The New Rules for Radicals: Illinois PIRG and the Shift to Social Media Advocacy

"The New Rules for Radicals: Illinois PIRG and the Shift to Social Media Advocacy" - by: Conor Kilcullen

Abstract:

Conor Kilcullen draws on a year-long internship to analyze Illinois PIRG (Public Interest Research Group) and its transition from high-risk to low-risk activism, placing this shift in the larger context of an emergent, high-tech culture. This paper synthesizes his experiences at PIRG, scholarship informing its approach, and a cultural studies inflected analysis of direct action...

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From: HHSS Columbia College Chicago

Related topics : network analysis social media / social media social

RJI Futures Lab update #113: Audience engagement help from CrowdTangle and Shindig

This week we see how CrowdTangle identifies stories that are capturing attention in social media, and we learn how Shindig can be used to host large-scale discussions online.

Our weekly program is hosted by Reuben Stern of the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism.

For more information and supplementary links that complement this video, visit our website:...

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From: RJIFuturesLab

Related topics : social media audience engagement

Personal Branding in the Age of Social Media: Dave Carroll at TEDxHoboken

Dave Carroll is a singer-songwriter from Halifax Nova Scotia, whose inspiring 'United Breaks Guitars' YouTube Video became one of social media's early viral hits impacting social media itself, as well as customer service and branding circles the world over.

http://www.davecarrollmusic.com/music/ubg/

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live...

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From: TEDx Talks

Related topics : media social impact / social media branding / social media services

Social Media and College Sports

This was the second project in COMM 231 in which we were given a assignment to make a video that represented how social media sites are impacting a certain field. My group chose College Sports

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From: Chris Skovira

Related topics : colleges and social media

Social Media Visibility/Exposure Tracking Tools

g3nius Social Media Consulting (http://g3nius-smc.com) has your back, guys. One of the biggest questions I get is "What's the ROI?" or "How do we track a campaign?" or "What metrics can you give me throughout our Social Media Engagement?".

Fear no more; Gabriel Gonzalez, CEO & Founder of g3nius is here to spill the proverbial beans! Watch the video and learn about the valuable tools that can be used on a daily basis to track a brand, topic or company's exposure across the web. The links for...

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From: g3niusSMC

Related topics : social media tracking tools / social media metrics tools / brands using social media

A documentary on the Hidden Homeless and the Impact of Social Media (Perspective Final)

As part of a TV/Film media course through studying with APE Media which is based in Stratford, after brainstorming a few ideas me and the group came up with a idea for a documentary feature. This would highlight hidden homelessness which shows what it means to be homeless and how certain people end up in that position in their lives, and challenges these misconceptions and stereotypical views that society has on homeless people, soon after we made a feature called the good the bad and unknown...

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From: M H videos

Related topics : social media documentary ideas / social media courses

Joe Galvin talks social newsgathering for #FDLive at The New York Times

The first steps you need to take to find original video content as a story breaks. Galvin explained how Storyful are set up to cover breaking news, and the tools they use.

Read also our article: How to set up your newsroom to find breaking news on social media http://firstdraft.news/1TcAa8p

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Visit http://firstdraftnews.com/ for articles, case studies and resources offering best practice advice and guidance for...

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From: FirstDraftNews

Related topics : social media news / journalism and social media / social media help

How can Recruitment Agencies be Social? - Steve Ward - #Talenetnet #TruLondon

Steve Ward, of CloudNine Social Media and Digital Talent, discusses how recruitment agencies can be social at #TalentNet Live and #TruLondon.

CloudNine Social Media and Digital Talent - http://www.linkedin.com/company/cloud-nine-recruitment-group

Steve Ward - https://twitter.com/CloudNineRec

More on #TruLondon - http://www.globaltru.com/

Steve's talk was recorded by Colleague Software. We're a Recruitment CRM provider that likes to share great recruiting content on our blog.

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From: Colleague Software : Recruitment Software CRM

Related topics : social media for recruitment agencies / social media software for agencies

Admissions Live: Student Take-Over, Social Media Goals for 2014

Social media interns and student ambassadors tak over this episode of Admissions Live and present their goals for the 2013-2014 academic year. Host Ashley Hennigan introduces the group before handing over the broadcast to Erin Supinka (Rochester Institute of Technology,) Alex Kowalsky (University of Wisconsin -- Madison,) Avery Johnson (University of San Diego) and Emma Daitz (Champlain College.) Hear their thoughts on representing their universities, favorite projects and more.

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From: Higher Ed Live

Related topics : college students and social media / internal social media / social media social media

Your Social Media Strategy & Top 5 Must Dos - WIMP

Want to do social media for your business, but don't know where to start? In this talk, we'll give you the strategies to outline your social media strategy in one week. We'll give an overview of each platform to help guide you in choosing where to focus your time and efforts, show you tools to get the work done quickly and easily, and show you how to create an effective strategy. At the end of the talk, you'll walk away with the top 5 things you need to do to launch your new social media...

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From: WIMP: Web and Interactive Media Professionals

Related topics : social media strategy outline / social media platforms for business / social media help / social media social