Decline of Social Media

Scott Rosenberg predicts the rapid decline of social media amid a shift by corporations to delivering algorithm-curated content.

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Social Media and Jaron Lanier

Zack Baron describes Jaron Lanier as the "Conscience of the Internet" for expressing concerns about social media.

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Facebook vs. Real World Friendship

Hunt Allcott, Luca Braghieri, Sarah Eichmeyer, and Matthew Gentzkow researched the impact of cold-turkey withdrawal from Facebook and observed that the research subject's lives changed for the better. A less technical account of the research results is given by Minda Zetlin in an Inc. article.

The implications are disturbing to me, as our schools, churches and other social welfare organizations use or promote social media use. It appears to me that social media is like alcoholic beverages - justifiable only when used for social purposes in moderation.

Though as a minimal user of social media, it is not painful for me to be so judgmental . . . .

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When to Turn-Off Mobile Data

Mike Elgan suggests that turning-off mobile data will reduce compulsive checking of social media while driving or walking, allowing phone users to be more aware of their surroundings, increase time relating to other people, and save on data bills. He encourages the use of wi-fi when at home or work, and describes apps which limit the need of Android users for mobile data.

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Social Media and Information Overload

Zachary Crockett suggests that social media, which was seen as a liberal social force during the Arab Spring, has been used effectively by authoritarian candidates from around the globe.

Crockett cites an essay from scholar Ronald J. Deibert (2019), who muses that "social media must bear some of the blame for the descent into neo-fascism" (p. 35).

Crockett summarizes the issue by saying: " The deluge of information on social media overwhelms current platforms’ potential to spread important information."

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Social Media Trends

John Hall reports on social media trends .

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Social Media Can Poison Discourse

J. Robinson expresses concern that social media is dividing us into contending tribes.

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Social Media Use and Depression

The Economist published a chart showing a negative correlation between social media use and reported happiness. The article reports on American study which showed that heavy social media use preceded mental illness.

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Social Media Attracts Patrons to the Library

Princh, the printer management company, suggests how one can use these social media tools to attract more patrons to the library: Libraries offer a plethora of creative and interesting events, but a lot of times people find out about them a few days after they took place. Several library studies and research such as the one made by Pew Research Center (and most recently by the Carnegie UK Trust) emphasize that libraries must make their audiences aware of library programming and services.



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Public Relations and Social Media

Kristin Burnham suggests how companies can defuse a social media crisis .

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Corporate Management of Social Media

Matt Alderon encourages monitoring and responding to what people say about your firm in social media. The tool he recommends is Rignite, but there are a number of competitors in that space.

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Social Media Streams

Mike Elgan reviews social media stream technology.

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Maintaining a Corporate Reputation in Social Media

Hewlett Packard offers tips for defending or enhancing a reputation in social media. Their topics include:

1. Vigilance
2. Civility
3. Offense
4. Professional Services
5. Feedback
6. Reviews
7. Corporate Standards

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PhotoFeeler

I tried using Photofeeler.com and was surprised at how harshly my current profile image was judged by twenty evaluators. According to the evaluators, my image was in the bottom quartile in conveying "competence, likability and influence."

Apparently I need to update my current profile pic.

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Social Media

Brendan Egan recommends that academic institutions should embrace social media to meet the needs of students.

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Social Media Policies

Lauren Brousell suggests that collegiate restrictions on social media use may offer lessons to corporations crafting usage policies.

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Social Media Engagement

Jennifer Lumba offers ten tips for social media engagement .

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Responding to Social Media Incidents

Cindy Lawson shares tips on coping with social media incidents . She recommends having a team in place to quickly analyze social media trends. The team's response would be based upon a previously developed set of policies.

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Social Media

Christopher Null gives seven ways to use social media to get work done.

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Social Media Use by CEOs

Sharon Gaudin reports that only 30% of technology company CEOs use social media . She suspects that the potential liability to their corporations exceeds the perceived rewards.

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