Tagged: "networks"

September 11, 2009

Public or Private Profiles; Is there a Difference?

I have recently had several conversations with colleagues and friends regarding how to distinguish between your “public” social media presence and your “private” one. Let me explain what I mean by public and private. Many friends and colleagues use social networks like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn as a means of staying connected with a large [...]

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May 06, 2009

H1N1, the CDC and Twitter

It’s easy to see how the first two are related.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the agency in charge of tracking the H1N1 (aka Swine Flu). Recently the CDCs twitter account reached 40,000 followers.

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April 14, 2009

Who has time for Social Media?

It seems like no matter how hard I try, serving as an administrator at independent school with 655 students and 150 employees during the months of April and May reminds of riding The Comet roller coaster at The Great Escape in Lake George, New York. I mean, seriously, how many of us really have the time to devote to maintaining a social media presence, let alone cultivate and foster the many meaningful networks and relationships we belong too?

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