Author: Ashley Deas

There’s Not a Badge for That? Opportunities Abound for Location-Based Social Media

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Location-based services seem to be the next hot advance in social media.  In fact, a recent article by Fast Company stated that the top adopters of these services are younger, more affluent, and most importantly, more influential than the average internet user  - basically, the early adopters are the cream of the internet crop. However, … Continue reading There’s Not a Badge for That? Opportunities Abound for Location-Based Social Media

How Not to Handle a Social Media PR Nightmare (Thanks Chipotle)

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Earlier today, while reading through friends' status updates on Facebook, I came across a statement from Chipotle stating: We've been looking into this and it sounds like the cat post is not legitimate and may have been the result of a hack or an unauthorized use of someones personal account. If you still want to … Continue reading How Not to Handle a Social Media PR Nightmare (Thanks Chipotle)

WikiLeaks – Journalism 2.0

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There's been a lot of talk about WikiLeaks and the implications on national security.  Amazon kicked WikiLeaks off of it's servers, lawmakers are trying to past "anti-WikiLeak" legislation, and the founder of WikiLeaks himself, Julian Assange, is being sought by prosecutors in Sweden on alleged rape accusations. (Which the media always caveats by saying "completely … Continue reading WikiLeaks – Journalism 2.0

We Want our Facebook Back! – A Rant from a Gen Y’er

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Recently, I read an article at ZDNet regarding a study from Forrester and the different generations'  behaviors at work.  One of the more interesting tidbits was around the generations' social media behaviors. The article states: Generation Y use less social networking for work. The survey showed that 40% use social media for business, unlike 50% … Continue reading We Want our Facebook Back! – A Rant from a Gen Y’er

Social Media – Do Yourself a Favor and Hire an Expert

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There have been articles written, rather ad nauseam, about the topic of social media.  "How to develop a social media strategy."..."What to avoid when developing a social media strategy." The list goes on...and on..and on. But in the words of double rainbow guy: "What does this mean?!" ... .....It probably means your company needs a … Continue reading Social Media – Do Yourself a Favor and Hire an Expert