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How Journalists Use Social Media to Report the News

Proactive Report

Key Findings: 78% of US journalists check social media for breaking news. use social media to find sources for stories. journalists said that social media are very important to their work. spent between 30 to 60 minutes every day on social networking sites. use it to find additional information about a topic.

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The Innovative Educator: 5 Things You Can Do to Begin Developing Your Personal Learning Network

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skills) and grow into PLN producers (2.0 5 Ways to Begin Building Your Personal Learning Network 1.0 1-Join a professional social network. technology) and EduBlogger World (for education bloggers) and I launched a social network called iTeach/iLearn (enhancing instruction with tech across the content areas). (If

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Social Media the One Bright Spot for PR Hiring

Proactive Report

Owyang advises job seekers to hone there skills: Ability to formulate a social media strategy and fulfill business objectives. How to apply your social media skills to both internal and external audiences. They get a lot of resumes, but few are qualified,&# says Jeremiah Owyang on his blog. Expertise with the technology.

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Why Social Media Is Like Getting Stoned

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Your whole being is involved, and you’re using your skills to the utmost. If you’re skilled in the art of social media “Flow”, switching gears between being a conversational leader to a contributor (and back) should be natural and easy as you engage others across various platforms. The ego falls away. Time flies.

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How To Start A Blog In 2012

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You can even Blog using tumblr - which is a hybrid online social network and Blogging platform - or you can Blog for an existing online publisher like The Huffington Post. You're writing to exercise your critical thinking skills. online social network. " I think a strong voice simply evolves over time.

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11 Common Mistakes That People Make With Their Personal Brands.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Dishonesty Lying about your knowledge, skills, or experience will not pay much in the way of rewards over time. Social Media Advertising Building your personal brand is about interacting with others and establishing your credentials. Rather than stay in your own zone all the time, get out there and meet people.

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Social Media Newsrooms-nonsense or necessity?

Proactive Report

But there still remained the problem of how to get a social media press release onto your own website. Unless you had programming skills this was not possible. If you have programming skills, or your IT department has the time and the inclination, you can customize a blog platform like Wordpress and make a nice social media newsroom.