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How OWN Creates Community and Multi-Platform Success With Social Video

Social Media Strategies Summit

Specifically, would women of color be interested in a dedicated social community? Their audience research confirmed: They wanted curated content. They trust OWN to curate it. To solve for this need, OWN recently launched The Know: An OWN Community. The Know: An OWN Community. The topics that matter to them.

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Navigating the Higher Ed Enrollment Cliff: How Social Media Managers Can Position Their Institutions for Success

Social Media Strategies Summit

To understand why , you must rewind the 2007 – 2008 financial crisis. They have a culture that may look very different from what our campuses, and the communities where our campuses are located, look like,” Dr. Phillips explains. And they may have experiences where they haven’t felt welcomed or felt part of a community.”

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3 ways to adapt content for the era of social media entertainment

Sprout Social

From content creation to community management, the responsibilities of social teams have expanded significantly. Social media used to be a way to communicate directly with your community and the algorithm barely had any influence over your feeds. And as a result, so has the role of social media managers.

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Nonprofit Webinar Series – Social Fundraising

Janet Fouts

Managing Online Communities – Rik Panganiban ( TechSoup.org ). Keeping an online community lively and exciting is a combination of psychology, sociology, social engineering, user interface design, and black magic. June 21 – 1 pm PT. Register Here: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/730428078.

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Brain Crack, Innovation, Leadership | Bare Feet Blog

Bare Feet Studios

Three years ago, when Twitter was a tight knit community of tech and communications early adopters, we literally begged them to charge for the service. As late as November, 2008, Guy Kawasaki ran a poll and over half still said they would be willing to pay – despite the usual snark attack common by internet communities.

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Social Media Insecurity: What to do When Online Activity Affects.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

My uncle knows a young girl from his community, a recent college graduate, who is looking for a social media job. Online is a global enabler of friendships, communities and networks acros sthe globe between people that does not necessarily have to be in the same geographic location. Thanks to Lauren Rubin for contributing to this post.

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9 Ways to Grow Your Blog Faster

ProBlogger

It pretty much destroyed the community I’d created. But I think community is just as important as content, particularly if you’re trying to monetize your blog. Build community. And then we provide links to a curated list of posts and podcasts, that help them get past it. I’m going to become well-known. Find readers.

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