Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Social media as a workforce communication tool

This article points out, correctly I believe, that use of social media as a workforce communication tool is the "next big thing." Thanks to Chris Wooldridge for calling it to my attention.

http://smartblogs.com/socialmedia/2011/06/24/are-you-ready-for-the-second-wave-of-social-media/

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Tips for running a Facebook page

This blog post identifies tips for running a good Facebook page. I picked it up when Elizabeth Thomas posted it to her Facebook news feed. Thanks, Elizabeth!

http://www.simplyzesty.com/facebook/top-tips-for-running-a-good-facebook-page-that-you-might-not-think-about/

Friday, June 17, 2011

Thee precautions to take when using Twitter

This New York Times post identifies three precautions to take when using Twitter. According to the post, Congressman Weiner meant to send a "direct message" but accidentally published it on his main Twitter feed instead. Oops!

http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/16/use-twitter-always-remember-these-three-things/

Thursday, June 16, 2011

CEOs and social media

It looks like CEOs, as a whole, have not yet arrived on the social media scene. Thanks to Dr. Edie Busija for forwarding this to me.

http://blogs.forbes.com/marketshare/2010/10/11/ceos-social-networks-twitter-facebook-weber-shandwick-cmo-network/