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Top 5 Social Media Tactics Every School Should Implement

NetWits

Independent schools, private schools and K-12 schools have all found great benefits from using the Facebook platform to engage with students and families. 1) Stick to 3 Platforms - Blog / Facebook / Twitter. Build your audience on those platforms. You’ll even get real-time click stats! Master them first.

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5 Assumptions Every Community Manager Should Make Daily

Amy Sample Ward

There are mind-boggling reports and stats our there that show just how much time many of us are spending [wasting?] on social media platforms like Facebook each day. This is especially true if you have a separate community platform connected to your website or operated specifically for your community online.

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Winning at Pinning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I decided it would be worth the effort to create a compelling Camfed collection of images on Pinterest, and I wanted to do it strategically, leveraging the viral nature of the platform. As Pinterest is a sharing platform, using the most attractive images in our arsenal was essential to my strategy.

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Zoetica Salon Insights: Social Media Measurement for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Jek in the Box. We also just started reporting on the metrics we already had available (web analytics, FB insights, email campaign stats) and are now moving towards more of a “digital content services&# model with metrics related to specific campaigns, etc.&#. There are specific metrics for specific platforms.

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How Cell Phones and Tablets Enable Telework

Tech Soup

I don’t know what the formal stat is on this, but I know that I’m much more likely to get a fast response if I text someone rather than call them or email them. Android is by far the most prevalent tablet and phone platform. Image two: Polar vortex courtesy of Elvir via Flickr Creative Commons.

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Internet Strategy on the Cheap: Tools and Resources

Have Fun - Do Good

Odeo: Free [link] Copyright Free Music Podsafe Music Network.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

We have a robust social media presence on all the sites you'd expect: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, and our blog. Patrick Meier is a director of crisis mapping at Ushahidi, which is a platform that unifies data gathered from multiple sources (SMS, e-mail, web) and distributes it onto a visual map or timeline.