Social Media Tips

Who Owns Your Business-Related Social Media?

Jim Thomas | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Twitter, Social Media, Facebook, Linkedin, Employees Social Media, Employees, Company's Social Media, Employers, Social Media Tips, Corporate Social Media, Business Social Media, Social Media at Work, Businesses Social Media, Denver News
Jim Thomas

There is a time bomb in your company that you had better defuse. It's your failure to be clear about, or even consider, ownership of the business connections represented by social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Re-Joke My Advert

Jordan Philips | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Social Media, Twitter, Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Corporate Twitter Account, Business Twitter Accounts, Corporate Social Media, Social Media Tips, Technology News
Jordan Philips

It transpires that people have an aversion to corporate Twitter accounts. Trying solely to sell or link to your content is a faux-paux tantamount to having toilet roll escaping from your trousers at a dinner party.

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WATCH: 60 Seconds of Social Media

Shawn Amos | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Online Advertising, Google Advertising, Social Media Tips, Social Media Marketing, Facebook Advertising, Facebook Ads, Technology News
Shawn Amos

It seems like most everyone agrees that the days of flashy, intrusive banner ads are over. So what does that mean for the future of Internet marketing?

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How Not to #GetSlizzerd on Twitter: Controlling the Message as Social Media Goes Company-wide

Ryan Holmes | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Social Media, #Gettingslizzerd, Hootsuite, Twitter, Red Cross Twitter Gaffe, Business Social Media, Social Media Tips, Technology News
Ryan Holmes

Social media teams tend to be decentralized. Confusion, rogue tweets and off-message posts are almost inevitable. The worst gaffes live on in social media infamy. So is there a way for businesses to avoid a social media meltdown?

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A Little Bit Of Nice Goes A Long Way

Dean Praetorius | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Social Media, New Social Networks, Instagram Pinterest Success, New Social Media Platforms, Instagram and Facebook, Social Media Tips, Technology News
Dean Praetorius

Google+ would like to satisfy these needs, but they're playing catch-up and actually proving that scratch is a poor place at which to start. Path might work with the big guys, but they don't add a significant value. So why bother with new networks?

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Facebook to Agencies: How Will People Share Your Stories?

Andrew Cherwenka | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Cherwenka, Social Media, Community Management, Social Media Tips, Digital Advertising, Facebook IPO, Facebook Advertising, Interactive Advertising, Facebook, Social Media Marketing, Advertising, Media News
Andrew Cherwenka

Stories are the currency. Getting your content seen in newsfeeds, timelines and tickers is the most powerful aspect of Facebook and the most underutilized by marketers.

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What College Presidents Can Gain From Tweeting

Amanda Walgrove | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Fake College President Twitter Accounts, Social Media, Higher Education Social Media, Social Media in College, Twitter, Social Media Tips, Fake Twitter Accounts, Twitter Advice, College Presidents Twitter, College Presidents, Twitter Tips, College News
Amanda Walgrove

College presidents who make their forays into social media can serve to further personalize their institutions through online engagement and foster connection with a vast digital audience interested in the workings of an educational institution.

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How to Succeed by Breaking All of the Personal Branding Rules

Jamie Varon | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Social Media Rules, Branding, Social Media, Business Social Media, Social Media Branding, Social Media Tips, Small Business News
Jamie Varon

Although the topic of personal branding has the word "personal" right up in front, most advice still warns against sharing too much of who you are with your customers and clients.

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How to Use Social Media for Social Change

Dorie Clark | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Email, Social Media, Social Change, Facebook, Blogging, Social Media Tips, Social Media Marketing, Impact News
Dorie Clark

Social media is the perfect tool for mobilizing your friends and colleagues to take action on a cause you care about -- sending a letter to a legislator, signing up to attend a rally, or spreading the word through their own social channels.

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Media Need to Establish Clear Ethics Codes on Using, Posting Tweets

Jerry Lanson | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Social Media, Twitter, Journalism Ethics, Ethics Codes, Journalism, Ethics, Social Media Tips, Media Critique, Media News
Jerry Lanson

Most journalism organizations have clear, blanket policies: Don't steal other people's work, don't serve on your school board when you're covering education, don't endorse presidential candidates. But rules for Twitter are murkier, if articulated at all.

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Rick Santorum: Bowling Alone in the First Digital Election

Rory O'Connor | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Rick Santorum, Social Media, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Presidential Campaign 2012, Mitt Romney Campaign, Campaign 2012, Social Networking, Social Media Tips, Rick Santorum Campaign, President Obama, Obama Campaign, Facebook, Rick Santorum Bowling, Election 2012, Media News
Rory O'Connor

Barack Obama gets social media. So does Mitt Romney, who at least is looking forward for his cultural clues. Looks to me like Rick Santorum will soon be bowling alone.

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WATCH: 60 Seconds of Social Media

Shawn Amos | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Social Media, Twitter, Technology, Amos Content, 60 Seconds Social Media, Social Media Tips, Social Media Technology, Social Media Inventions, Social Media News, Entertainment News
Shawn Amos

It's that time again, so let's get you caught up with your '60 Seconds of Social Media.' This week, we take a look at whether we're sharing a little too much.

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Is Your Nonprofit Failing At Social Media?

Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Social Media, Social Media Nonprofits, Video, Twitter, Bridgespan, Nonprofits Social Media, Social Media Tips, Twitter Tips, Twitter for Nonprofits, Facebook, Facebook Nonprofits, Slidepollajax, Tweeting for a Better World, Impact News

So you have a Twitter and Facebook account. Great! But what exactly are you doing with it? Turns out, many nonprofits are not effectively using the...

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TweetMyJobs and Social Recruiting

2morrowknight | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: White House, Small Business, Veterans Affairs, Twitter, Employment, Jobs, Atlanta, Corporate, Business, Facebook, Finding Employment Online, Online Job Search, Tweetmyjobs, Job Hunt, Social Recruiting, Social Media, Video, Video Infographic, Online Job Search Career, Social Media Tips, Careers, Unemployed Veterans, Job Search, Business News
2morrowknight

As America climbs out of its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, many platforms are being created that connect businesses with the prospective employees who can complement and enhance their workforce. One such platform is TweetMyJobs.

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Facebooking With Students?

Emily Wall | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Social Media, College Writing Class, Facebook and Education, Writing Course, College, Social Media Tips, University of Alaska Southeast, Facebook Friends, Networking, Using Facebook, College News
Emily Wall

It becomes such a dreary task to fix someone's grammar, but if I know that student, if I know he was just dumped by his girlfriend yesterday and tonight he's getting a new tattoo, it's easier to write "comma splice" 30 times on a paper and not get mad.

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I Hate Social Networking

Susan Harrow | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Social Media Rules, Social Media, Linkedin, Twitter, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Etiquette, Social Networking, Pinterest, Facebook, Social Media Tips, Technology News
Susan Harrow

I don't want to know when you're going to sleep or if you sweated up a storm in your latest workout. I don't want to hear about your baby's poop habits, or the tiff with the neighbor. On social networks I want five things.

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What Your Screen Name Says About You

| By Rebecca Lawson | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Teens on Facebook, Twitter, Aol, Teens on Twitter, Social Media Tips, The Mash, Social Media Screen Name, Fun Stuff, Facebook, Tumblr, Screen Name Ideas, Video, Teen News

About the author: Rebecca is a senior at Walter Payton College Prep. She’s a teen reporter for The Mash, a weekly teen publication distributed to Ch...

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Physical Media, Meet Social Media. Fireworks.

Caroline Giegerich | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Twitter, Physical Media, Instagram, Facebook, Sxsw, Social Media, Physical Media Social Media, Social Media Tips, Social Media Utility, Technology News
Caroline Giegerich

While we fuel our social networks with content like programming a television network, we sometimes forget that physical interaction can solve the challenges before us.

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Social Fresh East: A Look Back

Matthew Knell | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Matthew Knell, Social Fresh East, Social Fresh, Instagram, Foursquare, Twitter, Social Networking, Facebook, Social Media Networks, Social Media, Video, Social Media Tips, Pinterest, Social Media Networking, Networking, Technology News
Matthew Knell

We're not always going to be interested in everything your friends share, think or create, especially when the definition of a Facebook "friend" is becoming blurry. Facebook has become a bit of a social shopping mall -- something for everyone, but not everything someone may want.

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4 Ways Pinterest Can Be Useful At Work

Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Social Media, Internet, How to Use Pinterest, Using-Social-Media-Effectively, Pinterest, Social Media Tips, Women News

Yelena Bosovik | The Daily Muse Over the past few months, Pinterest has become the go-to guilty pleasure for many of us. If you're not yet famili...

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6 Ways To Get More Out Of Twitter

Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Social Media, Twitter, How to Use Twitter, Social Networking, Social Networking Sites, Social Media Tips, Women News

Susan Mayes Ostrander | The Daily Muse Congrats: you graduated Twitter 101 cum laude. You now know the ins and outs of the @ symbol and RT like a r...

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Top 10 Reasons Why I'm Not Following You On Twitter And 10 Why I Am

Lee Kolbert | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Twitter Tips, Twitter Followers, Following Followers Twitter, Advice Twitter, Twitter Social Media, Social Media Tips, Technology News
Lee Kolbert

Twitter has often been like an online faculty lounge where I get control over who stays in the room and who has to leave. That may sound cruel but that's the way social networks work.

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Why Social Media Doesn't Mean Business

Jackie Barrie | Posted 03.05.2012

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Jackie Barrie

If engagement is the key, then you have to be engaging. If you want to attract business, you have to be attractive. And if you want to charm people into buying, you have to be charming.

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Are You Employable in 2012?

Shelly Palmer | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Applying for Jobs, Unemployment, Social Media Tips, Jobs Social Media, Job Interview Mistakes, Career Advice, Job Applications, Career Tips, Job Interviews, Unemployment Rate, Social Media Marketing, Career Change, Job Interview Tips, Business News
Shelly Palmer

If job creation is our number one national priority, maybe we should start by helping people learn how to properly prepare for employment in the Information Age and then, teach some basic job-hunting skills.

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Putting the Social Into Social Media

Jackie Barrie | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Social Media, Business Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Networking, Social Media Tips, Business News
Jackie Barrie

When you meet people in real life, whether in the boardroom, at a conference or in a networking meeting, you (hopefully) don't walk in wearing a sandwich board or pushing a trolleyful of products and shouting 'BUY MY STUFF!'

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