Archive for March 2009
Today’s bonus tracks
While our SmartBrief on Social Media editors continue to work on today’s newsletter they wanted to make sure to pass along some newsworthy articles that they didn’t want you to miss. The first article is a great follow up to the most clicked story in yesterday’s newsletter about PR agencies representing communities. What is in [...]
Andy’s Answers: How to educate your employees on social media ethics
Most of the companies with embarrassing moments in social media got there because some junior employee or kid fresh out of college thought they were helping the company by pumping up their positive reviews or attacking competitors using fake identities. It’s rarely a corporate-wide, organized scheme to trick consumers. Companies can avoid stuff like this [...]
The socially networked news
Social networking tools are transforming the way people communicate. They’re also transforming the way news is collected and delivered, according to participants on a panel on social media at NVision, a gathering of journalists at D.C.’s Newseum attended by the leaders of SmartBrief’s editorial operation. The discussion, moderated by Craig Stoltz, was directed toward reporters and [...]
SXSW in the rear-view mirror
Live blogging and tweeting during SXSW Interactive was frenetic but fun. I found inspiration at every turn and came away with countless takeaways for businesses interested in social media. The real challenge was inserting pauses in the action during which to pass them along. Stepping back, perhaps the most compelling aspect was how embedded social [...]
Today’s bonus tracks
Still shaking the weekend off? Check out today’s bonus tracks to help ease you into your Monday morning. Our SmartBrief on Social Media editors didn’t want you to miss them. Check out the second link from the New York Times about celebrities on Twitter. You don’t want to miss out on your favorite celebrity’s tweets! [...]
This week’s most clicked
The 5 most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Social Media this past week: 8 ways to make your social engine marketing more effective Social media links PR, customer service 7 tips for reaching out to mom bloggers What kind of blogger are you? How Twitter can cost you a job Image credit, iStock
Today’s bonus tracks
Check out today’s bonus tracks, extra links that our editors didn’t select for the daily newsletter, but that shouldn’t just slip away into the ether. Being a successful “pirate” means treating your community as gold. Are you doing that? Well…arrrr you? (apologies) Authenticity Revisited. Connect with others because you want to build community, not because [...]
Today’s bonus tracks
Check out today’s bonus tracks, extra links that our editors didn’t select for the daily newsletter, but that shouldn’t slip through the cracks. Check out the second link – you can keep up with the President of the United States on Twitter. Yes, he does update! Blogs and Twitter on agenda in schools Barack Obama [...]
