Featured Resources: Social Media

Social Media: The Ashton Kutcher Effect

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2009/tc2009053_934757.htm

Where celebrities go, fans follow. The truism applies as much in social media as in the real world. As a result, encouraging celebrities to set up accounts on the site has become "absolutely part of our road map and our business plan.

Submitted by: Chia-Yuan Ho

How To Make a Name for Yourself

http://under30ceo.com/22-little-known-ways-to-make-a-name-for-yourself/

I stumbled upon this site and thought it was very interesting. It talks about how you should do everything you can in order to get yourself out there, and constantly be an open book of your talents and capabilites. As the article says, if you don't make a name for yourself, someone else will do it for you and it may not be the one you want.

Submitted by: Student

Social Media Boot-camp for CEO's

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/02/09/prweb8120716.DTL

In February, a social media agency will give a crash course on social media for CEO's around the country.

Submitted by: Tess Maurici

Facebook Tops Social Media Brand Loyalty

http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/social_network/showArticle.jhtml?ar...

This article states that of all social media networks, facebook is the one that has the most brand loyal consumers. This was determined after asking people ages 18-65 open ended questions. Other social media networks that were measured include flickr, twitter, myspace, linkedin, etc.

Submitted by: Marilynn Funk

Bill Collectors on Social Media sites

http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/2011/02/09/bill-collectors-trolling-social-me...

People say a lot about their lives on social media, which is how these sites can be used to determine if an individual or company is credit-worthy or, when they are in arrears, to get a bead on whether they can pay their bills

Submitted by: Student

Social Media Press Release Template

http://www.pr-squared.com/index.php/2006/05/the_social_media_press_release

PR Squared links users to a basic social media template in hopes of pushing the PR world to be more digital. The template is free in hopes of encouraging people to use social media to post press releases

Submitted by: Student