10 People Who Were Arrested for Social Media Posts. Acting General Counsel releases report on employer social media policies. How social media can make history - Clay Shirky. Shirky says that before the Internet and social media, over the past 500 years, there were only four periods where media changed enough to warrant the label “revolution.”
Research these revolutions and create a visual way to represent their key features. Do you have a guess about what the next revolution might bring? 10 People Who Were Arrested for Social Media Posts. 11 Shocking New Social Media Statistics in America. Ou think social media is reaching maturity, and the whipsaw behavioral shifts that change like a Dwight Howard trade request are things of the past?
Uhhh, no. 110 Amazing Social Media Statistics and Facts. It is a fact of the internet that every click, every view and every sign-up is recorded somewhere.
Depending on your view, this is either very creepy or fantastically interesting. As we’re data nerds here at Brandwatch we fall firmly in the second camp. My quest for Instagram stardom left me in financial ruin. When Lissette Calveiro moved to New York from Miami in 2013, for an internship, she felt like she was living the “Sex and the City” dream.
Modal Trigger The now-26-year-old was having brunch with friends and buying new outfits online — and documenting it all on her Instagram account. “I wanted to tell my story about this young millennial living in New York,” Calveiro, who has more than 12,000 followers on Instagram, told The Post. “I was shopping . . . for clothes to take ‘the perfect ’gram.’ ” Although her social media life looked glamorous, she was struggling financially, given that her internship only paid a transportation stipend. Red Flags Raised by Ill-Advised Indy 500 Tweets. In an unfortunate reminder of the power — and perils — of social media, Terry Frei, a seasoned sports journalist, lost his longtime job at The Denver Post in very public fashion over the Memorial Day weekend.
This unhappy incident offers a sharp reminder to working journalists: They face risks if they can’t maintain their professionalism even as they express strong personal emotions and experiences — which also may undercut their news organization’s reputation and pursuit of objectivity. For journalists, Frei’s firing — whether fair or not — also serves as a reminder that the public doesn’t easily separate them from their employers. Teacher's Adele-Inspired Snow-Day Video Gains a Following. In a viral video based on Adele's hit song "Hello," third-grade teacher Mary Morris strolls through her classroom, pining for the phone call that will confirm a snow-day closure.
"If it’s got to be so cold, the least that it could do is snow. If I have to keep my students inside one more time for recess, I’m gonna lose my mind," sings Morris. The sepia-toned video, filmed in her classroom at the K–8 Rush Strong School, in Strawberry Plains, Tenn., has earned more than 2 million views in the seven days that it's been on YouTube, making Morris an overnight Internet sensation.
The timing for the video couldn't have been better: It was released on Jan. 20, a few days before a huge snowstorm blew through the Eastern states. Morris first performed her version of the song at her school during an assembly for students and faculty. "I'm so glad everyone is enjoying this. The video is the latest in a growing trend of educators using online videos to engage with parents and students. A Scientific Guide to Hashtags: How Many, Which Ones, and Where.
This post originally published on April 8, 2014.
We’ve updated it here with new info, screenshots, and a special episode of the Buffer podcast – The Science of Social Media. Have you ever found yourself explaining how to use hashtags to someone whose only connection with the word is as a telephone button? Internet language has evolved considerably over the past few years as social media has taken off. Hashtags are a huge part of this evolution.
Twitter. Social Media Laws. Social Media & Kids. Internet Safety & Privacy. Hashtagify.me - Search And Find The Best Twitter Hashtags - Free. 8 useful social media statistics for 2015. We’ve identified eight of the most telling social media statistics for 2015.
What are the key channels to build your social media strategy on, and why? Instagram grew 50% in 9 months and is now bigger than Twitter Instagram grew by 50% between March and December 2014 and exceeded the 300 million user mark. This means that the photo-sharing social network is now bigger than Twitter (284 million) in terms of active users and, crucially, with much faster growth momentum. Instagram is already becoming a hot space for brands due to it’s amazing engagement rate (see below), but now it also has scale. We’re proud to announce that there are now 300 million Instagrammers, sharing more than 70 million photos and videos each day. Organic Facebook reach drops to 2% for most pages Certainly the most discussed statistic of 2014 appeared in a blog post by Marshall Manson from Ogilvy Social in March. 33 Social Media Facts and Statistics You Should Know in 2015. Social media is starting to take off its short pants.
It’s becoming all grown up. In fact, Facebook is now over 11 years old and heading towards platform puberty and is still the standout leader of the pack. Help Save The Next Girl social media presence aiding investigators. ROANOKE CO., Va. - Help Save The Next Girl is continuing to grow and help solve missing persons cases across the country and a lot of it is thanks to social media.
Quite simple it's the power in numbers. Help Save The Next Girl now has more than 30,000 likes on Facebook, but the page reaches more people through sharing and exposure. Help Save The Next Girl is a grass roots safety organization that started after the abduction and murder of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington in Charlottesville at a concert. The group is still small but it's growing everyday. "It has been amazing to see, it's like water displacement, we lost so much but we have received equal measure," Harrington said. What was received and is continuing to be received is the gratitude and thanks Help Save The Next Girl gets from helping on other missing persons cases.
The flyers first make their way online and onto the screens of hundreds of thousands of people as soon as possible. Social media is real life. Co-authored by Lisa Nielsen and Lisa CooleyA recent Common Sense Media story about Facebook Home warns parents that the new Facebook Home app will be an ever-present distraction in the lives of young people. It states that as your teen's engagement with friends via Facebook goes up, engagement in the “real world” can go down. Adults need to wake up. 5 Tips for Using Humor in Your Social Media Activities. Can you remember something funny? Humor can go a long way with social media. Are you considering using humor with your social media activities?
If so, this article reveals some tips to get you on the right track. 10 "Do’s" & "Don’ts" for more interesting & engaging social media updates & comments. Hashtag How Tos - Figure, Configure, Follow, Find, + Find Others. When I speak with educators about the power of hashtags in social media, I get four questions. 1. How do I figure out which hashtag to use and set it up? 2. How do I know what people are saying? 3. 4. There's a few great sites to help you answer these questions. Setting a hashtag up is easy. Here's an example. In this screenshot you see I did a search for #PS10. To set it up, all you do is start using it and tell others to do the same. How to know what people are saying People are using your hashtag in Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and more.
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