November 15, 2010
November 15, 2010
Social media is a valuable tool that can be a vital lifeline during a crisis. During the severe flooding in Nashville last week, I witnessed firsthand just how powerful social media can be.
This post discusses how the recent flooding disaster in Nashville is an example of why social media is critical to crisis communication efforts.
I read several great articles about companies that use social media well, and others that need some help! Check out my favorite articles from this week.
Social media can be useful for meeting new people, but how do you develop relationships online without feeling awkward? Here are some tips to get you started.
So, you’ve signed up for Twitter. You picked a cool username and created a nifty avatar. You signed up to follow @aplusk, @oprah and a few friends. You wait. And wait. And nothing happens. Then, you wonder why you even joined twitter in the first place. Does this sound familiar?
I’ll be the first to admit, I was not an early adapter of twitter. Like most people, I didn’t understand what it was about or why it was useful. Unfortunately, twitter’s “what are you doing?†prompt does not accurately portray how it’s used. For that reason, I believed Twitter was just a public version of Facebook. But boy, was I wrong.
