social media

The Space In Between Two Twitter Names

by Stephanie M. Cockerl on January 14, 2012

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  There has been much twittering about changing twitter names. In fact, there have been multiple how-to posts about how to, this is one of them. In the end, I decided not to change names, but in fact launch another Twitter handle @StephCockerl.  With the changes going on, I had to make a decision and [...]

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Power in Numbers, Tweets, and Posts, 2011 in Review

by Stephanie M. Cockerl on January 1, 2012

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No wonder The Protestor was selected as Time Magazine’s Person of the Year. If there is anything 2011 has taught is that  there is indeed power in words and in numbers. Social Media has been a huge component of this because it aided in amplifying the voice of the people to monumental proportions. Here are [...]

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Google+ Equilibrium

by Stephanie M. Cockerl on December 28, 2011

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I finally achieved balance in my Google+ profile.  

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I especially like the part of doing what the grandparents did. That’s why the COO is the COO.

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LinkedIn: How to boost your privacy on LinkedIn

by Stephanie M. Cockerl on August 16, 2011

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via latimes.com Even though LinkedIn is viewed as a business network, there are times that one wants to limit the amount of ads and email they receive from it. Learn how to opt-out of certain LinkedIn features.

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Job Recruiters Turn to Facebook to Find Candidates

by Stephanie M. Cockerl on August 10, 2011

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via online.wsj.com Need another reason to modify your Facebook privacy settings? Seems like recruiters are looking to Facebook for potential candidates. Learn what you can do to keep you Facebook profile page job search friendly.

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Start-Up Handles Social Media Background Checks via NYTimes.com

by Stephanie M. Cockerl on July 21, 2011

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via nytimes.com Looking for a job? Think the only think you need to be concerned about is a background and/or credit check? Try a Social Media History check.

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I’ve stumbled upon a few videos during the week that I didn’t get a chance to view. This is where I go to view them. Bill Ford: A future beyond traffic gridlock U.S. Navy: Keeping Your Reputation Afloat When Crisis Comes in Waves, presented by David Werner from GasPedal and SocialMedia.org on Vimeo.

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My “friends” and “Family” are not really using Google+ yet. If those streams start getting traction, well, then we can talk about Facebook’s existential threats. via battellemedia.com I think this sums up perfectly where I’m at with Google+.

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I was not a big Twitter guy before I began working for the MLB Fan Cave. I knew what it was, and had friends that were very active on it, but it didn’t seem like something for me. I figured that since I was rarely able to contain my thoughts in 140 characters in real [...]

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