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Social media and journalism: how to effectively reach the public

Sprout Social

Social media and journalism are one and the same these days. 9 best practices of social media and journalism. So much of social media and journalism boils down to looking the part. Journalists represent a community. Stories allow for a quick and easy way to publish timely updates minus any sort of spam.

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Top Five: Social networks invest in quality news

Sherrilynne Starkie

This week’s must-know social media news for marketing and communications professionals includes headlines about Facebook’s attempt to clean up, support for journalism from Twitter and Google, the continuing importance of links in SEO and some new, clever features from LinkedIn. LinkedIn is a crucial platform for businesses.

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Journalism and Wikipedia – Wanky Balls

Laurel Papworth

We think you lot should now see this as a challenge to add horsepiss facts to Wikipedia pages before a prominent event is due to receive coverage, to see if you can get them published. The Independent is a British newspaper published by Alexander Lebedev ‘s Independent Print Limited. Send us the clippings, of course.

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How To Start A Blog For Your Small Business

Buffer Social

Sharing this content will not only attract more customers, but it can also open a dialogue with your existing followers, creating a stronger online community. Individuals who are building in public have seen many positive returns, like finding community and gaining brand exposure. Best of all, Tumblr is free.

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Are You Giving Your Audience What They Want?

Ignite Social Media

What is the community saying? If you are a social media community manager, or if you have someone in charge of it, chances are they can answer this question for you with ease. Once you have the data and know what the community is interested in, test and learn a few posts! The results were impressive. Over organic 10K likes!

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Zuck’s facts about Facebook

Sherrilynne Starkie

Last week, the Wall Street Journal , arguably one of the highest profile news organizations in the world, published an article by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and not before time! He wants people to connect with friends, family and community. “Take on all the blame and promise to make things right. Be contrite. Be responsible.

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22 Side Projects From the Buffer Team

Buffer Social

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. Jess : Pinecone Papers Jess has a beautiful blog about how to mindfully journal and track symptoms when you have a chronic illness.

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