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The pros and cons of social media

Sprout Social

Ah social media. As social media platforms have changed over the years (RIP, Vine), so too have the pros and cons of social media. Not so long ago, brands and executives were still wondering whether they should be on social media at all. Why social media is good. It’s corn. ??

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10 Social Media Tools To Help With Your Crowdsourcing Efforts

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Crowdsourcing has become more and more popular with private companies, non-profit organizations, and even government agencies. Crowdsourcing has become increasingly more widely used because it helps cultivate creativity and innovation. Crowdsourcing is an useful model because it can be used by any group for any reason.

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Crowdsource: BP Oil Spill and social media

Laurel Papworth

And there are a lot of innovation crowdsourced communities online. So I got to thinking: what if we crowdsourced a solution? And my second question was… would BP listen to a crowdsourced solution? Crowdsourced innovation social networks. So I had a look on crowdsourced business websites.

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10 Ideas for Holiday Campaigns on Social Media

Likeable

The holidays are the biggest shopping event of the year, and that often generates one of two reactions from brands: It’s too cluttered and expensive. To illustrate that point and get your creative juices flowing, we’ve developed some thought starters for holiday campaigns (organized from least to most effort!)

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How To Organize A Brand Hackathon (And Why) – Interview With Betabrand’s Chris Lindland

The Realtime Report

The company used its customer newsletter and social media to promote the event. ” It’s also a good idea to communicate as much as possible in advance of the event to “bat around, or bat down some ideas that won’t work beforehand.” ” The best Betabrand brand hack from the event?

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Crowdsourcing Our Health – Using Social Media to Educate and Unite.

Social Media Strategery

Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 Social media is bridging the gap between health and healthcare. I’m one of the leads for our social media/Government 2.0 Home About Me Speaking Legal-ese My Team Gov 2.0 Government 2.0

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How to use social media crowdsourcing effectively

Sprout Social

This is an example of social media crowdsourcing in action. When used correctly, social media crowdsourcing can be a powerful customer research tool. Let’s take a closer look at how you can use crowdsourcing for your business. What is crowdsourcing? First of all, what is crowdsourcing really?