Welcome to Social Media, Volume 1
- Introduction
Defining Social Media and its relevance
- The Breakdown
Analyzing and Evaluating Social Media Technology
- Discussions
Featured Recommendations, Observations, and Inspiration
- Personal Best Practices
Utilizing Social Media for Personal Growth
- Professional Best Practices
Social Media in the Workplace
- Technology and Applications
The Power and Possibilities of Social Media
- Alphabetical Index
- Download Welcome to Social Media, Volume 1 (.pdf)
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Social Media for the Working Mom or Dad
It is 7:41 on a Tuesday morning. The two oldest children have successfully made it on the bus, and I managed to get them ready for school without threatening to take away their TV privileges for the rest of their lives. Now I can get to work, except the youngest—who is this close to heading off to kindergarten—wants to do an “experiment.” This will require water, paper clips, spices from the Lazy Susan and a lot of my patience. (The scientific data for this experiment is still being processed, by the way.) read more…
Social Media Makes Pepper Pike a Hub of Activism
Several months ago, when the movie version of Sex and the City was opening around the country, women activists I knew through an online listserv recognized an opportunity: lines and lines and lines of women would be waiting to get into opening night showings of the movie—and be a ripe audience for voter registration. read more…
What Does Your Profile Photo Say About You?
Haven’t we all been told about the importance of “first impressions?” When we look at someone’s profile picture, we make a “snapshot” decision on whether we want to engage with that person as a prospective friend, customer, or even a date—depending on the type of Web site on which we are viewing the photo. Therefore, we need to consider our photo in two ways. First, how do we want to be perceived—what do we want to say about ourselves? And second, who do we want to take an interest in us? read more…
