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August 12 2011
The Delicate Balance of Facebook Shares

The Delicate Balance of Facebook Shares

Jay Dolan
In: Technology, Interactive, Social Media
Comments: 0

Sharing from Facebook apps is one of the most powerful ways to reach a new audience and engage existing users. But balancing promotion and sharing is a tricky and delicate line. How do you get people to share without making them feel like they were taken advantage of?

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August 12 2011
Food Truck Frenzy

Food Truck Frenzy

Hannah Harrill
In: Interactive, Public Relations, Social Media
Comments: 0

Food trucks seem to attract particularly enthusiastic fans, especially in social media. Why?

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August 05 2011
Mobilizing and Feeding Your Supporters - Opportunities Gained and Lost

Mobilizing and Feeding Your Supporters - Opportunities Gained and Lost

John Peterson
In: Public Affairs
Comment: 1

Never underestimate the impact your allies and supporters can have to advance or defeat an issue. From the halls of Congress to local governments, special interests work to connect their supporters, allies and members with decision makers who will ultimately have a direct impact on how their organizations and causes are able to effectively operate and further their agendas.

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August 04 2011
Fitness Connection is Completely Disconnected

Fitness Connection is Completely Disconnected

Katie Cocker
In: Public Relations
Comments: 4

Gold's gym changing names to Fitness Connection

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July 29 2011
Tumblr and Fall

Tumblr and Fall

Jay Dolan
In: Technology, Interactive, Social Media
Comment: 1

For as many benefits to using Tumblr, there are also a lot of downfalls. Do the benefits outweigh the risks?

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July 27 2011
Social Media Encompasses All Generations

Social Media Encompasses All Generations


In: Public Relations
Comments: 10

I never thought I’d see the day. My father, the man who has fought to avoid every facet of social media, got a Twitter account. Granted it was for his job as a local television anchor, the news of my father embracing the social side of the media world came as a surprise to me.

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July 22 2011
Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Won't You Be My Neighbor?


In: Public Relations
Comments: 2

With the advent of the Internet, the world suddenly seemed a smaller place. And now, social media sites like Facebook and Twitter are bringing people from all over the globe even closer together. Communicating with friends, fans and followers - whether they’re in Raleigh or Russia - has never been simpler.

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July 21 2011
iPads for Business Instead of Play?

iPads for Business Instead of Play?

Christina Martin
In: Healthcare / Life Sciences, Technology
Comments: 3

iPads are the coolest gadget in the market place for gaming, sharing media and the like. But do they have a place in business? Read on, to hear my thoughts on how iPads can be used as a selling tool with physicians.

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July 21 2011
Are you Running an Illegal Facebook Contest?

Are you Running an Illegal Facebook Contest?

Angela Connor
In: Technology, Interactive, Public Relations, Social Media
Comments: 3

Hosting a Facebook contest on your wall? You could be shut down. There are rules and it's important to know them.

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July 19 2011
Raleigh a Target for Early Political Ad Spending

Raleigh a Target for Early Political Ad Spending

Melissa Ilardi
In: Advertising / Design
Comments: 0

Roughly seventeen months away from the 2012 Presidential election, and we are already seeing political ad spending heating up.

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