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JULY 5, 2013

The other day I was catching up on my LinkedIn connection requests, and finally got them down to zero. I accepted some, ignored a bunch and, after doing so, asked a question on Facebook: There were a range of answers, and the conversation continued for a couple of days; those answers themselves are worthy of their own, dedicated blog post.

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JUNE 27, 2014

The socnet I’ve been turning to for my personal edification and jollification, surprisingly, is Facebook. So back I went to Facebook. I suppose I did this because of the primary social networks, my personal Facebook circle is the one I’ve kept tightest rein on. For a while I just went dark. Complete.).

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DECEMBER 18, 2013

This year, social media played a very important role in encouraging the citizens of India to vote. The efforts Indian politicians have been making to reach their audience through social media was clearly reflected in this season’s election results. But that’s when a smart social media campaign comes into play.

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JULY 28, 2011

Have you come across a social media bully lately? And I’ve thought a lot about this before deciding that, in essence, people who behave like this are social media bullies. And I’ve thought a lot about this before deciding that, in essence, people who behave like this are social media bullies.

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JUNE 21, 2012

When it comes to staying on top of social media, one of the big challenges we have is to find the social media tools that will help us achieve a happy medium between curating, listening, engaging and producing content. While I don’t necessarily use this to post to LinkedIn, etc., This is for two reasons: a.

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JULY 19, 2013

I was asked: “I would like to reach out and connect with a professional contact that I have made via Twitter/Facebook /LinkedIn. Do you have any suggestions on how to approach a such a contact without appearing to be ‘Facebook stalking’?” ” Hmm, I thought to myself. That’s a good question.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

I was asked: “I would like to reach out and connect with a professional contact that I have made via Twitter/Facebook /LinkedIn. Do you have any suggestions on how to approach a such a contact without appearing to be ‘Facebook stalking’?” How to Network On Social Media Without Being a Stalker.

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JANUARY 8, 2013

Whether you want to go for coffee, meet a friend or keep yourself posted on your friends’ birthdays, Facebook is where today’s generation updates each other by sharing the minutest details of their lives on the platform. What do you think: will Facebook ever successfully bridge the gap between employers and employees?

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JANUARY 31, 2014

Friday Funny: Why Don’t They Like Our Facebook Page? Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn Friday Funny: Why Don’t They Like Our Facebook Page? Shonali Burke Social Media cartoon facebook friday funny Sean R. Nicholson social networking' … Shock and awe, eh? Happy Friday!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 6, 2013

So I figured I’d just share some of what I experienced the last several months… consider them reflections on a social media hiatus from a business point of view. If you’re concerned about your “standing” or social scores (cough, Klout, cough) in social media, then you have a panic attack.

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DECEMBER 5, 2014

That was inspired, if you remember, by the constant (or so it seems to me) sunny and “shiny” updates one sees on Facebook that make one want to barf. People linking their Twitter feed to Facebook and expecting that their tweets get attention from their Facebook friends. ~ Aditya Nishtala. ” ~ Rich Reader.

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OCTOBER 25, 2012

So many of us are wrapped up in our day-to-day Facebooking and tweeting that we forget our messages are going overseas. Such is the challenge I’ve been recently tasked with: not just finding out what social media people are using around the world, but how they’re using it, why and when. That’s right.

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APRIL 12, 2013

I’m talking about that moment when your social media and real worlds collide. I left last Thursday morning for Social Slam , via a direct flight from Dulles to Knoxville. That Moment When Your Social Media and Real Worlds Collide is a post from: Waxing UnLyrical. Leaving on a jet plane. That was The Moment.

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JULY 24, 2013

and will be particularly interesting to you if you work at the intersection of health care and social media. You put on your Dr. Mom hat, jump online and feverishly Google their symptoms, you check social media to see if any of your friend’s children are sick. If social media and blogs in the U.S

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AUGUST 24, 2015

If you want to compete in today’s fast paced business environment, you have to be social. But just simply being active on Twitter, Facebook, and all the rest is never enough. How can you track your social media efforts to ensure that your strategy is up to par? 5 Social Media Metrics You Can Stop Tracking Yesterday.

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OCTOBER 6, 2011

But considering that there are plenty of other social media fish in the sea, it’s not his best option in terms of the time he has available. There are incredible demographic numbers available for most social media platforms now. Don’t assume that social media comprises just Twitter, Facebook and maybe LinkedIn.

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DECEMBER 20, 2012

This post will depress all the Facebook Ninjas who’ve drunk the Facebook Koolaid. One that could have a vibrant Facebook community, if they could just get to that point. But their Facebook Page has just 23 fans so far. Three of those are my two Facebook accounts, and the third is that of my partner.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

If you ask any expert how to use social media, they will probably tell you it comes down to two verbs: 1. But if you’re just going to listen, without doing much else, you’re basically using social media as a monitoring tool, and not much else. How to use social media (not). Listen; and.

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JULY 17, 2013

If you’re a clever cookie, you already have figured out the rest of the story at this point: Social media philosopher ponders how to push his message into the future. Social media philosopher realizes he does this all the time with business. Unless you could, of course, time your messages. Tweeting after death.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Despite its uncertainty in the stock market, Facebook continues to be an excellent way to connect with your client base and potential customers. As a result, businesses continue to desperately find new ways to reach their fans and build their online reputation on this leading social media platform. Build an Active Facebook Wall.

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JULY 19, 2011

But the ability to put people in them is not a big enough draw for me to entirely abandon Facebook if only a small number of my contacts set up Google+ profiles. We haven’t started referring to non-social media enthusiasts as “normies.” are all still over at Facebook. LinkedIn was like Facebook, but for work.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Here are six ways to start injecting the Valentine’s Day spirit into your social media routine. Give someone an unanticipated – and truthful – LinkedIn recommendation. “ Like &# someone’s Facebook Page, Slideshare presentation, YouTube video, etc.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2015

So I’m taking advantage of WUL to shine the social media spotlight on them. I got to know Adam several years ago through social media, and then encountered him and His Lovely Wife (he doesn’t capitalize it, I do) in Orlando not long thereafter. Adam Toporek. Bess Winston. Answer: Boss.

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OCTOBER 24, 2012

Facebook has been struggling since its IPO in May. Facebook was not initially built to monetize; it was built to go viral. Unlike Google, I am not on Facebook to look for products, hence I’ve never clicked on a Facebook ad. Guest post by Kate Endress. I really just want to check in and connect with my friends.

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APRIL 9, 2020

While I didn’t intend for it to be an inadvertent lesson in “how to do a virtual event,” a Facebook Live Q&A I hosted a couple of weeks ago was, apparently, just that. I manage a few different Facebook groups, one of which is a completely free + no catch Social PR community: The Social PR Posse.

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AUGUST 31, 2017

This is the Hurricane Harvey Community Connections Facebook Group , created (as you can see from the screen grab) by volunteers distraught over what’s happening in Houston and areas hit hard by Harvey. And it reminds me of what makes this social media-drenched world that we live in so remarkable. It’s the people.

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MARCH 6, 2015

really don’t care about using social media. PR pros using social media… not. How Much do Senior Pros Care About Using Social Media? Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn How Much do Senior Pros Care About Using Social Media? So what will they do about it?

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Considering how active we all are on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, when Starbucks opens its Delhi location, I’m sure I’ll be among the first customers to visit them, and of course check-in at Foursquare/Facebook and tweet about it too! Image: bfishadow via Flickr, CC 3.0 .

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JULY 24, 2017

As is the new normal during any getaway that involves sun, sand, surf, and excellent wi-fi, there were lots of #toeselfies (yes, this is a thing ) posted on social media. I thanked them and told them to friend me on Facebook if they wanted to follow along with the pix. OMG, it was awesome. Like the one you see here.

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JUNE 22, 2016

Yet with social media platforms, oftentimes messaging is controlled by the user. Distributed content is an effective way to have more control over your social messaging. For example, what’s most likely to get click-through on Facebook: a link or an organic article ? Facebook Instant Articles.

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AUGUST 9, 2013

Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn Friday Funny: Vintage Social Networking. Shonali Burke Social Media cartoon John Atkinson vintage media Wrong Hands' Based in the Washington, D.C., area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™.

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

Connect 5: Five Minutes a Day to a Better LinkedIn Network. Daniel Newman reveals how you can create stronger relationships via LinkedIn in just five minutes a day. How to Network on Social Media Without Being a Stalker. The 6 critical questions guaranteed to drive your social media strategy. Aspiration.

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MARCH 15, 2018

Social media has redefined crisis response in three important ways: outlet options, messaging speed and employee engagement. The proliferation of new media outlets has changed everything about how companies communicate. Guest Post by Laurel Kennedy. A Reason to Speak. Here’s an example touting Colorado Gives Day.

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MAY 14, 2013

Amazingly enough, our fine feathered friends have more to do with social media then you may think. The Chicken and the Egg Social Media Conundrum. Why: Jay Baer applies the age old question to social media marketing. The Chicken Dance and Social Media. K” is King in Brand and Company Naming.

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AUGUST 1, 2014

The other day, a friend of mine pinged me into a Facebook conversation about whether or not PR pros should use AVEs when measuring their work. So it reflects the way users are actually viewing and sharing content across the web, including via social media. AVEs rear their ugly head. Coming up: @hksully on #measurePR.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn Friday Funny: Newfangled Social Networking. Shonali Burke Social Media cartoon friday funny Sean R. Nicholson social networking' Based in the Washington, D.C., She also loves ABBA, bacon, cooking, dogs, and Elvis. Wouldn''t you like to be in her kitchen?

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Have you ever wondered what compels people to share content on their social networks? Two social accounts cross in the night , and a re-tweet or Like is born – why is that? Facebook insists it has the answer: write better content. Twitter Google+ LinkedIn What Compels People to Share Your Content?

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