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11/08/2012 12:56 PM

11 Social Media Mistakes You Don't Even Know You're Making - Huffington Post

Business 2 Community 11 Social Media Mistakes You Don't Even Know You're Making Huffington Post Spotting the mistakes of others is easy: The cringe-inducing Facebook status message. The ill-advised "after hours" tweet. Using Foursquare to check-in at an establishment of questionable repute. While social media provides a multitude of opportunities ... With great social media power comes great responsibilityChicago Tribune Did Social Media Play a Role in Obama's Victory?Business 2 Community There's so much social media. Where do I start?Globe and Mail TwoCircles.net -Drapers -Washington Post (blog) all 107 news articles »

11/08/2012 06:01 AM

Social media turn election night into a conversation - Los Angeles Times

Livemint Social media turn election night into a conversation Los Angeles Times The 2008 contest for the White House is often called the first social media election because of the influential role played by newcomers Facebook and Twitter, online services that either hadn't existed or had barely existed four years earlier. Now ... How to Rework your Social Media Strategy in 2013BusinessNewsDaily One Election Night Seen 31 Million Ways, Thanks To Social MediaHuffington Post (blog) Social media killing the secret ballot?Washington Post (blog) CNN -Kansas City Star all 742 news articles »

11/08/2012 11:16 AM

Brokers Mine Social-Media for Data, House Lawmakers Say - Businessweek

Brokers Mine Social-Media for Data, House Lawmakers Say Businessweek People who use social-media websites such as Facebook (FB) and LinkedIn may have their information harvested by companies that collect, analyze or sell consumer data, a group of U.S. lawmakers said today. Acxiom Corp. (ACXM); Epsilon Data ... and more »

11/08/2012 09:48 PM

Social media denial in US business strategies - Outcome Magazine (blog)

Outcome Magazine (blog) Social media denial in US business strategies Outcome Magazine (blog) 11/8/2012 â€Â" American businesses are operating in denial. Despite 60 percent of Americans using some form of social media, according to the Pew Research Center, the prevailing belief by businesses is that social media is a fad, a phenomenon, just ... and more »

11/08/2012 01:03 PM

Nate Silver becomes social media sensation - The Hill (blog)

Brisbane Times Nate Silver becomes social media sensation The Hill (blog) Silver's name was still in heavy use on Twitter on Thursday. On election night, after it became clear that he predicted the results of the presidential election with near perfect accuracy, use of his name spiked and became a nationwide trend, and ... Interactive Election 2012 coverage that wowed usTechHive all 631 news articles »

11/08/2012 12:35 PM

Kids Online: What's Next in Social Learning and Technology Will Be... Well ... - Huffington Post

Kids Online: What's Next in Social Learning and Technology Will Be... Well ... Huffington Post If we heed the headlines of media accounts about how kids are using social media today, there is certainly cause for worry about how they are using the growing number of hours that they are online. According to a Kaiser Family Foundation report ... and more »

11/08/2012 02:02 PM

Social Media Avatars Could Help People Lose Weight, Fight Prejudice: Study - Huffington Post

Social Media Avatars Could Help People Lose Weight, Fight Prejudice: Study Huffington Post Though more research needs to be done, Behm-Morawitz says her theory may work similarly to increase empathy and decrease prejudice among users of social media. “This may occur through the process of identification with an avatar that is different from ...

11/08/2012 01:52 PM

Social networking can be bad medicine for med school applicants - Bizjournals.com (blog)

Social networking can be bad medicine for med school applicants Bizjournals.com (blog) At Southern College of Optometry in Midtown, director of admissions and enrollment services Mike Robertson said scouring social media isn't necessarily standard operating procedure, but it can be a consideration in the admissions process. Page 1; 2 ... and more »

11/08/2012 05:44 PM

Social Media's Impact on Election 2012 - Northland's NewsCenter

Northland's NewsCenter Social Media's Impact on Election 2012 Northland's NewsCenter "It did a lot to organize base, organize people who are following them, organize rallies, get people to share information as far as getting new voters with social media advertising I really don't think that was a huge part in this." And then there's ...

11/08/2012 11:59 AM

Winter Storms Now Have Names? Yes, Thanks to Social Media - Mashable

Winter Storms Now Have Names? Yes, Thanks to Social Media Mashable A new naming system put in place by The Weather Channel has its roots in social media to make it easier for people to communicate and share information about winter storms. The network is the first to name them, similar to how tropical storms and ... and more »