Tag: SocialMedia
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TSA Spoof Twitter Account
Unless you have been avoiding the news and social networks for the last few weeks you’re probably aware of the TSA’s latest. The TSA was setup after 9/11 to: …strengthen the security of the nation’s transportation systems while ensuring the freedom of movement for people and commerce. Within a year, TSA assumed responsibility for security…
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Irish Public Servants To Get Premium Social Media Training
You gotta love Ireland. In the midst of the doom and gloom of an economic crisis somebody somewhere got the “bright” idea of sending councillors off to learn about social media. At the cost of about €500 a person of taxpayers money you’d have to wonder what they were thinking .. More here and here
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Be Careful Mixing Business With Pleasure
For a lot of people a business is known for its staff. In the case of very small companies the staff are the company. So if you are in business and you are using Twitter / Facebook bear that in mind. If your “personal” account is going to be associated, even indirectly, with your business…
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How Big Companies Handle Twitter
A lot of very big companies use Twitter. There’s an interesting article over on Social Media Today exploring how 5 such companies do it.
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Numbers Make Us Yawn
Seemingly some Irish person on Facebook has a fan page Seemingly 100 thousand people have clicked on the “like” button Seemingly this is meant to impress us all Numbers don’t mean anything. Look at Twitter Celebrities that never ever use the service have 5 and 6 figure “follower” figures, simply because they’re celebs. Expect lots…
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Apple Launch Social Network. Spammers and Scammers Move In
Apple’s big announcements earlier this week included the release of iTunes 10 with a new look and feel and the launch of Ping. Ping, which should win the prize for least imaginative social network name ever, is Apple’s “answer” to social networking seemingly. Want to join Ping? Then you need to use iTunes. Don’t have…