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Blaming Social Media is Always Bad PR

Marketwired

Do a Google search on blaming social media and you’ll find nearly one million results. They range from social media being blamed for your bad mood to the 2011 London Riots being blamed on social nets. Social media is an easy punching bag because many still view it as the new kid on the block.

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10 lessons from 10 years of teaching social media

Karen Freberg

As we start the spring semester, I realized that it has officially been 10 years since I started teaching a social media class. Honestly, the time flew by and it seems like yesterday I came to UofL from my PhD at the University of Tennessee, where I was asked to create and execute a social media class. TEN YEARS?!

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Are we nearing the social media convergence event horizon?

PR in High Definition

In August, there was uproar in the social media world over Instagram’s new ‘story’ feature. Although Facebook might be seen as the ‘grandpa’ of the social networks today, it has a major innovation trump card in its ownership of VR headset Oculus Rift. The post Are we nearing the social media convergence event horizon?

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15 Up-and-Coming PR and Social Media Marketers to Watch

Communications Conversations

Last week, I shared my news that I’ll be teaching social media at the University of St. Now, she’s crushing it at Best Buy in social media marketing. So, I asked a few key local leaders for up-and-coming social media or communications superstars they admire. And, they have been for a while now.

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The Top 50 Social Media Influencers on Twitter

Cision

As Cision’s social media manager, I use top 50 and top 100 lists for three purposes: To follow individuals who will help me stay in the loop when new trends and statistics emerge within my industry. Every year, Cision creates a list of the top 50 social media influencers on Twitter. ” https://t.co/XuswAAsGAo.

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Driving Social Media Growth In A Content Saturated Market

Konnect Agency

Social media offers brands the opportunity to differentiate themselves from their competitors, drive brand awareness and stimulate consumer engagement. As a result, social media growth is crucial for continued success. What fuels social media growth? Currently, 88% of businesses are active on social media.

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Public relations 2011: PR primer for (social) networking

PR Conversations

Public relations 2011: issues, insights and ideas, edited by Craig Pearce (free e-report). PR primer for (social) networking. When attending networking events as an organization’s PR representative, many of the same norms of behaviour apply as in the strategic steering of a viable and healthy social media presence.