Fadi Salem on the role of the Internet and social networks during the Arab Uprising

Fadi Salem talks with YASSSU about the role of the Internet and social networks during the Arab Uprising at the Re:publica conference 2012 in Berlin.

Fadi Salem is the Director of the Governance and Innovation Program, and Fellow, at the Dubai School of Government (DSG); Fellow with the I+I Policy Research Centre, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (LKYSPP); and, a former Associate with the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy...

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From: yasssunews

Related topics : social media for government conference 2012 / internet social network

SOLS 24/7 Malaysia-NGO Communications Department

With Editorial, Social Media, Marketing, Events and PR as extremely necessary for any growing NGO, the Communications team fills different types of roles:

Reporters, social media strategists, event facilitators and more, as and when needed.

The team always works most closely with the communications director to maintain various social media platforms (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, etc.); write reports; develop newsletter articles; design brochures and promotional materials (dependent on skill and...

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From: SOLS247

Related topics : social media marketing events 2014 / social media marketing strategist / social media report / social media marketing strategy

The Career Path of the Corporate Social Strategist with Jeremiah Owyang

Corporations have anointed an Open Leader, the Social Strategist. In Altimeter Group's research, we found that this emerging role is critical in the adoption of new media for corporations. Over 41% were located in the Marketing department with primary responsibilities of leading the social program, participating in social media, and acting as a corporate resource for business units. Yet most Social Strategists and their programs lack maturity. Only 27% of Social Strategists had a formalized...

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From: Mike Lewis

Related topics : social media marketing strategist / social media for market research / social media help / internal social media / marketing through social media

The Most Popular Social Media Websites

Slowly, as technology continues to advance, the internet begins to play a larger and larger role in our day to day lives. Everything from shopping to conducting business, there is a website available that makes just about every facet of our lives easier. Among those websites are social media outlets, where individuals can connect with each other and establish stronger networks. Keeping up with these developments in digital technology, a wide variety of social media websites rise above the...

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From: Jason Boyd

Related topics : best social media websites for businesses / social network website developers / social media in business

Using Social Media to Support B2B Sales - MaRS Best Practices

Mark Elliott, Co-Founder, Venture Accelerator Partners, examines the important role social media can play in supporting B2B sales. Mark identifies tactics and platforms that can generate sales leads and highlights useful resources when developing a sales and marketing plan.

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From: MaRS Discovery District

Related topics : b2b social media best practices / b2b social media platforms / b2b social media marketing

Analysis of Social Media and the WDBJ On-Air Shooting

Jenna Lee of Fox News Happening Now and I discuss the role and impact social media had in the motivations of the shooter, and how law enforcement will be able to use the posts and tweets to develop a timeline.

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From: Morgan Wright

Related topics : media social impact / social media analysis

2012 Social Media in Recruitment Conference - Steven Z.Ehrlich - aia worldwide

http://www.socialmediainrecruitment.com/ - The fourth Social Media in Recruitment Conference on the 19th April 2012 will feature Steven Z. Ehrlich, Global VP, Client Development, for aia worldwide - http://www.aiaworldwide.co.uk - as the Keynote Speaker.

In this interview with the conference organiser Mike Taylor from Web Based Recruitment - http://www.web-based-recruitment.com/ - Steven talks about his role at aia worldwide in the UK and the most common mistakes that companies make with...

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From: socialmediarec

Related topics : social media for recruitment companies / social media conference / social media social

Shani Higgins CEO, Technorati Media | NMX Keynote 2013

Shani joined Technorati in 2007 to lead strategy/business development. In 2011 Shani took over as CEO. Under her leadership, Technorati Media has become a profitable integrated online media company with an advertising network, social rich media technology platform, and the internet's largest blog directory. Technorati's netowrk represents 1,300+ influential sites and 129 million+ US uniques/month. Technorati Media is the 8th largest social media property and the 3rd largest blog property. Prior...

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From: TechZulu Inc.

Related topics : largest social media sites / social media advertising companies / social media networking sites business / social media management company / online social media

Donna Li, RenRen.com on China and the Explosion of Social Media

Renren.com, the leading social networking site in China, started out as a blatant Facebook clone-but it now has tens of millions of users. Many other sites in China started off this way and have now developed their own strong ecosystems.

# What are the most popular social network sites in China.

# What is the role of social games?

# How do you leverage this medium?

# What's next?

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From: SESAsia

Related topics : social media sites in china / leading social networking sites / social media network sites