Category Archives: Social Media

Who Was Your First……Social Media Contact?

Who were the first people you followed on Twitter?

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Social Media 101

Here are some steps I recommend if you have virtually no experience in social media. These tips apply regardless if you’re planning to become more knowledgeable in a specific industry, a hobby, a sport, your local community, or whatever you plan to use social media for. While I’m not claiming to be an expert, I do think having simple goals will make learning more achievable.

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Tweet This! Twitter for Business

‘Tweet This! Twitter for Business’ is her new book. According to Jessica, the book encourages professionals to follow what she refers to as the Social Media Mullet Rule when using Twitter for branding.

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Social Media and the Employee Life Cycle

How social media can potentially affect an employee all the way through the employee’s life cycle.

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Learning Social Media Without Getting Stitches

I had the pleasure of speaking at Corporate University recently to a group of Learning and Development executives and HR professionals. While there were a few people in each session that knew Facebook or Twitter, a majority of the participants were not using social media on any type of regular basis. As I stood before the room of people and talked about using social media platforms to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing, I could see the light bulbs above their heads lighting up and a spark in their eyes.

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