, No, They Won't!

Richie Phillips — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:15:07 +0000

Yesterday, Instagram announced that the company was changing their terms of service as of January 16, which would allow the company to sell the photos from their users. Social media users immediately went on a campaign to notify everyone they know and warn them if they did not want to lose the rights to their photographs or allow Instagram to profit off their photos that they should remove their photos and discontinue using the site.

The Sean & Richie Show Now Connects With You All Over the Place

Richie Phillips — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:57:30 +0000

Twitter has 500 million users according to TechCrunch.com so we figure some of our listeners might be hanging out in the Twitter-sphere. Are you on the Twitter thing?! We want to make sure we’re connecting with you wherever you are, so go ahead and follow WGNA on Twitter @WgnaFM for some LIVE TWEETING from [...]

Now Your Facebook Can Hug You! [VIDEO]

Sean McMaster — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 15:05:48 +0000

I’m just not sure this is either brilliant and will make a million dollars, or it’s just the silliest thing I’ve ever seen. I will let you be the judge. I do know that the world might be a little nicer with a few more hugs in it. There is an artist and engineer at MIT Media Lab that [...]

Why Is He Talking To His Ex, When He Knows It Bothers Me – Daily Dilemma

Sean McMaster — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:18:59 +0000

The "Daily Dilemma" on the Sean and Richie Show is featured every weekday morning at 6:40am. We and the listeners take on someone's problems and try to offer different perspectives. Now, these don't have to be huge problems- it could just be something bothering you or a friend, or it could be some little thing you and another just can't agree on. If you have a dilemma to share we'd love to hear it just e-mail us here at the show.

Connect With Social Media at Countryfest 2011

Bryen — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:30:30 +0000

We will be in touch on Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, and online all day at Countryfest and we want you to participate too! Here's how you can participate.
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If you're on Twitter, follow us! @wgn

Do Not "Repost" For Caylee

Sean McMaster — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:10:00 +0000

I know that the idea that a Mother could actually kill her own little girl is very hard for anyone to take. I also know that in a world obsessed with the instantaneous sharing of thoughts the internet has provided us, people don’t always think before they write things. This however is something that you [...]

A Baby Boomer Defends Benefits Of Social Media

Richie Phillips — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:15:27 +0000

There are many people out there that love social media, i.e. Facebook. Many, many, many, many people. Why then do I always seem to meet people (mostly fellow baby boomers) who put this new fangled technology down? There’s two ways of looking at everything (glass half empty, glass half full argument). In the case of [...]

Introducing Our Brand-New Commenting System

Bryen — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:08:44 +0000

Today, we're excited to introduce our new commenting system, powered by Facebook. Starting right now, you can comment on and "like" our posts right on the site using your Facebook login, and share them instantly with your friends on Facebook, too. You'll also be able to post when logged into a Yahoo account (and even more ways to comment coming soon).

More useful info on the update below the jump.