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Obama Continues Two-way Communication With A Shift From Social Media To An Online Town Hall

by Michelle Fowler

In an attempt to reach out to the hi-tech citizens that brought him to the White House, President Obama held an online town hall for citizens to ask questions relating to the economy on Thursday morning. The experimental online town hall called “Open for Questions” was the first of its kind for the White House.

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comment | 03/27/2009


New Media

Twitter Follows The G20 Summit

by Michelle Fowler

What is the one thing that connects politicians, protestors and everyone in-between at the G20 Summit?
The ideological opposed groups do not discriminate when it comes to social media.

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comment | 04/03/2009


New Media

Building An Online Community

by Michelle Fowler

In today’s business climate it is essential for successful companies to have well established online communities. Online communities allow users to engage with companies’ brands products and services. This online engagement fosters brand awareness and in many cases, brand loyalty. Today a well designed Web site is just not enough. Businesses must enter the realm of social media. According to one article, the number of active Facebook users was expected to reach 200 million by the end of March with the fastest growing demographic being those 25 years old and older and most of these users are logging on multiple times a week, if not everyday.

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2 comments | 04/16/2009


New Media

Follow Us On Twitter

by Patty Briguglio

Are you following us on Twitter yet? @MMIPR has a great feed, and I maintain my own at @pattybriguglio, as well.

I hear it quite often from prospective clients or other peers who are skeptical of Twitter – “What is a tweet and how will it help my business?” – but the truth is that I have found it to be an incredibly engaging experience, particularly as someone in the business of starting and contributing to smart conversations.

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comment | 07/21/2009


New Media

Social Media Changing the Face of College Recruiting

by Ryal Curtis

The repercussions of instant access via social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook and MySpace (among many others) are beginning to be felt by some of the nation’s leading prep basketball recruits.  While the NCAA regulates interaction between college coaches and the high school players they are trying to recruit, there are no such rules against the many loyal (and sometimes rabid) fans of college athletic programs across the country. 

A recent article by SI.com’s Kevin Armstrong...

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1 comment | 10/23/2009


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