Social media at SUNY Oswego

   

By Bryan Person

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SUNY Oswego's Tim Nekritz

A conversation with SUNY Oswego associate director of public affairs, Tim Nekritz (@TimNekritz), about the school’s social media efforts. Recorded at the Press Box restaurant in Oswego, NY.

SUNY Oswego social media links:

* @SUNYOswego on Twitter
* SUNY Oswego Facebook page
* SUNY Oswego Student Blogs

Permalink | Posted on June 18, 2009 at 9:23pm.

Tag(s): education  

 

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Social media and the Iran election

   

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protests in Iran

On blogs, mainstream media sites, and Twitter, the fallout from last week’s presidential election in Iran has been stunning.

Related links and articles:
* TIME: Iran protests: Twitter, the medium of the movement
* New York Times: Social networks spread defiance online
* Mashable.com: Mind-blowing #IranElection stats: 221,744 tweets per hour at peek
* New York Observer: Ann Curry defends foreign correspondents, Twitter; Rick Sanchez defends CNN
* Mashable.com: How to track Iran election with Twitter and social media
* Twitter: #IranElection tweets
* Neville Hobson: Keeping Twitter up for Iran
* Boing Boing: Cyberwar guide for Iran elections

Flickr photo by .faramaz

Permalink | Posted on June 18, 2009 at 5:40am.

Tag(s): IranElections  

 

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Where to spend your time in social media

   

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In “You’re Wasting Your Time on Facebook and Twitter,” Waco-based marketer Jay Ehret suggests that businesses with infrequent sales cycles and without much time for social media should devote their energies to blogging.

Permalink | Posted on June 17, 2009 at 12:30am.

 

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Keep your tweets in Twitter, please!

   

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Running time: 4:31

I explain my frustration over seeing identical tweets in three places: Twitter, FriendFeed, and Facebook.

Also mentioned in this podcast:
Simon Salt: Why cross-posting is bad for your personal brand

Permalink | Posted on June 15, 2009 at 9:21pm.

Tag(s): Tools  

 

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How blogging is changing ‘product journalism’

   

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Running time: 3:46

Blogging is changing product journalism.

Stories referenced in today’s podcast:

* TechCrunch: “The morality and effectiveness of process journalism
* BuzzMarchine: “Product v. process journalism: the myth of perfection v. beta culture”
* New York Times: “Get the tech scuttlebutt! (It might even be true.)

Permalink | Posted on June 13, 2009 at 11:07pm.

Tag(s): journalism  

 

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Reserve your Facebook username now!

   

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Running time: 2:41

It’s the night of the Facebook Vanity URL Landrush!

Some links:
* If you haven’t done so already, reserve your username at http://www.facebook.com/username
* FAQs for reserving username for Facebook Pages. Note that the page must have been set up by May 31, 2009, and a minimum of 1,000 fans is required in order to claim the username.

Permalink | Posted on June 13, 2009 at 12:13am.

 

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Talking tornadoes and the Daily Boo recording process

   

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radar image of Austin tornado on June 11, 2009

In today’s Daily Boo, I talk about experiencing my first tornado, as well as how I record and publish this podcast with AudioBoo, Feedburner, and iTunes.

Links:
* My AudioBoo during an Austin tornado.

Permalink | Posted on June 12, 2009 at 12:11am.

Tag(s): Podcasting   Weather  

 

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Reflecting on IABC 2009 and the Online Community Unconference

   

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Running time: 4:09

A busy day in the Bay Area. Wrapping up the IABC 2009 World Conference in San Francisco and the Online Community Unconference in Mountain View, California.

Also mentioned:
* Sir Ken Robinson
* The new #OCTribe (hash)tag for content from online community practitioners.

Permalink | Posted on June 11, 2009 at 1:39am.

Tag(s): IABC09   OCTribe  

 

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Talking IABC09 and Outta The Gate with Linda Johannesson

   

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Linda Johannesson at the IABC 2009 World Conference

A conversation with Sydney-based communicator Linda Johannesson about her experience at the IABC 2009 World Conference, and the Outta The Gate social media campaign she has organized around the event.

Permalink | Posted on June 10, 2009 at 9:22am.

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The business of podcasting with Donna Papacosta

   

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Donna Papacosta

A conversation about podcasting with Toronto-based communicator, Donna Papacosta. Recorded at the IABC 2009 World Conference in San Francisco.

Permalink | Posted on June 9, 2009 at 1:54am.

Tag(s): podcasting  

 

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