Daily chart: The sun never sets | The Economist
This is pretty cool: the chart shows the large number of Facebook ties between people in former European colonies and people in the countries that used to dominate them.
Infographic: Social media and college admissions
Interesting stats here. Not overly surprising - social media has really become the domain of PR/marketing types rather than college recruiters. Still, you’d think that by now the usage would be higher.
Also, although the chances of a recruiter discovering your incriminating photos are, apparently, low, I’d still advise against posting them…
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Raunchy comedy stirs controversy at Western – - Macleans OnCampus
A number of difficult questions raised here. I think the students could have (and probably should have) avoided a number of issues by simply being more imaginative and inventing a fictitious school, rather than using Western. Still, I’m curious to see both how the series will go over with students (at Western especially) and how the university will handle any potential copyright infringements.
Retweets aren’t endorsements; editors shouldn’t inhibit them « The Buttry Diary
I tend to agree with this post, which argues that retweets by reporters are not, in fact, endorsements of the content retweeted. I see the concern on the part of The Oregonian, but it’s important to allow reporters to continue to use Twitter to its fullest extent.
Shazam Gives Out Recipes By Recognizing Pillsbury Ads
This is a really great idea for a number of reasons: harnessing relatively common technology, using things already found in a commercial (sounds), giving customers free, extra content (recipes). It also shows that Pillsbury has a strategy behind its social efforts, which is not common enough.
Pillsbury has incorporated Shazam into its new TV campaign aimed at tech-savvy moms. The commercials can be identified by the popular smartphone app to bring exclusive content to the viewer, such as recipes and product information. The TV ads include the call to action that instructs viewers to…
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Drunk on Facebook? That could be a problem | Reuters
This research points to a somewhat obvious conclusions, but it may help university administrators help students who need it most - although, as the article points out, there could be ethical and privacy concerns around checking out students’ Facebook profiles (though these ones were public).
What this research should also underscore is that potential employers have easy access to information about you, before you even get an interview. You may not have a drinking problem, but if your profile suggests you do you could be ruining your chances are future employment.
Marines issue comprehensive social media handbook
I haven’t read the handbook yet, but what does it mean when even the United States Marines have guidelines for using social media? The Marines have to worry about issues that almost no one else in the world has to. This shows that social tools can be used effectively even when there are many possible pitfalls.
Modano announces retirement via Facebook - NHL.com - News
Not completely unique, but interesting nonetheless. There was a time not so long ago when sports fans would only hear about their favourite players retiring through the mainstream media. Today, they can hear about it directly from the player, in this case before he has even held a formal news conference.
This example nicely illustrates the divide between traditional and new media, and what I think their future roles will be: new media allows the public to connect directly with their favourites athletes (or politicians, movie stars, corporate CEOs, etc.), diminishing traditional media’s long-held ability to “break” the news. Traditional media can, however, adapt to the changing landscape by offering opinion, commentary and expert analysis - in this case, analyzing Modano’s career, sharing insider anecdotes and giving the public and unbiased look as his playing statistics.
I would certainly not be going out on a limb to predict much more of this in the sports world, thanks in large part to people like Shaq, who made it cool for athletes to communicate directly with fans via social media.
NHL institutes new social media policy
The National Hockey League issued a social media policy Wednesday night for its players and club personnel.
The policy, the NHL Social Media Policy for League and Club Personnel, governs both players and hockey operations staff and is designed to promote the value of social media as a tool for communication with fans. It also highlights issues surrounding social media, as well as limits the use of social media by players and hockey operations staff on game days.
Read the full story on NHL.com.
