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Set Your New Social Media Manager Up For Success

Social Media Strategery

Not only that, once they get to their desk, they realize that Twitter and Facebook are blocked, their company-issued Blackberry is prohibited from downloading any apps, and even when they do complete all the request forms to gain access, they're told that any and all social media content needs to be approved by legal and compliance.

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Pay to Play: Seven Ways Social Media is Getting More Expensive

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Starting a Facebook or Twitter account was free, and hiring a part-time intern to manage them didn’t cost much. Fast-forward a few years, and we’re seeing more and more organizations hire entire teams to create content for Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, and whatever hot new social media startup launched last week.

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The “New Media Director” Position is Just a Means to an End

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The role sure sounds enticing to anyone working in the social media community (the below represents a composite job description that you might see): Job Title: New Media Director. &# Some may even look at a role like this as the pinnacle for a social media professional in the DC area. Department: Department of Take Your Pick.

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Public Relations Isn’t the Cherry on Top

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" "No one is following our Twitter/Facebook/YouTube/Pinterest/LinkedIn/Foursquare account – can PR go get us more fans/followers/likes/subscribers/friends?" " "Our customers keep complaining about our product – can we get PR in here to help drown that out with good stuff instead?"

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Gov 2.0: Taking a Look Back at 2009 | Social Media Strategery

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Community, have had an alternately successful and frustrating (but never boring) year. 2009 went from unbridled optimism to eager anticipation to a little dose of realism, but through it all, the community of people and the relationships that have been forged across agency lines continued to grow stronger.

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“I want a Twitter for All the Various Parts of the Government”

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He advocates for asynchronous communications and for engaging with the community when and where they are, rather than trying to get more comments or web traffic. It isn’t about the Whitehouse getting on Twitter , it isn’t about the GSA making friends with YouTube , and it isn’t about barcamps.

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Social Media Integration in Higher Education | Social Media Strategery

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Now, fast forward five years and advertising is now found on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, making everyone’s lives a lot easier. Employers do not want to hire a person whose Twitter or Facebook page could make their company look bad. How would we assess a social media course? Lauren Vargas Sr.

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