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Social Media Integration in Higher Education | Social Media Strategery

Social Media Strategery

Company promotions and advertisements were broadcast through television, magazines, billboards and the occasional internet banner. Employers do not want to hire a person whose Twitter or Facebook page could make their company look bad. Social media-focused classes for the core curriculum is an excellent idea.

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Rethinking Public Relations Education

Social Media Strategery

That’d be like adding a class for “Business Email 101.&# Social media shouldn’t get it’s own special class – social media IS media. That’d be like adding a class for “Business Email 101.&# Social media shouldn’t get it’s own special class – social media IS media.

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Social Media for Non-Profits: How One Small Charity Makes it Work

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Are you a company or do you know a company that has immersed itself in the social media waters and succeeded? As small companies with limited budgets, nonprofits may feel that they are unable to dive into the wide world of social media. The big catch: Epic Change is not a large company at all.

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Facebook Marketing for Businesses | Justin Levy

Justin Levy

I plan on showing you how to build a marketing plan with Facebook as an integral part of that plan, best in class examples, case studies and a ton more. With this book I want to provide you with maps that will help you to chart a course using Facebook that will be helpful to you and your company. Now we’ll see.

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Is a social media contest right for you?

Jeff Esposito

I have run four of these contests for my company and I see them as an opportunity to increase buzz and exposure to potential customers. With that said, social-driven contests are not a good fit for every company. Large brands and companies with established social presences have communities that they can tap into.

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Social Media Marketing Without Brand Awareness Can Kill You.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Such was the case for this Digg story , which compared multiple web hosting companies and watched as these hosts handled the traffic spikes that resulted from the Digg effect. A few weeks later, a surprising blog post was published that outed the marketing firm and hosting company that sponsored the particular study.

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7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Randy Pausch , a former lecturer at Carnegie Mellon, inspired not only students in his class but the world in his last ever speech before he passed away from pancreatic cancer. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Inspiring videos, too, can be viral.

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