Last month I had a cool opportunity to meet a unique group of “savvy cyber seniors” that were students of The University of Southern Mississippi’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). During that time, I met with four different groups across two campuses to teach them how to use social media and Facebook – but here’s what the program’s 60 participants taught me: 1. Seniors not being good with technology is a…
Read MoreSocial media. We all use it. We all love it (at least most of us). For us millennials, social media is neatly integrated into our daily routine: Wake up. Check Facebook. Eat breakfast. Tweet about it. Some would call it an addiction, while others prefer to call it a lifestyle. I remember having a revelation on this topic a couple of years back. I…
Read MoreTo create a strong Facebook presence, smart page managers and marketers are constantly adjusting their strategies to match Facebook’s algorithm changes. Because Facebook never changes, right? Right. So recently, Simply Measured released their annual Facebook Industry Report and there are so many good facts from it that we couldn’t help but create a blog post about it! We’ve been reading over the 2015 edition for a few weeks…
Read MoreEvery fourth Tuesday, I meet with public relations professionals at our local coffee shop for a program we’ve initiated called “Coffee Talk.” The folks who show up each month range from current students and new graduates to seasoned pros and retired. When we started, we wanted to create an informal outlet for networking and casual conversation. Have a tough media interview this week? Tell…
Read MoreHave you ever found a great link you wanted to read while browsing Facebook on your phone? My best guess is that you clicked on the link and it took 5-10 seconds to load. Not super quick by today’s standards – and I imagine that frustration ensued if it finally loaded and wasn’t mobile-friendly! Viewing articles can be cumbersome… so Facebook did what it…
Read MoreOnce upon a time I was a student, a college senior to be exact. I was absolutely and irrevocably distracted by the world of Twitter, and was also quite enamored with my Blackberry. Yes. My Blackberry. It had a 1-something megapixel camera and a keyboard… with real keys. I know many of you can relate, but some of you may be baffled that there…
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