Google+ Hangouts lets you video chat with multiple people and your videos are automatically recorded and uploaded onto YouTube. This is an innovative way to connect experts with audiences. It’s especially useful for public education.
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Denise Krebs is an educator who has created this system of “B.E.A.D.” to advise students on how to blog more effectively. Her advice is useful for all new bloggers from the community sector, business and other industries.
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Your username serves two purposes. First, it’s your login for the back-end administration of your website. Second, it’s the public name that will appear on your blog, whenever you comment on other WordPress sites and when you join other blogs. The two don’t have to be the same.
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Social science offers sophisticated methods for governments to better understand social media. The London School of Economics & Political Science argues that social scientists are using their research techniques to improve meaningful collection of social data.
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There is a large volume of advice articles on how to set up and write an effective blog. This post brings together the advice that influenced me in setting up my various personal blogs, The Other Sociologist and my Tumblr, as well as my blog on Sociology at Work. I want to focus on the little tips that may not seem immediately important, but from experience, I can guarantee you that they make it harder for your blog to be enjoyed and shared easily.
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Business leaders who are not very active online are often put off by the idea of being trolled. This reticence then leads them to shy away from having a strong social media presence. There are different schools of thought about how to manage online abuse.
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