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- 1. 10 SOCIAL MEDIA TIPS for a university setting Patrick Powers | Webster University
- 2. ALWAYS HAVE A PLAN Why are we doing this? What are we trying to accomplish? Who is our audience?
- 3. SEND ‘EM HOME The website is the one and only place on the Internet where we maintain total control.
- 4. RESPECT PRIVACY Not everyone wants you to see their embarrassing party pics … they also don’t want to see yours.
- 5. A PICTURE IS WORTH 1,000 WORDS Photos in Facebook generate 10 times the amount of traffic as a post limited by only text.
- 6. DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF The bar for quality on a social network site is low. There’s no need to hire Annie Leibovitz for photos.
- 7. POST REGULARLY How often do you check your own Facebook account looking for something new?
- 9. LET IT BE Social networks have an unbelievable ability to self correct; censoring for the good is always a bad idea
- 10. EVERYTHING CAN BE MEASURED Facebook fans, Twitter click rates, total pageviews, user demographics, traffic patterns
- 11. HAVE FUN Social networks are nothing more than people communicating online. People are drawn to fun.