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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Technology and Applications
Where To Upload And Share PowerPoint Presentations
Robin Good, of the popular Master New Media blog, recently posted "Where To Upload And Share PowerPoint Presentations: Guide To The Best Online Services." I offer this here as a followup to the Social Media eBook chapter on Social Media and Presentation Technology. As usual, Robin covers the details well; this article might help you get [...] read more…
Social Media and Presentation Technology
Speaking—plain-old speaking to an audience—is the original social medium. You use your voice to inform, persuade, or entertain. If you’re good, you do each. If you’re really good, you interact with the audience to help them get what they want from you. read more…
Privacy and Security in Social Media
Social media is the most remarkable technological phenomena of the 21st century. From using social networks to connect with friends and co-workers to promoting and marketing a business, social media is the most popular technology used on the Internet today. Over the last three years, users of social media have increased beyond expectations. For example, Facebook alone reached 150 million users in 2008, which would make it the eighth largest country in the world! Because of the amount of users in these social networks and the increasing usage, it's no surprise that social media is becoming the biggest target for abuse, scams and security threats. read more…
Social Media Case Study: messy magazine
messy magazine is an online literary / art / music / photography / whatever-that-issue-needs-to-be-at-the-moment magazine. The basis of the magazine revolves around theme-inspired work, spanning fiction and non-fiction writing, reviews, previews, fashion, music and visual work. read more…
Things to Consider When Building a Social Media Web Application
While developing our own social media web site at CorkShare, we found there are a few trends in the leading social media platforms that are no longer just neat tricks, but essential components for success. Any new platform has the following features on their time line to attract the user base necessary for a thriving social media web application. read more…
