The Year Ahead: 5 Social Media Trends Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/232738
#pm #techworkshop @scsulib290 @stcloudstate #evolving and #diversify are the 2 keywords from this entry
How Social Media & Game Mechanics Can Motivate Students
http://mashable.com/2011/05/26/social-media-games-education/
Social media and online games have the potential to convey 21st century skills that aren’t necessarily part of school curricula — things like time management, leadership, teamwork and creative problem solving that will prepare teens for success in college and beyond.
What’s Not to ‘Like’? Rethinking Restrictive Social Media Policies
What’s Not to ‘Like’? Rethinking Restrictive Social Media Policies
March 24-28 – Social Media week
Twitter, Rape and Privacy on Social Media – The Cut
http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/03/twitter-rape-and-privacy-on-social-media.html?mid=facebook_nymag
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Three thoughtful and thought-provoking essays about teaching social media use:
“Why students should not be required to publicly participate online” online at http://prpost.wordpress.com/2010/04/25/why-students-should-not-be-required-to-publicly-participate-online/
“Notes on Student Privacy and Online Pedagogy” online at http://joshhonn.com/?p=65
“Why the Loon does not assign public social-media use” online at http://gavialib.com/2014/02/why-the-loon-does-not-assign-public-social-media-use/
I don’t necessarily advocate the point of view expressed in these posts, but I do think they merit both attention and discussion in a course focused on social media.
Keith Ewing
Professor, Library Systems & Digital Projects
9 Ways to Improve Social Media Shares of your Content
http://www.meltwater.com/social-media-blog/improve-social-media-shares-of-content/
1) Choose Topics People Care About
2) Rewrite That Headline!
3) Make Posts More “Skimmable”
4) Don’t Skimp on Pictures or Graphics
5) Improve Ease of Sharing
6) Prime the Pump
7) Build Your Social Foundation
8) Don’t Be Selfish!
9) Connect with Current Events or Memes
What have you done to increase Social Sharing?
RivalIQ, Pocket, ShareRoot, PowToon, EveryoneSocial, vCita, OptinMonster, smqueue, Nimble, BuzzSumo, Harvest, Calendly, Friends+Me, BuzzFork, Newsle, Piktochart, 22Social, Jelly, NeedTagger, Pushover and IFTTT, Swayy, Circloscope, Songza, Talkwalker,
Hang w/,
Many apps have been used to stream live video to friends and followers, but Hang w/ takes it to the next level by integrating with iOS and Android, as well as delivering the live stream to Facebook’s news feed.
As a broadcaster, you can select 3-, 6- or 9-minute “hang” sessions, and enter a custom title for each live video stream.
Meddle, tchat.io, Canva, LeadPages
101 Social Media Hacks: Magic Tips for Social Media Tools and Technology
http://www.razorsocial.com/social-media-tools-and-technology-tips/
History of Social Media: Infographic