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Is “Social Media” Really Worth It? Musings Following a Facebook Hack

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tl;dr What seems like a never-ending vortex of Hell following a Facebook hack makes me wonder if “social media” is really worth it. As much in terror as I was – and I was – I had the wherewithal to get the Arena comms/social media team together via text/phone. What do you think? Let me know!

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The Serious Goings-On Behind The Social Networking Scene

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It wasn’t a link to a “Join me at New Social Group.” The vibe I got via our communications on social media was just right. Being social on social media provides you the freedom to choose what level of “social” you want to give to each of the thousands of people you run into on any platform.

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Uncovering The Remarkable In Your Social Networks

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Social media is an interesting animal. And that made me think some more: what is the hidden remarkability in the lives of those we encounter every day – or, at least, every few days – in social media? “I had a youth group of over 150 teenagers. We think we know them. But do we really know them?

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Why Buffer, HootSuite and Post Planner are the Holy Trinity of Managing Social Media

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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. Frankly, I think that medium isn’t all that happy. ” 1. HootSuite. Post Planner.

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It’s Just Social Media. Don’t Freak Out.

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If you are reading this blog, chances are you don’t need to be told about the merits of social media. Social media just changes the way these things happen … and how fast people are punished by the marketplace if they don’t do it effectively. All things the department did before social media.

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5 Simple Ways Small Businesses Can Ace Social Listening in 2019

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However, most SMBs haven’t a clue how they can profit from this proximity which gets even better with social media via social listening. So keep reading, but first: What is Social Listening? Social media is huge and loud. Become Socially Active. Identify Relevant Groups, Communities.

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What Compels People to Share Your Content?

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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. In other words, the bandwidth for content consumption is fixed.

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