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Everyone’s on Facebook, Why Aren’t They on the Intranet Too?

Social Media Strategery

There are always those early adopters (think Twitter users in 2007 , Facebook users in 2004 ), but generally large-scale adoption of new communications tools takes years, often decades (think radio and television) – until now. So how does understanding this information help you build a successful internal social media platform?

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Can Greater Social Connections Improve Higher Education?

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That’s why when I saw that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation recently invested $2 million in a Facebook app to improve post-secondary education, I knew that I had to find out more about this app and how it might help further the SMCEDU mission. Students self organize on Facebook all the time. Created by Inigral Inc. ,

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U.S. Navy Virtual Scavenger Hunt Charts Fan Interest

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Is your Facebook Insights Dashboard filled with peaks and valleys? The Navy found this out last month when they launched the first Navy Virtual Scavenger Hunt to help increase engagement among their Facebook fans and teach them about Maritime strategy at the same time. Do the same people do all of the commenting and liking?

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Government Use of Social Media - "In Addition to," Not "In Lieu of.

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For these internet users, government websites/Twitter accounts/Facebook fan pages/blogs/podcasts have become critical supplements – not replacements – for more traditional forms of communication. link] Shim Marom Thanks for sharing this information, it's a fascinating worth reading report.

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How a New Communications Graduate Can Stand Out

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It’s graduation season and once again, the resume, internship, and informational interview requests are rolling in. Share links to articles you’re reading on Facebook. Image courtesy of Flickr user stevendepolo. Where were the results? What was your approach? Every new grad has a resume. This isn’t rocket science.

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Managing Your Time While Managing Your Social Media | Social Media.

Social Media Strategery

Time Management Strategies for Social Media The key takeaways that I wanted the attendees to walk away were: Not information overload but filter failure – There’s always been too much information for us to ever possibly consume. It has lots of insightful and useful information about identifying and controlling Enterprise 2.0

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

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No, the end state shouldn’t be when every Agency has a New Media Director, but when every Agency has Communications Directors, Directors of Human Resources, Chief Information Officers, Office of General Counsel who are all knowledgeable about social media and its impact on their specific area of expertise. Grade: GS-14 or GS-15.

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