#NewTwitter: "A new bird, a new experience"
As usual, I woke up this morning and turned on my computer to send out the first tweet of the day to my followers. With the curser blinking and ready, I wondered what was taking me so long to tweet. Suddenly, I realized that everything was different.
Just a few days ago, Twitter launched the new Twitter.com. If you haven’t seen the switch yet, here are four reasons you should get excited: More »
Social Media Day: Why Not Celebrate?
Start the countdown to June 30: Mashable has decided to celebrate the revolution of social media by organizing Social Media Day.
In cities all over the U.S., Mashable staff will be organizing meetups to celebrate the day. For more information, visit the Meetup Everywhere site. If there is not a scheduled meetup in your area, organize one through Meetup Everywhere. These meetups connect social media enthusiasts in the area and encourage people to get together and talk about their love of and experience with social media. Since social media has had such an impact on our lives and the ways we communicate, share news and conduct work, Mashable asks: why not celebrate? More »
Job Search: Benefits of an online presence
In three months I will start my second year of graduate school. This is scary for one reason: At the end of this next academic year, I will be graduating and will need to find a job.
In the mean time, I am doing everything I can to secure a position come next May. For instance, I have a summer internship here at HM&P, work hard in school and constantly edit and improve my resume. It was not until recently, however, that I realized my presence on various social media sites can also help me build my resume and credibility in the workplace. More »
Online Meet and Greet with Kim, HM&P social media intern
Hi everyone! My name is Kimberly Burke (better known as Kim) and it is my first week as an intern in the social media department at Howard, Merrell and Partners. I will be providing you with a weekly blog on the latest social media trends in public relations, so I figured you should get to know a little about me. More »
