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Do I Need a Social Media Marketing Manager?

Landis PR

In 2005, the year after Facebook went live, that number was 5 percent. A recent article in The Washington Post , “ Before Twitter and Facebook, There Was Morse Code: Remembering Social Media’s True Inventor ,” details the history and relevance of Morse code, complete with early versions of today’s “OMG” and “LOL.”.

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Behind the Headlines With Lynda Fernandez

Cision

After graduating from college with a degree in broadcast journalism, a professor recommended me for a part-time position at the local Fox affiliate. In 2005, I was hired by the former Realtor Association of Greater Miami and the Beaches. My favorite social media platform is…Facebook. How did you get your start in PR?

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10 Million Reasons to Make AI Education Accessible for Marketers

PR 20/20

Scripps School of Journalism spring quarter of my junior year. I spent five years at that agency after graduation, then started my marketing firm, PR 20/20 , in 2005. These things did not exist when I graduated from college in 2000: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok (i.e. The Rate of Change is Accelerating.

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The transition from media to PR: Four former journalists talk about the surprises, struggles and wins

Communications Conversations

Paul Business Journal). You know you have skills but you don’t know how they will translate outside of journalism. The journalism world is much more fast-paced. Teaching people on the PR side about the journalism side. Journalism taught me a lot – including that life isn’t guaranteed to anyone.

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5 technologies that will change how you do PR

Presspage

Though today, only big tech companies like Facebook are able to serve content tailored to their users’ likes and dislikes (ads and articles), in a few years this trend will be ubiquitous in PR. Facebook’s official stance says they aim to prevent organizations clogging up a user’s newsfeed through excessive content.

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How To Create An Editorial Strategy for Your Blog: Part Two

Journalistics

Since graduating from college with a degree in Journalism and PR in 1997, I have been fortunate to work full-time in various public relations, marketing communications, technology marketing and digital marketing roles. Facebook: To celebrate how our friends inspire us, support us, and help us discover the world when we connect.

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Emergency communications in the era of social media

Presspage

Since Wilma in 2005, no hurricanes have made landfall with such destructive power. The Cape Verde type hurricane was typed as the most intense since Dean in 2005. Yet, according to CNN , hundreds of stranded Texans sought help by posting on Facebook and Twitter. They organized rescue missions through Facebook groups.