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Should Social Media be a College Course?

November 24, 2009
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I’ve been talking to a few friends of mine that just recently graduated college and are now entering the Interactive Marketing field. Most of them wish that social media, SEO, and paid search were taught as a class or a major. It seems like academia, at least at the bachelors level, is a little behind. [...]

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Ask The Experts: Learning Social Media

October 12, 2009
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With the sudden explosion of attention businesses have begun giving social media, many are jumping into the social sphere without understanding how to use it to its fullest.
I mainly blame a lack of training and an abundance of sub-par resources.
To try and help people find a better way to get started with and understand social [...]

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Don’t Rush Into Social Marketing, Think About it First

September 23, 2009
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A few days ago, Seth Godin wrote an article titled “If TV Ads Were Free.” (Louis Gray wrote something similar on BrianSolis.com) Seth’s post is meant to push people to just go start with social marketing, but he also tells readers to stop worrying about learning social media marketing.
Seth, I sincerely disagree. Social media is [...]

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