March 2008

Social Media Word of the Day: Viral

Terminology

Definition: web, video or image content which gains widespread popularity through the process of Internet sharing, typically through email or IM messages, blogs and other media sharing websites. (Wikipedia)

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Twitter in Plain English

Video

I am a huge fan of the microblogging platform Twitter. If you don’t know what it is, check out this video from the guys at Commoncraft: [HTML1] My Twitter handle is aaronu. Add me as a friend (or just read the updates in the top right column).

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Stumbled Upon: Three Media Monitoring Resources

Resources

I’m a big fan of Stumble Upon as a social media tool to discover new bloggers, websites and resources to enrich my online experience. Today I found three websites and add-ons I want to share of particular interest to communications professionals, especially the members of the account team responsible for monitoring: – Morning Coffee: If [...]

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10 Signs You Need A Social Media Vacation

Social Media

1. First order of business each day is to type, “Good Morning, Twitters!” 2. Can name everyone in Robert Scoble’s family along with their favorite start-ups and gadgets…and you’ve never met them. 3. At conferences, can be overheard saying, “Oh, you might know me by my avatar name!” 4. Update your Facebook status each time [...]

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