Social media proving problematic for Olympic athletes
August 9, 2012 by rferguson
Filed under Social Media Marketing Houston
They know not what they say online.
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Second Olympian booted from Games for Twitter message
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Can the Twitterverse pick the next president?
August 8, 2012 by rferguson
Filed under Social Media Marketing Houston
Saw this on Fox. Cool App that grades feedback on presidential race.
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Twitter launched its Political Index on Wednesday, which provides a daily snapshot of public sentiment for President Obama and rival Mitt Romney.
Source: Rss
Analysts React as LinkedIn Remains the Adult in Social Media – Wall Street Journal (blog)
August 7, 2012 by rferguson
Filed under Social Media Marketing Houston
Nice to see Linked In is continuing to grow with the professional community.

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LinkedIn continues to be not only the social media site for grownups, but the grownup for the social media companies.
Source: Rss
Social media, until recently a hot sector, faces growing skeptics
August 6, 2012 by rferguson
Filed under Social Media Marketing Houston
Everybody has an opinion. What is yours?
Experts, though, say the industry remains promising.
Source: Rss
Social Media Addiction Based on Fear of Missing Out
August 5, 2012 by rferguson
Filed under Social Media Marketing Houston
I knew I had a bad case of FOMO… Do you?

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From Yahoo! News: Americans are so addicted to their social networks that they’d rather have a root canal than surrender their social media profile, a new survey found. The reason? FOMO â fear of missing out.
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Now illegal for Illinois employers to ask for Facebook logins
August 4, 2012 by rferguson
Filed under Social Media Marketing Houston
Did not know you can ask for employer logins. No wonder productivity was down so much this month…

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Seeking to guard the privacy rights of the social networking generation, Illinois is making it illegal for employers to ask job applicants for passwords to their online profiles.
Source: Rss
Social Media Feeds Chick-fil-A Same Sex Kiss-In – Discovery News
August 4, 2012 by rferguson
Filed under Social Media Marketing Houston
I enjoyed reading this article.
The LGBTQ community and their supporters are using social media to plan a descent on Chick-fil-A.
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Does Social Media Leave You Comfortably Numb? – Forbes
August 4, 2012 by rferguson
Filed under Social Media Marketing Houston
if you like Pink Floyd and you are a Social Media Nerd then you just may like this article.
Pink FloydâThe Wall (Photo credit: Wikipedia) By Jamie Anderson, Director, Global Solution Marketing, Web Channel & eCommerce Solutions, SAP âHello, is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me, is there anyone home?â sings Roger Waters in this classic track from Pink Floydâs âThe Wallâ. I was listening to this [...]
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To all my friends, family and followers….
August 4, 2012 by rferguson
Filed under Social Media Marketing Houston
Without friends and others that we care about around us, life is lifeless.

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Social Media in Plain English
August 4, 2012 by rferguson
Filed under Social Media Marketing Houston
Does a good job of explaining Social Media and does it in a different way that keeps you engaged.
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