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22 Side Projects From the Buffer Team

Buffer Social

At Buffer, we’ve long had teammates who have side projects in addition to working at Buffer. It’s pretty common for our team to run their own blog, we have several published authors on the team, and many of our engineers run apps that have nothing to do with their regular work. Gaining new skills. Make new connections.

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Vulnerability in the workplace: A career differentiator for women in software engineering

Sprout Social

But when I entered the professional engineering world, I was surprised at how difficult it was to be open, authentic and vulnerable, and the sweeping difference that culture and representation could make. Starting my career as a woman in software engineering. Sprout Social’s engineering culture.

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How Brands Can Support Indigenous Communities on Social—the Right Way

Hootsuite

If you are a national brand, turn the spotlight back on the First Nations communities. If there is a social justice issue being championed—whether that is Pride in the gender-diverse community, or climate justice, or prisoners’ rights, or racial equality—you’ll find Indigenous people at the forefront. But we don’t want pity.

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Automating dependency updates with Dependabot

Sprout Social

As part of our Android app, we maintain over 35 dependencies managed by the open source community that provide useful building blocks for our application. One of our values on Sprout’s engineering team is to act with purpose and focus. To learn more about Sprout’s engineering team and culture, visit our careers site.

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SMSsummit Speaker Interview with Sarah Barnes of Harvey Mudd College

Social Media Strategies Summit

I produce a monthly e-newsletter for parents and alumni, yearly department newsletters for our academic departments and other large projects, and daily news writing for our website. Brainstorming ideas for articles or coming up with new approaches to old projects is fun — it’s where I’m at my best!

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Seven Skills Every Social Media Manager Needs

Webbiquity SMM

By practicing your writing skills regularly and encouraging your team to do the same, you’ll be able to communicate your brand’s messaging effectively and motivate your audience to take purposeful action. Focus on community engagement. Create a team-centered environment.

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10 Reasons Businesses Will Start Using Google+ Communities in 2014

Convince & Convert

Well, with over 150,000 communities with more than 10 people, and tens of thousands will thousands of members, Google+ is really happening. Types of G+ Communities There are two types of communities: 1. Private: This content cannot be shared outside of that community and can only be viewed by members.