Although we may not all be faced with this dilemma, social networking, and specifically uncouth or insensitive tweets have been landing some rather big names in hot water recently. From Kenneth Cole, (who, via tweet, appropriated of the revolution in Egypt as a means to highlight a new line of clothing) to long time comedian and onetime voice of Iago, the sycophantic parrot from Disney’s movie Aladdin, Gilbert Goddfried (who was let go as the “voice” of Aflac because of some unequivocally offensive tweets during the Tsunami in Japan). Admittedly, most tweeters on Twitter do not receive the same kind of scrutiny such high-profile celebrities do. This fact aside, each Gilbert Goddfried, Kenneth Cole, and every tweeter’s mis-tweets Vault blogger Cathy Vandewater singles out in a recent post called The Top 10 Twitter Firings and Fallouts, point to a broader, more pervasive issue with Twitter and other social media and networking sites of which every employee and job seeker should be aware.
As described by a WTOP report in June 2011, a social media specialist employed by the Lehigh Valley Economic…
Say what? I know, the Social Media contributor telling you to be anti-social!? What is this all about?! It’s easy…
Why your employees should be on social media sites; insight from a marketing manager.
In today’s world, everyone takes to Social Media — for anything and everything, really. Whether it be to share news or information, seek advice or help, or to rant; Social Media has proven to be the perfect anonymous outlet. Or has it?
Twitter can help you, not just socially, but scholastically. When tweeting and building your network, keep in mind the classes you’re taking, the degree program you are pursuing, and build around that.
It was music to my ears (well, eyes) when I stumbled upon Rey Junco’s blog post. Rey thought it would be interesting to conduct an experiment to test Twitter’s use in higher ed. Based on my excitement, I’ll give you three guesses as to what he found (the first two guesses don’t count).
Our very own J. Mason interviewed me to get my opinion on Social Media and it’s uses in Education… what do you think?
I’ve been doing some research on corporate social media policies and it inspired me to write a little post because, honestly, these companies that have robust policies for social media use know what they’re talking about, and some of what these policies outline should be adopted and used in both your personal life and your academic life.
For iPad lovers out there, here’s a great new tool to share your interests with those that follow you (and presumably the world). It’s called “Flipboard”.