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A recent graduate finds hope in Social Signal’s social media career advice
Oct 20, 2009 | Social Signal, SMT
More advice for recent grads who want to get started in social media.
Canadian Press article points to Social Signal for social media tips and open-source resources
Oct 15, 2009 | Social Signal
Today’s Canadian Press article by Tamsyn Burgmann, Companies seek social media experts to keep online conversation rolling, shared our tips on starting a career in social media.
Agenda and script for the Concept Jam social media strategy workshop
Oct 15, 2009 | Social Signal
The Concept Jam workshop agenda (doc) is the document we share with all the participants in a workshop. We create a custom agenda for each workshop, depending on client, participants and the time available (while we prefer a full day, we’ve done half-day versions by developing the list of audiences, goals and strengths ahead of time, in consultation with our client).
How to deliver a social media strategy workshop that builds capacity and finds opportunities
Oct 15, 2009 | Social Signal
The Concept Jam is a workshop-based methodology for identifying an organization’s most promising social media opportunities. It’s the part of our work that we love the most, and that we think gives the greatest value to our clients. It’s also the one part of our current service line-up that we hope to do even more of in the months and years to come. So we figured we’d put our money where our mouth is by giving that away first.
12 things you don’t know about Rob Cottingham
Oct 12, 2009 | Relationships, Biographical
In a few hours I’ll be thankful for a plate of turkey, stuffing and gravy. Meanwhile, there’s nothing like jamming chunks of bread into the cavity of a formerly living creature to make you appreciate what really matters in life. As I stood elbow-deep in turkey, I found myself reflecting on the person who is at the heart of most of what I have to be thankful for this year
Remembering Michael Griesdorf
Oct 7, 2009 | Relationships
What I learned from my dear friend Michael: about love, about the world, and about having a damn good time.
7 innovations that make travel easier
Sep 29, 2009 | Lifestyle, Travel
After seven years in which out-of-town travel was a relatively infrequent (and rushed) experience, I’m struck by how much easier air travel is now compared to my pre-parent days. Here are a few of the non-social-media innovations that make travel much better than it was in 2002.
Social media and the health sector: an introduction with case studies
Sep 23, 2009 | How nonprofits can use social media, Community
Social capital, understood as the density of relationships and trust within a community, is a key determinant of health. Individuals are happier and healthier in communities with high levels of social capital, and high social capital communities have stronger economies and more stable political systems. This post provides an introduction to the role of social media in building social capital, illustrated with examples of how health care organizations are using social media for storytelling, connecting and knowledge management.
Scoring with Social Media: 6 Tips for Using Analytics
Sep 21, 2009 | The Harvard Business Review
This blog post originally appeared on the Harvard Business Review site. Want to know your social media score? Fill in the following equation: (Twitter followers + Facebook friends + LinkedIn contacts) x (Total tweets + Twitterers you follow + Months on Facebook)...
BC Children’s Hospital – Be A Superhero!
Sep 14, 2009 | Social Signal
Are you a superhero? Do you know someone who might be? E-mail them to ask them to support the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation with a personalized video from Global TV.