Contagion, Affirmation and Lies: The Psychology of Social Media

Views of how social media can affect people are often over-generalized ("its ruining our conversational skills!" versus "its going to spark revolutions to rid the world of dictators!"), as is often the case with new technologies. The degree to which social media are embedded in our everyday lives makes this impulse all the more powerful. In the present talk, we'll go over some of the most recent research from our group that examines how social media can have subtle but powerful effects on a...

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From: Microsoft Research

Related topics : social psychology media / social media research

How to Keep Your Staff Out of Trouble on Social Media

Join us today at noon Eastern time for a live discussion about establishing and enforcing a social-media policy for your nonprofit's staff.

The Guests:

David Tinker is vice president of advancement at Achieva, a Pittsburgh-based organization serving people with disabilities and their families. He was on the council that drafted the Association of Fundraising Professionals' social-media guidelines.

Lisa Chmiola is director of major gifts and planned giving at St. Agnes Academy, a private...

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From: The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Related topics : social media today / living social media / social media policy / social media gifts / social media plan

Top 10 Social Media Tips from UCLA Extension New Media Marketing Class

Enjoy these fun Top 10 Social Media Tips from UCLA Extension New Media Marketing Class taught by Liz H Kelly as they wrap their class on the Westwood campus. You'll hear tips for social media marketing, mobile marketing, location-based services and more from this 11 week class. Each student became a CEO of a new idea, and presented their marketing plan to the class at the end. Liz H Kelly is the founder of Goody PR and Goody Awards, who uses her digital media experience working to make others...

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From: GoodyAwards

Related topics : social media marketing class / social media marketing services / marketing through social media / social media tips / using social media for pr

Community Violence and Social Media

Presentation by Desmond Patton, PhD (Assistant Professor, Columbia School of Social Work) at Rush University on November 4th, 2016.

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From: Center for Community Health Equity

Related topics : phd social media

SAFE: Internet, Social Media and Mental Health

SAFE: Suicide Awareness For Everyone, presents a "Community Conversation" concerning the internet, social media and mental health. This program was filmed in October of 2012. For more information, please search us on Facebook.

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From: Farmington Hills Digital Channel 8.1

Related topics : internet social media

Social Media Monitoring in Action-Napa Earthquake

Presentation given on 2/27/15 for the IAEM Emerging Technology Caucus

Now that you've learned the basics of finding information using social media channels, learn how monitoring and engagement work during actual incidents. Our speaker, Jennifer Lazo, managed local Red Cross social media networks and organized a group of digital volunteers following the August 2014 earthquake in Napa. This webinar will share examples of how intelligence gathered from Social Media was acted on, as well as...

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From: IAEM Emerging Technology Caucus

Related topics : monitoring social media channels / social media information / social media intelligence / social media engagement / social media basics

Freelance Medical Writers- OS-21 Social Media Marketing Preview

In this video, Ruwaida Vakil gives a brief preview of the social media presentation that she will give with Jen Minarcik at at the AMWA 75th Annual Conference.

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From: Freelance MedWriters

Related topics : social media marketing conferences / marketing through social media

Social Media Workshop

Presented by Kirsty Stevenson of KIRSTO

Orillia Area Community Development Corporation (CDC)

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From: Commuity Development Corp. CDC

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Amy Nelson: Social Media and News Organizations

Amy Nelson (@AmyPioneerPress), social media editor for the Pioneer Press, presented at the Other Future of News conference (#ofon) and discussed the potential for news organizations to significantly expand their audiences through social networks.

The "Other Future of News" conference was held on December 12, 2009, in response to Minnesota Public Radio's "Future of News" event.

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From: McKenna Ewen

Related topics : news organization social media / social media conference 2009 / social media network

B2B Social Media Marketing: How to Create a Professional LinkedIn Profile

LinkedIn is the most powerful B2B Social Media Marketing platform. How to present yourself in the best way?

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From: Lead Creation

Related topics : b2b social media marketing / marketing through social media