Gao, Luo, and Zhang (2012) reviewed literature about Twitter published between 2008 and 2011. They concluded that Twitter allowed students to participate with each other in class (by creating an informal “back channel”), and extend discussion outside of class time. They also reported that students used Twitter to get up-to-date news and connect with professionals in their field. Students reported that microblogging encouraged students to “participate at a higher level”.[233] Because the posts cannot exceed 140 characters, students were required to express ideas, reflect, and focus on important concepts in a concise manner. Some students found this very beneficial. Other students did not like the character limit. Also, some students found microblogging to be overwhelming (information overload). The research indicated that many students did not actually participate in the discussions, “they just lurked” online and watched the other participants.[233]
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There are over 39 million students and recent college graduates on LinkedIn, becoming the fastest-growing demographic on the site.[245] There are many ways that LinkedIn can be used in the classroom. First and foremost, using LinkedIn in the classroom encourages students to have a professional online social presence and can help them become comfortable in searching for a job or internship. “The key to making LinkedIn a great social learning tool is to encourage learners to build credibility through their profiles, so that experts and professionals won’t think twice about connecting with them and share knowledge.”[246] Dedicating class time solely for the purpose of setting up LinkedIn accounts and showing students how to navigate it and build their profile will set them up for success in the future. Next, professors can create assignments that involve using LinkedIn as a research tool. The search tool in LinkedIn gives students the opportunity to seek out organizations they are interested in and allow them to learn more.
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In this second MOOC in the Social Marketing Specialization – “The Importance of Listening” – you will go deep into the Big Data of social and gain a more complete picture of what can be learned from interactions on social sites. You will be a… more
Despite the fun of the parties, the intrigue of the legal wranglings and the humor of the dialogue, Fincher and Sorkin never let us forget that we’re complicit in their story (or at least 500 million of us are).
The app used willingly shared location information to let you know when contacts were close, but the definitions of “willingly” and “contact” were fairly loose. The app is still around, sort of, but thanks to Highlight and other location-tracking apps, we now know that we much prefer to connect to people remotely via social apps like Facebook and would rather not be found in person, especially not by surprise.
Companies can scan for marketing and sales opportunities by reviewing their own outreach as well as influencer outreach. This means they have competitive advantage because they are able to analyze their co-marketers influence and brand associations.[60]
Hi JHart! As a fellow teen I’m here to advocte and encourage to usage of social media for your 14 year old daughter. I personally had a very monitored Facebook since I was 10 (mainly since I lived overseas to contact other family members). When I was 13, I was introduced to Instagram. Since then, I’ve used it to update my friends on my whereabouts (since I’m still constantly traveling) and keep up to date on their whereabouts. If you are concerned about your teen’s safety on Instagram, here are some tips I’ve learned: 1) Only use your first name as your “real name”. Instagram doesn’t require you to put both names. 2) Careful what you put in the bio (it’s always going to be public). I have some attributes about me (World traveler. Foodie. Dog Lover) and a cute quote and some emojis on mine. Nothing too specific about me. 3) My account is set on private. 4) I do not share Instagram photos with the location turned on unless I know I will not be going back to that place for a while (ex. you’re day at disneyworld or something). 5) My Instagram profile picture uses a cheesy, but cute filter. The profile picture doesn’t matter too much since people cannot click and make it bigger like they can in say Kik. 6) Your username should not be your full name. Mine is my first name and then something else. I personally do not really see other difficulties that could go along with the app as seeing it’s a photo uploading and viewing media. Instagram has made lots of effort in taking out spam accounts and there is little to inappropriate material (atleast I haven’t seen much- especially lately, in my 2 years of using the app). Anyways, I hope I helped!
As part of your social media audit you’ll also want to create mission statements for each network you plan to use. These one-sentence declarations will help you focus on a very specific goal for Instagram, Facebook, or any other social network. They will guide your actions and help steer you back on track if your efforts begin to lag.
10. Tumblr. This platform is different form many others in that it essentially hosts microblogs for its users. Individuals and companies, in turn, can fill their blogs with multimedia (like images and short video clips). The fast-paced nature of Tumblr makes it ideal for memes, GIF’s, and other forms of fun or viral content.
