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How To Start A Blog For Your Small Business

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It’s also a great choice if you want to infuse your posts with trending memes and a more casual tone. Scotch Porter Scotch Porter —  a black-owned business that makes hair care products for men — has a variety of posts on their blog aka The Scotch Porter Journal. Best of all, Tumblr is free.

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Why digital literacy matters for marketers

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While marketing has moved online, so has journalism. These developments, along with other trends in 2020 , have serious implications for marketers. Rather than dismissing rising trends, marketers should investigate them earnestly, as several brands have with TikTok. The age of (mis)information is putting on the pressure.

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The best times to post on Twitter 2022

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Brands looking to participate in trending topics need to be timely but conscious of the brand’s values in the process. This could reflect greater attention to developing news and updates, as well as a desire for entertainment via viral Tweets and memes. Social media and journalism: how to effectively reach the public.

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The pros and cons of social media

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From stories of triumph to funny social media memes , social has the power to spark a smile. The “It’s Corn” viral trend became a cultural touchstone for friends and strangers alike. Today, social media and journalism go hand in hand. Let’s get into why social media is good, and the positive impact of social media on our lives.

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When influence is confused with popularity

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It’s funny how trends, momentum and failures will shape and dictate what we talk about and write about from week to week isn’t it? In my mind those two words are inextricably linked and have been since long before my days at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. I guess this is the week of Influence.

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Grow Your Wiki

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citizen journalism. technology trends. 21 days of wiki adoption. advertising. Barack Obama. better meetings. BlackBerry. boris mann. change management. Clay Shirky. collaboration. Collaborative Technology. collective action. Confluence. conversation. Course Using Wiki. creativity. data center. knowledge management. laptop stolen.

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The 5 Most Important Social Media Trends to Watch for in 2020

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If you want to be successful on social media in 2020, you need to base your strategy on the latest real-word data and social media trends. This gave us multiple perspectives on the social trends that matter most in the year ahead. Top 5 social media trends for 2020. We also spoke to dozens of industry specialists. woke washing.

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