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How to Adopt a Social Media Lifestyle

How to Adopt a Social Media Lifestyle
While most small business owners are starting to realize that social media is a necessary part of any marketing strategy, as a social media coach, the question I get most often is how to add social media to a day that is already way too full. For those of us working as solopreneurs or small business owners, it may, at times, feel like we are working virtually around the clock so when are we really supposed to tweet, post or blog? I’ll admit creating a social media plan that will stick is like starting an exercise program. You just have to take that leap and do it. You need to look at it, not as a series of social media tasks that need to be done during the day, but more of a lifestyle change that you need to incorporate into your entire way of thinking. 5 tips to make the social media lifestyle change Coffee and Twitter: For most of us, a morning cup of coffee is sacred. Connect: Authored by: Ali Goldfield See complete profile Related:  Community

5 Ways To Be Recognized as A Social Media Influencer Can You Recognize A Social Media Influencer, When You See Them? Well the obvious answer is yes, absolutely you can. Think of some of your favorite Social Media Influencers, why you choose to follow them and how they influence you personally. Although many of the effective principles are paralleled, leading and influencing in the world of social media can sometimes be more difficult than leading/influencing in a traditional leadership/work settings. The social media influencer has to lead purely through relational, cause and content equity. There is no positional equity, hierarchical leadership or formal boss. Social Media Influence is not simply about the numbers but rather about value. On the other hand @revrunwisdom is probably one of the most influential individuals on Twitter. Actress @Alyssa_Milano is a social media influencer, not because she is an actress but rather because she adds tons of value by sharing relevant content, promoting causes, sharing her life and being herself.

The Power of Crowd and Place: A Conversation with Jeff Kirchick from SCVNGR Jeff Kirchick is the Universities and Schools Specialist for SCVNGR, a gaming platform about doing challenges at places. I first met Jeff at the CASE Social Media Conference in San Francisco where he was organizing a “trek” for the conference. It was the most fun I’d had participating in extra-curricular activities at a conference. I asked Jeff to talk a little about how SCVNGR uses the power of “the crowd and place.” What is SCVNGR? Can you tell us a little about it? SCVNGR is a mobile game about going places, doing challenges, earning points, and unlocking rewards. SCVNGR exists in two major ways: as a casual game, and as a themed experience. You could also take part in a SCVNGR trek – some type of themed experience that guides you to a set of places where you have to complete specific challenges as part of the game. What makes SCVNGR different from other geo-location applications like Foursquare or Facebook Places? How do you see SCVNGR impacting businesses? Excellent question.

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Dangers of social groupthink: A case study in Enterprise 2.0, Social CRM and Social Business For sure, there’s a lot of Goodness in social media—in our personal lives and business. But also a lot of issues to be worked out. That’s why two years ago I established a Social Business category on CustomerThink, and last year launched SocialBusinessOne, a community dedicated to the topic. One of the downsides of social media is that it can accelerate getting locked into a point of view. This is counter intuitive, because you might expect that social media would make it easier to get multiple points of view. Image Credit: philipcarter These days it’s all too easy to find and join a group that supports a certain mindset. Groupthink means members of a group try to avoid conflict and reach consensus without critical analysis. This is fine if your group is cheering for a sports team or maybe a political party. Trends in social thinking For the past 2-3 years there has been a groundswell of commentary about Enterprise 2.0, Social CRM and Social Business. Dr. Source: Social Radar

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Comunicazione Generativa - communication matters Why Schools Need to Get Social, Local and Mobile Troy Williams is Vice President and General Manager of Macmillan New Ventures, the global media company’s division that discovers, develops and markets innovative technologies that make learning more engaging. It’s not revelatory that the academic and the tech worlds move at vastly different paces. Education often lags behind when it comes tech adoption and integration. But there has never been a better time for innovation in the classroom. SEE ALSO: Why Education Needs to Get Its Game On While movements to incorporate ebooks and develop better Learning Management Systems (or LMS) are finally taking hold in higher education, more interesting (and potentially disruptive) are the emergent tech trends of Social, Local and Mobile – or what I like to call SoLoMo. Here are several ideas around the SoLoMo space that could improve education. Social The days of mutual exclusivity between traditional learning tools and social networks are numbered. Imagine: Location Mobile

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