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APRIL 23, 2013

I have a confession to make: I’m not 100% in love with social media. Don’t get me wrong, social media. Using social media to lie is unfortunately easy. This format makes it inevitable that we will not always get the big picture purely from social media. Quit using social media?

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NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Mom hat, jump online and feverishly Google their symptoms, you check social media to see if any of your friend’s children are sick. But what if you could connect with your doctor using social media ; asking for advice via a quick Twitter or Facebook message? If social media and blogs in the U.S

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JUNE 27, 2014

Social media’s a lot of fun, but never more so when it helps you fill in the blanks. I’ve given you a personal example, but it’s the same principle we need to incorporate in our work, especially if we work in social PR (as I like to call it). Just in case the NSA is trolling this page. 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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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 5, 2013

And today, on the heels of the US’ Independence Day, I can’t but help think about how social media helped to free this person from the foil of a civilized, forward-thinking, large-minded human being and show him for what he is: a bigot at the least, and possibly a racist. Which is simply a much easier way to live.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 13, 2011

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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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 20, 2012

The biggest news in the history of social media took place Friday when Facebook had its IPO, becoming the biggest social name ever to join the public market. Its $108 Billion offering came in as the 3rd largest ever (behind Visa and Enel), so the day was significant not only for social media types but also for market watchers.

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Waxing UnLyrical

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. Community conversations led to one of my favorite posts yet (and, I think, yours) on social media barfshiners.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 27, 2012

Social tools have helped break down barriers between people, and information sharing has become far easier and quicker. These days, it moves really quickly… we now get to know about earthquakes around the world on social media platforms even before the news reaches broadcasters. reading and traveling.

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Waxing UnLyrical

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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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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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 21, 2012

Just one of the many interesting factoids our group was given when the Regina Police Service (RPS) sent its social media officer, Kaeli Madill, to talk to us about all things Twitter and Facebook. RPS updates their social media sites every day – once in the morning and again in the afternoon.

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Waxing UnLyrical

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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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 19, 2013

I think you should absolutely try to set up an informational meeting with HH [head honcho]. How to Network On Social Media Without Being a Stalker [Redux] is a post from: Waxing UnLyrical. Author information Shonali Burke President & Grand Poobah at Shonali Burke Consulting, Inc. Image: naunasse via Flickr, CC 2.0.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 31, 2012

Would you agree that social media is faster than seismic waves? To me, this incident exemplifies how badly we are hooked on social media. That said, is social media all that bad? Multiple instances in the recent past tell us that social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook have become lifesavers.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

I think you should absolutely try to set up an informational meeting with HH [head honcho]. You just read How to Network On Social Media Without Being a Stalker , originally posted on Waxing UnLyrical , published by Shonali Burke. How to Network On Social Media Without Being a Stalker.

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APRIL 1, 2015

This is why I’m glad the media has been covering this story. Those who would threaten others with violence of any kind via social media or online in general need to be held accountable for their actions. Ashley Judd, Feminism, and Social Media is a post from: Shonali Burke Consulting, Inc. He also blogs.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 11, 2012

Social media listening. Social media monitoring. Social media tracking. Social media intelligence. There are many descriptions of how we can use social media as a listening tool , to complement (or replace) our more interactive approach where we converse too. Challenge on.

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AUGUST 24, 2015

How can you track your social media efforts to ensure that your strategy is up to par? This week’s roundup introduces you to some best practices for social media metrics. 5 Social Media Metrics You Can Stop Tracking Yesterday. From likes to leads: The new metrics for B2B social selling.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

A recent visit to our campus by journalist Chantal Hébert and her lecture “Missing the Forest for the Trees: A Look at the State of Political Coverage in the Social Media Era” had me thinking about how I use these tools. Are You Using Social Media to Talk to Yourself? SIDENOTE: That last line made me smile.

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Waxing UnLyrical

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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Waxing UnLyrical

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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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Social media and crisis communications has become one of the fastest growing areas of both practice and research for today’s communication landscape. Additionally, “over half of respondents (52%) feel that the benefits of using social media as a crisis communications tool outweigh the risks” (page 4).

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 11, 2021

I’d say if it gets 10+ retweets and 0 haters on Twitter, it’s having a good day (an observation based solely on an informal scan of its Twitter profile). actual engagement and sidebar conversations among commenters including, of course, the obligatory social media smart-a**es waiting to trip up any/everyone they possibly can.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Powwowing With Pepco on Social Media September 28th, 2010 Tweet I haven’t been the biggest fan of my local energy company, Pepco, recently.

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Waxing UnLyrical

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. Based in the Washington, D.C.,

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 1, 2011

But thanks to social media, pretty much anyone with an Internet connection could participate. As I wrote in my BNET post this past week : @ClarenceHouse (named for the official residence of the Prince of Wales) has a steady stream of information it’s releasing, from who’s doing the flowers to Twitpics of the gathering hordes.

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Waxing UnLyrical

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? Author information Shonali Burke President & Grand Poobah at Shonali Burke Consulting, Inc. The trouble is, smart strategic PR today demands it.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 15, 2011

We used social media and leveraged the triple-bottom line of the organization to promote the program and event. In three easy steps, here’s what I did to ensure the program had a social presence. We’d really appreciate if you take just 10 minutes of your time and share this information with your networks. Spread the word!

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

The main reason for all this (at least from the small informal survey I did) was that we would rather staple our eyelids to the back of a moving train than try and find someone to do the work for us. We can’t imagine asking someone to take on extra work when they are struggling to keep up with what they have.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 13, 2019

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. Now on to: 5 Simple Ways SMBs Can Ace Social Listening. Sprout Social.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 11, 2013

” Google Reader is the bedrock for how many people collect information on the Internet. An RSS feed is really just another stop I have to make in my daily intake of information. That’s not to say we shouldn’t be seeking out information on our own. As of this writing, I follow a bit more than 1,300 people.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 22, 2014

It’s simple, straightforward, and highly informative. Simple, direct, and full of useful information. Information can’t sell itself and with only six seconds to spare, how that information is presented is as important (in my mind) as what that information is about. He also blogs.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 2, 2017

It’s a post by Andrew Hutchinson on Social Media Today , which has been languishing in my inbox for a while. What is really important here is that USGS is very specific in its search parameters, looking for USEFUL information. Not just “any” information; but USEFUL information.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 31, 2017

The way they’re sharing information on what’s open, what’s not, who needs help, tagging others who might be in the area, getting phone numbers so that they can call emergency workers for others… I know I’ve used this word multiple times, but it’s truly amazing. I’ll talk to you after Labor Day.

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JUNE 24, 2019

In fact, a new survey from Uproar PR found 72% of people prefer micro-level social media influencers. The micro influencer is often more motivated to share knowledge and relevant information with their community. Think Beyond Social Media. Consumers look to buy from those they trust. eBook quotes and contributions.

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AUGUST 8, 2019

Instagram has really transformed the world of social media with its visual orientation which has enabled a new generation of users equipped with smartphones to click photos, edit them and upload them to their accounts anywhere and everywhere. Guest post by Kristen Smith. Conclusion. Image via Pexels.

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