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Social Media Improving Police-Resident Relationships

Kelsey Blair — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:17:50 +0000

What’s the biggest advantage to using social media as a police agency? It isn’t sharing information; it is connecting with communities.
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Report the News — Not On The News — Says Time, Inc. Panelist

juliedandrews — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:18:12 +0000

Moderator of the Medill Club Ethics Panel 2012, Professor Jack Doppelt with alums Joyce Hanson and Sally Fryberger

Brian Moylan, an editor at Gawker Media (and self-proclaimed “Gawker shit talker” on Twitter), remembers a recent spate of 20 minutes that seemed like the longest ever. He couldn’t click the refresh button on enough browsers fast enough. Having just spotted a Tweet on Billy Crystal’s feed announcing the nine-time Oscars host would be emceeing the Academy Awards yet again in 2012, he posted the news.

Moylan then realized the Academy had not yet confirmed the information—and anxiously awaited confirmation hoping the post would not have to be taken down (or crossed out and amended).

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3 Ways To Appropriately Prepare Your Client For Social Media Marketing

CJ Arlotta — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:51:04 +0000

Clients will expect you to be able to prepare them for social media marketing. By providing them with the appropriate information, you will be able to release some of their initial anxiety, while also promoting the need for your services.

Think what it would be like to be sitting on the other side of the conference table, especially if this was your first time investing in social media marketing. What type of questions would you ask, and, if the right questions were asked, what kind of answers would you be looking for? continued…

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Google Plus Adds Trending Topics and More [Video]

Kenna McHugh — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:17:28 +0000

Google Plus, the search giant’s social network, has added a new feature called Trending Topics within the social network’s search feature.
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No More Buzz Words, Tell it Like it is on LinkedIn

Kenna McHugh — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:55:26 +0000

Many would agree that LinkedIn is the place to go to network with other professionals worldwide. The professional social networking platform has close to 120 million members, and to tap into that membership stream requires generating responses from other members via one’s profile. However, LinkedIn discourages users from using buzzwords, words or phrases that are overused or lack substance to define a particular profession or field of study. You need to tell it like it is on Linkedin.
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Just an Average Day on Facebook [Infographic]

Kenna McHugh — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:50:16 +0000

What is an average day on Facebook? This infographic by JESS3 takes a look at what the average statistics are for the social network on any given day, including number of friends, private messages and comments. It even compares Facebook’s daily engagement of users with other social networks. Clearly, Facebook soars above the rest.
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Teen Tweets Before Committing Suicide: The Importance of “Cyber-helping”

Kelsey Blair — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:20:05 +0000

A teenager tweets before committing suicide and no one responds. What does it say about social media and youth?
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Refer 5 Friends to StumbleUpon, Get $10 in Amazon Gift Cards

Kenna McHugh — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:00:26 +0000

The social network sharing site StumbleUpon is dealing out thousands of Amazon gift cards to increase its membership.
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Get Social or Perish, Says Hearst-Columbia Changing Media Landscape Panel

juliedandrews — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:00:56 +0000

Photo By Ted Regencia, @tedregencia

This year, editor in chief of Black Enterprise, Derek Dingle, started Tweeting. It wasn’t during a press conference. It was during a boxing match. He was watching Bernard Hopkins, who was about to become the oldest heavyweight champion ever, cheering him on through the social network.

Readers joined his playful oldies-take-on-young-bloods banter. “Yeah,” one of his followers responded. “We’re going to show those young guys.”

“I was getting an immediate response from readers,” says Dingle, “developing connections with individuals, and a network.” In a flash, he got it.

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Are Social Networks Positively or Negatively Impacting Our Real Life Friendships?

Kelsey Blair — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:52:05 +0000

You have hundreds of friends of Facebook, but how many real life friends do you have? According to a new study, not as many as your parents did.
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American Homeland Security to Amp Up Social Media Intelligence

Kelsey Blair — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:00:08 +0000

What do the uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East mean for United States social media users? It could mean that big brother will be paying more attention to tweets and status updates as Homeland Security reviews social media guidelines.
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Google+ Business Profiles May Be Competition for LinkedIn

Kenna McHugh — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:00:03 +0000

When we think of a professional social networking, LinkedIn comes to mind because it is dedicated to business people worldwide. LinkedIn has over 100 million members. CEO Jeff Weiner proclaimed, “We’re now growing at roughly one million new LinkedIn members every week, the equivalent of a professional joining the site at faster than one member per second.” However, LinkedIn’s success may experience some tough competition with Google+, who’ve recently announced its Profiles for Business app.
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Social Media Adoption and Fortune 500 Companies — Have They Reached their Peak?

Azam Khan — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:35:08 +0000

Fortune Magazine annually tracks America’s largest corporations due to their influence in the business world. For this study, Academics from Center For Marketing Research Dartmouth examined the social media activity, specifically blogging, of various organizations, concluding that the biggest companies have slowed down their social media efforts and appear to be hitting a plateau. More after the jump. continued…

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PlayUp Aims to Be Exclusive Social Network for Sports Fans

Anthony Marcusa — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:38:42 +0000

For most sports fans, watching a game has always and will forever be a social event. NFL Sunday, March Madness, the Olympics, and anything involving the playoffs are much anticipated and social-centered affairs. While smartphones and Twitter in particular have connected sports fans around the world while watching games, one social network is attempting to streamline fandom, hoping it will occur exclusively within their online world. continued…

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Religion And Social Media: Can They Mix?

Kelsey Blair — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:02:26 +0000

Can religion and social media work together? One religious conference ponders this question.
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