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Choice of Form: Two Legal Seminars As Social Media

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Professor Daniel Jutras’ classes begin with him and/or students covering some current events relating to the seminar’s topic. We pause for 10 minutes, and when we return, the class asks questions or makes comments, to which Professor Jutras responds. I see this seminar as a forum.

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You Are Not A Social Media Guru, Ninja, Expert, Master, (Enter.

Jason Yormark

I’ve talked with many small businesses that are so out of the loop, that I could easily see them being “wowed&# by anyone armed with just basic knowledge of how to get around the major social network channels. Social media marketing certainly could use some certification to start with. Thank you for the shout out!

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Social Media Marketing Without Brand Awareness Can Kill You.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

You can’t take your first driving class on the highway without learning how to drive on local streets beforehand. The key here is making the mechanics of the social networks transparent. Social networks like Digg are open source??? There were far more important issues that needed to be dealt with first.

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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. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Inspiring videos, too, can be viral.

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

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Using social media, primarily Twitter, to garner votes for the project, in addition to a mountain of email and phone outreach, Epic Change won the contest and will be building the lab at Shepherds Junior School in Tanzania. Avi gets excited at the prospect, as this will be a first computer class for every student in the room.

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Andrew Sutherland, 17 Year Old Creator of Quizlet » Techipedia.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I remember taking classes, buying flashcards , and doing whatever it took to have a decent understanding of large words to score well on the SAT. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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You. With the hot temper. Keep it cool.

Jeff Esposito

I don’t know if you guys grew up with this rule, but if you were the nerd in class (which I totally was), you didn’t put fuel to the fire. JetBlue maintained a human voice while remaining transparent via its other social networks. Someone called you a name and the last thing you said back was “I know you are, but what am I?”