Learn Social Media with Laurie Dunlop

If a tree falls in the forest but no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?

If someone complains about or compliments your organization online, but you have no social media presence, is it like that tree?

Nope! The forest now listens and one falling tree can cause quite a stir.

I recently spoke with Alison Chander, marketing manager for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), about her association’s social media presence, especially on Facebook and Twitter.

AAAS launched its first page on Facebook in June 2007.

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Lt. Col. Kevin Arata, chief of social media for the U.S. Army, joins Internet Marketing TV again this week to talk about the growing use of Social Media by all branches of the United States military.

Lt. Col. Kevin Arata, chief of social media for the U.S. Army, joins Internet Marketing TV this week at the Pentagon to talk about the importance of the Army’s use of social media and Operational Security.

Learn Social Media with Laurie Dunlop

Army leadership began drumming operational security (OPSEC) into my head 20 years ago when my husband was a “butter bar” lieutenant. The recent explosion in social media caused me to wonder what the Army’s official take on this craze is, especially when it comes to OPSEC.
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