Posts for "Twitter"


Infographic: Students Want Teachers to Use Social Media

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
January 10, 2012 at 3:11 am
View large at mindshift.kqed.org ... (more)

Sports Leagues Should Embrace Active “Employees” on Twitter

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
December 30, 2011 at 2:30 pm
The best brands invite engagement. They showcase authenticity and reply to criticism, instead of deleting it. They also harness the power of their most credible marketers – their ... (more)

2011′s Biggest PR Blunders

From March Communications
December 30, 2011 at 1:12 pm
As 2011 comes to a close, it is tradition to reflect on the highs and lows of the year. I’ll let you handle your own successes and possible regrets (or lessons from which to ... (more)

Should old acquaintance be forgot?

From March Communications
December 29, 2011 at 5:42 pm
Per usual, there’s no shortage of predictions and resolutions for 2012 going around. We’re thinking a lot about what we’re hoping for (or dreading about) this ... (more)

Is social media today more of a want or a need?

From March Communications
December 29, 2011 at 2:05 pm
Is it just me, or has social media become more of a “need” and less of a “want”? Whether you like it or not, survival in the next few years seems contingent upon being ... (more)

Selective Transparency: A Rebuttal to Don Peppers’ “Social Media’s Envy Effect”

From March Communications
December 27, 2011 at 2:29 pm
Last Thursday business strategy consultant and Fast Company contributor Don Peppers posted an insightful blog on social media envy and competition.  To summarize: In 1993 the ... (more)

How Twitter Hashtags Can Help You Find a Position

From CAREEREALISM » CAREEREALISM | Career Management and Job Search Blog
December 22, 2011 at 2:00 am
Everyone probably remembers the first time they heard about Twitter and about how young people were throwing around their one-liners about sitting on the porch, walking to the ... (more)

Texting Addict? You’re Not Alone

From March Communications
December 20, 2011 at 6:16 pm
I really hate admitting it, but I am fairly addicted to my Blackberry (gasp, I know, I still use a Blackberry), and a good portion of that addiction is attributed to my texting ... (more)

Social Media 101 with Professor Ochocinco

From March Communications
December 19, 2011 at 6:17 pm
Last Monday, New England Patriots wide receiver and reality television star Chad Ochocinco took an entire Emerson College social media class out to dinner in Boston. The venue ... (more)

Five Social Media Tools for Every Entrepreneur

From Young Entrepreneur - Small Business & Entrepreneur Community » Blog
December 16, 2011 at 7:00 am
Social media platforms provide entrepreneurs with a number of key tools for branding and marketing. These tools can measure results, generate leads, increase conversion and awareness ... (more)

Is Social Media Ruining Students? - Case Study

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
December 7, 2011 at 7:39 pm
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Twitter Reflects on #2011

From March Communications
December 5, 2011 at 5:59 pm
Today, Twitter released the site’s top trending topics and hashtags that took over in 2011. The list was broken down into a few different categories, including Hashtags, ... (more)

Congrats On Your 65,000 Followers. Now Which Are Real?

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
December 3, 2011 at 2:30 pm
If you’ve been on Twitter at all in your life, you’ve probably encountered the message of someone who promises, “I’ll get you 5,000 followers on Twitter in the next two ... (more)

KFC Brings Back $20,000 Twitter Scholarship Promotion

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
December 3, 2011 at 12:15 pm
KFC has brought back its $20,000 Twitter scholarship promotion for the second year, awarding $20,000 to the high school senior who sends the winning message via the popular social ... (more)

Constrained Freedom

From Life Without Pants
November 30, 2011 at 7:50 am
The first thing I though when I started running my own business? “I’ll never have to go into an office again! I can work from home in my PJs and watch Full House reruns ... (more)

I Want My (Social) MTV: ‘WatchWith’ Social TV App Connects Friends, Cast & Social Networks

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
November 29, 2011 at 2:41 pm
Sick of watching "Jersey Shore" by yourself? Tired of your boo snoring their way through your hilarious "Real World" commentary? Download MTV's ... (more)

Why Do You Use Social Media?

From March Communications
November 16, 2011 at 5:53 pm
If you’re reading this blog post, chances are you are an active user of social networks. From Facebook to Twitter to LinkedIn, social media is used by 66 percent of online U.S. ... (more)

Non-Profit PR | Andover/North Andover YMCA

From March Communications
November 4, 2011 at 3:51 pm
Client: Non-Profit PR | Andover/North Andover YMCACampaign: Expansion ProjectOverviewNon-profit PR CampaignWith a planned $20 million expansion project, a 60,000-square-foot renovation ... (more)

Trend Watch: Twitter, Facebook and Social TV

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
November 4, 2011 at 8:44 am
Twitter Embraces Its Social Role in TV: Like so many other things that the Twitter community has established on its own (hashtags and retweets, for example), the company is now ... (more)

Twitter Personal Branding Q + A #13

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
November 4, 2011 at 5:30 am
Responses to recent tweets by people about personal branding and Gen-Y, Twitter, presentations and lack of focus. Audrey Xiong, @Audrey_Xiong, tweeted: why do we need personal ... (more)

Internet People I Admire

From Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates
November 3, 2011 at 9:44 am
There is so much content on the Internet, that sometimes it’s hard to know what to read. I’ve built up my Google Reader based mostly on suggestions from friends and ... (more)

Infographic: How Mobile Phones Shape the Lives of College Students

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
October 31, 2011 at 8:59 pm
Created by: HackCollege ... (more)

Splitsville for Kim and Kris

From March Communications
October 31, 2011 at 5:48 pm
Welp, that was quick, wasn’t it? Just 72 days after their lavish (cough..ridiculous..cough) wedding, reality TV queen Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries have called it quits. ... (more)

Get Creative with Social Media: How to Make it Work for You

From Young Entrepreneur - Small Business & Entrepreneur Community » Blog
October 28, 2011 at 2:59 pm
Social media marketing is a great way to network and share information. For a business, that means it’s a good channel for making and maintaining prospective business contacts; ... (more)

Social Media Slayers: Top Halloween Campaigns

From March Communications
October 28, 2011 at 11:20 am
Halloween is one of the  sweetest treats of the year for public relations and marketing campaigns. In terms of consumer outreach, Halloween is a lucrative marketing opportunity ... (more)