Posts for "Social Networking"


Trend Watch: Missouri Outlaws Student-Teacher Facebook & Twitter Friendships [PODCAST]

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
August 3, 2011 at 12:01 am
When the tornado devastated the town of Joplin Missouri, teachers turned to Facebook to help locate students. A new measure could make that a bit more complicated. Missouri Governor ... (more)

Block social media at the office? Gen Y won’t work for you [VIDEO]

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
August 1, 2011 at 7:05 pm
via www.ragan.com None of the top 100 companies to work for block social media access at the office, reports Erin Lieberman Moran, senior VP at the Great Place to Work ... (more)

Mobile Credit Card Processing With Pay Anywhere

From Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog
July 28, 2011 at 4:08 pm
Mobile Credit Card Processing With Pay Anywhere is a post originally published on: Everything Finance - Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog - Its all about Money!Much ... (more)

Social Networking’s Next Step: Knowledge Networking

From Everything Small Business Journal
July 13, 2011 at 11:45 am
Even if you’re not yet into the online phenomenon of social networking, chances are you’ve heard about it. Social networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn ... (more)

Sneak Leak: Is Pottermore a Social Network for Harry Potter Fans?

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
June 23, 2011 at 4:17 pm
Looks like someone over on Team Pottermore forgot to lock down the assets for the widely anticipated website featuring the world of Harry Potter. This picture has been making ... (more)

Barriers to Adopting Social Media: Creating Buy-In

From Know Your Own Bone
June 21, 2011 at 2:53 am
(or, Why Your Organization Needs Social Media) Last week, I identified buy-in as one of the four biggest barriers to change in inspiring institutions to embrace social strategies. ... (more)

Report: Minority Kids Spend Most of Their Waking Hours Plugged In

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
June 18, 2011 at 10:30 pm
Minority children spend an average of 13 hours a day using mobile devices, computers, TVs and other media — about 4½ hours more than white kids, says a new report released ... (more)

Social Networking for Career Success

From CAREEREALISM.com » Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
June 15, 2011 at 1:30 am
With competition at a feverish pitch, job seekers and business owners need to distinguish themselves from everyone else to get ahead. Statistics show many jobs are filled via networking; ... (more)

Exchange 2.0: The Teacher’s Guide to International Collaboration

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
June 10, 2011 at 8:09 am
The Teacher's Guide to International Collaboration was developed to help teachers use the Internet to "reach out" globally.  In his address to the Council ... (more)

Trend Watch: Twitter Finds a Place in the Classroom

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
June 9, 2011 at 8:03 pm
Students tap away at their cell phones, laptops and iPads during Enrique Legaspi's high-tech history lesson. In some grade schools, pulling out these devices during class ... (more)

Career Branding: Say Hello to New Connections by Spicing Up Your Online Branding

From Brand-Yourself.com Blog
May 24, 2011 at 12:54 pm
Do you ever get frustrated with your online platforms and feel like you’re not getting anywhere? The only new Twitter followers you get are spam bots or completely unrelated ... (more)

Facebook DC Live: Protecting Kids Online

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
May 20, 2011 at 1:28 am
Join Facebook Security Team's Chris Sonderby, Ernie Allen, President of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Microsoft's Bill Harmon and other panelists ... (more)

Facebook DC Live: Facebook for Educators

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
May 9, 2011 at 9:53 pm
Join Linda Fogg Phillips, co-author (along with myself and BJ Fogg) of the new Facebook for Educators guide, Karen Cator, director of the Office of Educational Technology at ... (more)

Group Messaging apps – so simple, you don’t need $12Million to do it.

From Generation-Y startup
May 9, 2011 at 8:02 am
TweetDisclaimer: I am not writing any of these to brag, just to encourage first time entrepreneurs who are finding it difficult. I recently put out my new app wolfpacktales and ... (more)

Facebook Stories: Portraits from the Alabama Tornadoes [VIDEO]

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
May 8, 2011 at 4:05 pm
On April 27, 2011, dozens of tornadoes touched down in the Southern United States. Debris, documents and photos were scattered for hundreds of miles.  A woman created ... (more)

Infographic: Facebook Now Outranks Television in the UK

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
May 4, 2011 at 11:56 pm
According to a survey conducted by eXpansys, UK residents spend an average of two and a half hours using Facebook every day, compared to just two hours watching TV. Their nifty ... (more)

Trend Watch: Australian Teachers Granted Permission to Use Facebook in the Classroom

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
April 29, 2011 at 1:02 pm
Yesterday the NSW Teachers Federation in Australia announced that public school teachers have been granted permission to use Facebook, Twitter and other social media in the classroom. ... (more)

Is Twitter A Good Tool For Your Personal Brand?

From Brand-Yourself.com Blog
April 20, 2011 at 10:14 am
What Is Twitter, Really? As you continually work to improve your personal brand, you are going to consider many social media tools to utilize.  Along this journey, Twitter will ... (more)

Infographic: How Social Media Is Reshaping College Admissions

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
April 17, 2011 at 12:42 am
via www.penn-olson.com ... (more)

The “Creepy” Factor: Location Services Get Scary

From March Communications
April 15, 2011 at 2:29 pm
Location services like Foursquare and Twitter are continuing to grow in popularity. From employees checking in at work, to students checking in at their local Starbucks, to friends ... (more)

Do We Need Another #Twitter?

From March Communications
April 15, 2011 at 9:00 am
Do we need to add another Twitter to this picture?Personally, I am all for Twitter. I think it is a great way to get a stream of information that is both as manageable as you want ... (more)

Skype In The Classroom: An International Social Network For Teachers [VIDEO]

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
March 30, 2011 at 2:04 pm
Skype realizes full well its software is used by many school teachers and students from around the globe, and today announced that it has built a dedicated social network ... (more)

MTV Diary: Think you know Facebook? You have no idea.

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
March 29, 2011 at 10:43 pm
Welcome to Facebook's famous "hack-a-thon," a 24-hour, no-code-barred event in which employees are directed to ditch their normal duties and instead break ground ... (more)

Global Youth: What Does It Mean To Be Young In China? [VIDEO]

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
March 29, 2011 at 12:54 pm
We All Want To Be Young in China from enovate on Vimeo. We all want to be young. But what's it like being one of 300 million youth in China? 'We All Want To Be Young in ... (more)

Infographic: Mobile Social Network Usage by Age

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
March 27, 2011 at 11:29 pm
via blog.nielsen.com In a demographic view of social networking activity on mobile devices, women were found do use their phones to “tweet” and “friend” 10% more than ... (more)