High school students are displaying serious online spin control skills in their college quests. It's more like "public image management" than the reputation management so often referred to in online-safety discussions. In an interview for ReadWriteWeb.com, a high school teacher in Reno, Nev., called it "admissions jiu jitsu," referring to his students' workarounds for college and university … [Read more...] about Smart public image management in social media
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Courageous 13-year-old change agent
Social change agents used to go to "the press" (remember that?) to expose social ills and make things better. Now they go to social media. Stop and think about what a huge difference that is, in terms of the actors, the actions, the issues, and the medium. The social activists can now be anyone. They don't have to persuade an editor that something's important. No matter how small the issue, if the … [Read more...] about Courageous 13-year-old change agent
Fresh freeze frame of Pinterest
The all-time most popular "pin" on the social site Pinterest is a recipe for cheesy garlic bread, TheNextWeb reports, "with over 91,000 pins and 12,000 likes." Thought you'd be interested in a fresh snapshot of the site that reached 10 million users faster than any other on the Web ever, according to WebDesignSolutions.com. The snapshot is from Repinly, one of those third-party entities that latch … [Read more...] about Fresh freeze frame of Pinterest
Takeaways from SxSW, Part 1: The Brazilian Dream
[This article was originally published March 18, 2012, then my service’s server crashed, losing months of data. So reposting 10/8/12.] In addition to the panel mentioned in my previous post about Hope North and the one I participated in, "Reaching Teens on the Digital Streets," here – in two parts – are some takeaways from two areas I focused on at South by Southwest (SxSW) last week: featured … [Read more...] about Takeaways from SxSW, Part 1: The Brazilian Dream
Substantive followup to ‘Kony 2012’: Support Hope North
This article was originally published March 14, 2012, then my service’s server crashed, losing months of data. So reposting 10/8/12. Leaving all criticism in the dust because it's more distraction than action, here's the natural response to "Kony 2012," the most viral digital-video campaign in history (so far): "This Thing That Happened" about Hope North, the boarding school and haven in … [Read more...] about Substantive followup to ‘Kony 2012’: Support Hope North