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Talking The Social Media Walk

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Image: Lars Plougmann via Flickr, Creative Commons Really, if you just read through the comments, there’s your follow-up blog post… but since I promised you one, you’re getting one. Image: Aftab Uzzaman via Flickr, Creative Commons It’s why I wrote about networking with a twist a while back.

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The Value Of A Fire Drill

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Image: Stephen Korecky via Flickr , Creative Commons I was finger painting in kindergarten and having a good ole time. Although not quite as simple as school’s fire drill, having a crisis plan serves the same purpose: to keep everyone in the company (including its reputation) safe. Again, thanks for the informative post.

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Kpop Lessons: Handling Defamation Through Public Relations

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Image: twchoi11 via Flickr , Creative Commons Though I wouldn’t consider myself as devoted as some fan clubs. In 2008, investment and securities trading company Bear Sterns was forced to sell itself to JP Morgan Chase for $10 a share after rumors were spread about the company going bankrupt.

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How To Become A Public Relations Star

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Image: Nick Fletcher via Flickr, Creative Commons But I’m getting ahead of myself. Image: Marc Benton via Flickr, Creative Commons 3. Having been there myself not too long ago, I was astounded by the sophistication of the graduates that applied – they were, to put it mildly, much more sophisticated than I was.

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How Brands Can Celebrate Juneteenth on Social Media

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Twitter and Square CEO, Jack Dorsey was one of the first to announce that his companies will be honoring Juneteenth as a company holiday from now on, in efforts to help instill a sense of pride in his employees. Both Twitter and Square are making #Juneteenth (June 19th) a company holiday in the US, forevermore.

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Customize Your Blog's Error Page in 5 Easy Steps

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First, you… Image: Kate Sumbler via Flickr , Creative Commons Hold on! Bland Image: jason carlin via Flickr , Creative Commons I mean, chicken-soup-with-no-celery-or-pepper bland. For the rest of my site, I made my 404 error message a little funny rather than using the generic one from my hosting company.

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Weekly Roundup: Paloozas And Palominos

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Image: Derrick Coetzee via Flickr , Creative Commons Seems to me both are somewhat extraordinary, perhaps exaggerated and possibly exciting. How B2B companies use real-time blog posts to get trade media exposure , from David Meerman Scott ‘s Web Ink Now. In other words, something very unusual. Palomino wins this round.

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