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12/14/2012 09:20 AM

Social media: Fines become commonplace - Entertainment, Pop Culture, Style ... - ESPN (blog)

ESPN (blog) Social media: Fines become commonplace - Entertainment, Pop Culture, Style ... ESPN (blog) Chelsea defender Ashley Cole takes the top spot for social media fines in 2012, having to pay $145,000 after he directly insulted the FA. Cole was also central to another of the FA's biggest fines of 2012. The governing body hit Manchester United ...

12/14/2012 10:52 AM

Fab.com: How Social Media, Apps and Cool Stuff Created One of the Hottest ... - ABC News

ABC News Fab.com: How Social Media, Apps and Cool Stuff Created One of the Hottest ... ABC News Conversely, social networking played a smaller role than many thought in Cyber Monday shopping; according to IBM, social media only accounted for 0.53 percent of all online sales. A Store Built for the iPad and iPhone. But just as droves of people are ...

12/14/2012 08:01 AM

Small Scituate businesses embrace social media to spur growth - Scituate ... - Boston.com

Small Scituate businesses embrace social media to spur growth - Scituate ... Boston.com In this small coastal community, business have traditionally grown by word of mouth, neighbors passing along the scoop about local stores, good restaurants shared among friends. Yet with social media springing up everywhere, small companies in Scituate ...

12/13/2012 07:07 PM

Job Recruiters Turn to LinkedIn, Social Media Startups - Businessweek

Job Recruiters Turn to LinkedIn, Social Media Startups Businessweek In his more than 15 years as a headhunter, Jeff Vijungco has tried Monster (MWW), Craigslist, CareerBuilder, and other online job boards. Lately the head of recruitment at Adobe Systems (ADBE) has scrapped most of them. “I think job postings are such ... and more »

12/13/2012 08:02 PM

Dana White Explains the UFC's Social Media Choke Hold - Mashable

Dana White Explains the UFC's Social Media Choke Hold Mashable Over the past several years, UFC President Dana White has transformed the Ultimate Fighting Championship from a violent sideshow into an accepted part of the American sporting mainstream. That image overhaul is thanks in no small part to social media, ... and more »

12/14/2012 07:41 AM

How Social Media Helped Livestrong Weather a Tough Time - Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription) (blog)

How Social Media Helped Livestrong Weather a Tough Time Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription) (blog) As online community manager at the Livestrong Foundation, Brooke McMillan has been the social-media face for an organization that has spent months at the center of an unrelenting crisis. Last month the organization announced that its founder, Lance ...

12/14/2012 10:54 AM

Nicest Person in Social Media Gets Coal for Christmas - Marketwire (press release)

Nicest Person in Social Media Gets Coal for Christmas Marketwire (press release) OAKLAND, CA--(Marketwire - Dec 14, 2012) - Coal gets a bad rap around the holidays, so the makers of Kingsford® Charcoal decided to turn the classic punishment into a great reward -- by giving the nicest person in social media the gift of coal ... and more »

12/14/2012 08:45 AM

Student organizers of a walkout at Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School in ... - CBC.ca

CBC.ca Student organizers of a walkout at Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School in ... CBC.ca Student organizers of a walkout at Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School in downtown Hamilton said social media played a key role in their mobilization strategy. On Monday, 300 teenagers marched out of class in protest of Bill 115 and demanded the ...

12/14/2012 04:15 AM

What Corporate Social Media And The Incredible Hulk Have In Common - Fast Company

Fast Company What Corporate Social Media And The Incredible Hulk Have In Common Fast Company Until recently, employers' kneejerk response to social media was the former, not the latter; social media was initially seen mostly as a time-waster for lazy employees (and still is by over half of U.S. CFOs, according to a recent survey). But now ... Leverage Paid, Owned, Earned Media For Social Media SuccessMediaPost Communications Employers pull the plug on social media sitesBendigo Advertiser The Right Social MixTechnorati iMedia Connection (blog) -Business 2 Community -Business Spectator all 59 news articles »

12/14/2012 11:00 AM

5 tips for setting social media strategy in 2013 - Dallas Business Journal - Dallas Business Journal (blog)

5 tips for setting social media strategy in 2013 - Dallas Business Journal Dallas Business Journal (blog) 2013 is right around the corner, and if you are like 90 percent of the businesses in the U.S. already using social media, you are probably wondering what's next on the horizon. Here are five things you won't want to miss as you develop your social ...