Social KIA

Did you un-friend anyone during election season... or Post election season??

http://mashable.com/2012/11/07/unfriend-election-poll/

Did You Unfriend Anyone During This Election? [POLL] Did you unfriend anyone this election season? Let us know and tell us why.

Check out Facebook and Fourquare's Real-time voting maps!

http://mashable.com/2012/11/06/facebook-foursquare-maps-voting/

Check Out Facebook and Foursquare's Real-Time Voting Maps Facebook and Foursquare both have live maps of polling place check-ins across the United States this Election Day.

No need to call IT, read this quick article on How to install Windows 8 without ditching Windows 7!

http://mashable.com/2012/11/08/dual-boot-windows-8/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29

8 Big Social Media Takeaways from the 2012 Election Campaign:

"Brian Stelter of The New York Times described Twitter as a "megaphone like they've never had before.""

http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2012/11/8-big-social-media-takeaways-from-the-2012-election-campaign306.html

MediaShift . 8 Big Social Media Takeaways from the 2012 Election Campaign | PBS The Election Special is sponsored by the Master’s of Journalism program atUSCAnnenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Master journalism, gain real-world experience. Learn more: Annenberg.USC.edu

Did you hear about how Google is launching AMBER Alerts for missing children now in Google Search and Maps?

If you’re using Google Search or Maps on desktop and mobile you’ll see an AMBER Alert if you search for related information in a particular location where a child has recently been abducted and an alert was issued. You’ll also see an alert if you conduct a targeted search for the situation.

"By increasing the availability of these alerts through our services, we hope that more people will assist in the search for children featured in AMBER Alerts and that the rates of safe recovery will rise."

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/amber-alerts-for-missing-children-now.html

AMBER Alerts for missing children now in Google Search and Maps | Official Google Blog

Honest question, Has social media turned YOU into a Zombie??

Happy day before Halloween everyone! In case you are struggling with last minute creative costume ideas, here are 15 unique concepts! --Our favorite is #15, the Blue screen of death!


http://www.buzzfeed.com/miniusanotnormal/15-costumes-that-are-totally-not-normal-7lct

15 Costumes That Are Totally Not Normal Think outside the box. We tip our hats to those who dare to costume differently. MINI . NOT NORMAL.

Superman walks out on the Daily Planet...

"Rather than Clark be this clownish suit that Superman puts on, we're going to really see Clark come into his own in the next few years as far as being a guy who takes to the Internet and to the airwaves and starts speaking an unvarnished truth," Lobdell said to USA Today.

http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2012/10/24/the-state-of-journalism-even-superman.html?ana=e_vert

Entertaining article by jeffbullas.com on social media etiquette and determing whether your posts are "socially awakward" or not:

~Unfriend vs. Filter
~The Wink ;)
~Hashtags on Faceook
~The social philosopher (he obviously hasn't heard of the 140 character virtue)

http://www.jeffbullas.com/2012/10/25/5-ways-to-avoid-embarrassing-moments-on-social-media/

5 Ways to Avoid Embarrassing Moments on Social Media | Jeffbullas's Blog Do you have friends that embarrass you and themselves on social media? Do you sometimes wonder what is the right thing to do on Facebook? There is a new form of etiquette and it is called social media etiquette. Here are 5 ways to having those embarrassing moments on social media and avoid being see...

Recent study shows that consumers value a brand's page more than the brand's website. 69% of brand followers "Liked" a brand simply because a friend had done so!

http://mashable.com/2012/09/24/facebook-brand-page-value/

How distracted are you by Facebook and other social networking sites? Is it to the point where you would hire someone to slap you every time you were surfing the different channels?? Check out how this blogger is trying to make better use of his time...

http://mashable.com/2012/10/20/maneesh-facebook-slap/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29

Hire Someone to Slap You Into Productivity An LA blogger tried an interesting experiment to boost his productivity — he hired someone on Craigslist to watch him work and slap him in the face when he got off task.

Do you know someone in the education field? Twitter is seen as a helpful tool in boosting college undergrad's class engagement.

Check out the video here:http://mashable.com/2012/10/20/twitter-students-writers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29

Study Suggests Twitter Boosts College Grades and Class Engagement A new study from Counsel & Heal suggests maintaining a Twitter account makes students more engaged in coursework and yields higher grades.