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Five Things You Should Never Post on Facebook

  • November 15th, 2011 by SEM Contributor
Are you a Facebook stalker? Come on, admit it. You love to spend your free time roaming from page to page, checking out what your friends and people you barely know are posting on Facebook. From extra-personal status updates to scandalous photos, you delight in all the over-sharing. It’s a rush to get the latest gossip. Even the most mundane… Read more

Are Parents Turning a Blind Eye to Their Children’s Online Activities?

  • November 9th, 2011 by SEM Contributor
As more and more parents work longer hours just to make ends meet, their supervisorial time of their children will inevitably in many cases shrink. When that’s the case, the potential for problems increases. According to a recent survey from Microsoft Research of just over 1,000 parents, 36 percent of those parents knew their kids had joined social networking leader… Read more

The Twitter Journalism Debate

  • November 2nd, 2011 by SEM Contributor
Twitter has polarised the media industry. On one end you have those who believe Twitter represents the new wave of journalism because it panders to the now-generation. On the other end are those that think Twitter is a resource that can aid journalism but that it will never replace proper investigative reporting. In a debate with Brian Solis, Michael De… Read more

From SarcMark to Sartalics; The Evolution of Communication within Social Media

  • October 26th, 2011 by SEM Contributor
The written word is a remarkable thing; it can inspire, infuriate, shock, entertain and educate. Over the last few years writers of the online world have managed to succeed in provoking every single reaction humanly possible, but it was not always quite the reaction they desired. With social media enabling the written word to be available to all a mere… Read more

The Networking Game

  • August 31st, 2011 by SEM Contributor
Networking never really stops, even when you have your foot in the door at a company. Getting out there – whether in person or virtually – and meeting other people in your profession is essential if you want to find better or additional opportunities, keep up with the latest happenings in your industry, and build a network of contacts to… Read more

Research Essay: Do Ads Work on Social Network?

  • August 8th, 2011 by SEM Contributor
Friends to Fans and Followers: To generate brand awareness for its Old Spice fragrance line, Procter & Gamble invited Facebook users to “Turn Up Your Man Smell” by becoming “fans” of its products. Within a week, the brand’s fan page had more than 120,000 new fans. Not content merely to draw fans to its Facebook page, the Red Robin… Read more

Key Social Media Marketing Principles

  • June 27th, 2011 by SEM Contributor
Social media marketing is evolving fast and companies are struggling to keep up with new tactics and strategies. What worked two years ago is becoming less effective. The following are some vital elements which you need to keep in mind when marketing in social media. Go Real Time Social media marketing is about publishing in real time. This means that… Read more

FaceBook’s Latest PR Problem

  • June 10th, 2011 by Ann Smarty
Facebook recently expanded its facial recognition abilities to include users throughout the world, where it previously (as of December 2010) was only available in the United States. There’s been a bit of an uproar for two main reasons:
    Facebook failed to properly prepare users by not explaining exactly what the facial recognition software did or how it was used. Instead… Read more

    Why Should You NOT Try Out Social Media?

    • June 1st, 2011 by SEM Contributor
    Social media is revolutionizing the way that consumers think and is strongly influencing the way that they make decisions. This reason should be enough for dentists to take their dental practices online and into these social media websites. However, this is often rarely the case. A lot of dentists are still wary about what the internet can do and hold… Read more

    Women’s Aggressiveness on Social Networks

    • May 31st, 2011 by SEM Contributor
    Women are very competitive in many ways. They have proven their multi-capabilities throughout the globe.  They are really fantastic in every aspect of life. They can even do things like men. Could they prove that they are more dominant than men? Well, based from the modern trend of the world today, women are spending more time in social networks than… Read more