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Top Five: Social networks invest in quality news

Sherrilynne Starkie

This week’s must-know social media news for marketing and communications professionals includes headlines about Facebook’s attempt to clean up, support for journalism from Twitter and Google, the continuing importance of links in SEO and some new, clever features from LinkedIn. — SS. — SS .

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Social media and journalism: how to effectively reach the public

Sprout Social

Social media and journalism are one and the same these days. Perhaps that’s because over 50% of people rely on social as a news source. 9 best practices of social media and journalism. Below is a breakdown of best practices when it comes to social media for journalists.

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Journalism and Wikipedia – Wanky Balls

Laurel Papworth

Journalism and Wikipedia – Wanky Balls is a post from: Laurel Papworth- Social Network Strategy. Technorati Tags: big chill , humor , journalism , Online Communities , social media , social networks , the independent , wanky balls , Wikipedia. Related posts. WOMMA – wrong (0).

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Media140 Sydney: Social Media Twitter & Journalism

Laurel Papworth

I spoke at Media140 Sydney – I want to highlight some of the “arguments&# used against social media by the panels, also focus on Everybody co-creating The Human Narrative and the diminishing role of journalists who take news from one part of the community and deliver it to another part: It’s not YOUR content. Our stories.

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Twitter for Business: Is It Time?

Webbiquity SMM

Twitter is generally viewed as the second-best social network for B2B marketing , behind only LinkedIn. prohibiting the use of profanity) and community enforced. Of course it would be supported by advertising, but even the ads would be more valuable to business users; more Wall Street Journal, less Flo from Progressive.

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Facebook Reader a welcome feature

Sherrilynne Starkie

I like that my online communities help surface the content that is most relevant to me and it seems to keep me up to date with news and events. However, the social network has been working on Reader for more than year, according a report in the Wall Street Journal and is said to resemble Flipboard. Image via CrunchBase.

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57 Social Media Policy Examples and Resources

Dave Fleet

Policy on Staff Use of Social Media. Online Communications Guidelines. Use of social networking, microblogs and other third party websites. Social Media Guidelines. Social Media Policy. Online Communications Policy. Social Media Guidelines. Community Guidelines. Social Media Guidelines.

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