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Is “Social Media” Hurting Social Media?

Dave Fleet

Is the term “social media&# hurting strategic communicators in the digital space? Plenty of people have wondered about the term before ( Google “social media term&# and you’ll find a 2007 post from Jeremiah Owyang on the topic) but I’m thinking of this from a slightly different angle.

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May 12: this week in social media

Sherrilynne Starkie

Here’s my pick of the week’s top social media news. May 11: this week in social media. May 11: this week in social media. Top stories from social media world for this week! Has Social Media Lost Something? Facebook Featured LinkedIn Social Media Twitter YouTube Bing'

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Is YouTube Part Of Your Social Media Strategy?

Jason Yormark

Such as the winning entry in the 2007 Microsoft Company Meeting Lip Sync Contest. Related posts: 5 Great Social Media & Community Job Resources. The Office For Mac Social Media Extravaganza! Buy Some Social Media Today! Of course, that doesn’t mean I haven’t had some “mild” YouTube success.

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Why Most Social Media Departments Fail

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

A few years ago, a colleague of mine was given a tremendous responsibility to oversee the social media department at a prestigious well known NYC-based public relations firm. Less than a year later, she was sent packing up her desk, a casualty of a company that jumped into that shiny toy syndrome that people call social media.

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How social media transformed PR

Sherrilynne Starkie

Back in December 2007, the Society for New Media Research Symposium did a study into the influence of social media in PR. In the survey of 300 communications professionals, more than half agreed that social media was becoming valuable. 3% said social media had little or no value.

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Social Citizens: How Social Media Can Help Social Problems

Mindjumpers

This has sparked our interest towards other examples of how brands and charity organizations have managed to use social media as a platform to help social problems through user engagement. Networking on social initiatives. All because of the power of social media and the right campaign audience targeting.

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11 Myths of Social Media Marketing

Webbiquity SMM

Though social media marketing is rapidly advancing in terms of adoption and sophistication, many marketers and business executives still struggle with it. They wonder if their organizations are doing enough, if they are doing things right, even if they should be involved in social media at all. Social media is free.