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How “MeeMaw” Helped VDOT Northern Virginia Create a Highly-Engaged Social Media Community

Social Media Strategies Summit

I work with a group of engineers. Building a Social Media Community Think about your own network for a second: how many loved ones do you communicate with via multiple platforms? However, it’s important to remember that building a community on social media is tough. Most other people are the same. Her solution?

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Women in engineering: How I found and started my career as a software engineer

Sprout Social

I made it through with top grades and decided that from then on, I wanted to make sure women in engineering would not have the same experience as me. I started to get more involved in outreach programs and activities that allowed me to connect with other women in engineering. Finding Sprout Social. Starting a Business Resource Group.

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7 Ways YouTube Can Transform Your Brand’s Digital Presence

Convince & Convert

Tap Into More Than Just Video Hosting YouTube is a multifaceted platform with a reach and influence that rivals traditional search engines and social media giants. In fact, it’s the second most visited website globally, boasting over two billion logged-in monthly users who actively seek information, entertainment, and community.

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Reddit trends: A marketer’s guide to untapped potential

Sprout Social

Reddit has long been a pioneer in community-driven conversationswell before social listening became a marketing staple. Since 2005, its evolved into a cultural nerve center with over 100,000 active communities and 22 billion posts and comments, influencing everything from buying behavior to political discourse.

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Vulnerability in the workplace: A career differentiator for women in software engineering

Sprout Social

But when I entered the professional engineering world, I was surprised at how difficult it was to be open, authentic and vulnerable, and the sweeping difference that culture and representation could make. Starting my career as a woman in software engineering. Sprout Social’s engineering culture.

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A guide to choosing the most effective social media networks for your brand

Sprout Social

A social media network is an online platform that supports communication, interaction and content sharing among individuals and communities. Interactions are less public and flourish in comment sections, direct messages and closed communities. They’re built primarily for communication, connection and content sharing.

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How We Connect Our Engineers Directly To Buffer Customers with Customer Engineering Days

Buffer Social

It was an awesome bonding experience and a great way to bring everyone across the company–from the People Team, to Engineers, Designers, and Finance–closer to customers. Each team member had at least one Customer Quality Time session scheduled during the year, but our Design, Engineering, and Product Teams had three to four.