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Managing Negative Comments in Social Media

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If you work as a social media manager or online community manager you see these all the time … negative comments. Here are 6 more tips on how to manage negative comments: Listen to what is being said. Don’t let negative comments linger. So when you run into negative comments, handle them with speed and care.

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18 Tweetable Twitter Tips for Newbies

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For those of us who’ve been using Twitter for a while, we sometimes forget that there are new adopters of the network every day. Trying to figure out Twitter back in the day was bad enough; can you imagine what it’s like these days? So here are 18 tweetable Twitter tips for newbies (check out that alliteration!).

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Why Livefyre Is The Best Blog Comment System Evah

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I think Livefyre, the comment system that has been implemented on WUL for just under two months , is da bomb. I’m not one to get overly excited by blog comment systems, but this one has me blown away. in my opinion, than other comment systems that allow you to post your comments to, say, Facebook or Twitter?

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Elevator Pitch or Twitter Pitch?

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While I believe most journalists these days are using Twitter, the PR industry, at least in India, is still catching up to that platform. “Now that we have social media, how about replacing that with a Twitter pitch?” I’d love to know your thoughts in the comment section below! Elevator Pitch or Twitter Pitch?

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Two Twitter Accounts: An Update

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I wrote a blog post last year about my decision to keep two Twitter accounts. You might recall that I had an anonymous “casual” Twitter account and a professional one. I DMed these people with my professional Twitter information and encouraged them to keep in touch. Two Twitter Accounts: An Update.

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Two Twitter Accounts: Yea or Nay?

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My Twitter experience began over three years ago with an anonymous account. So I created a more professional Twitter account, with the intention of making a grand announcement one day. Gaining followers is much easier when you have your face as your avatar, and a descriptive Twitter bio. Guest post by Sanjiva Persad.

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When the FDA won the Internet (also, cicadas)

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I’d say if it gets 10+ retweets and 0 haters on Twitter, it’s having a good day (an observation based solely on an informal scan of its Twitter profile). This one, though, is different: 300+ comments and thousands of retweets and likes. TONS of legit media coverage.

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