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Fear of Social Media

Internet privacy–the debate that won’t go away

Http://LeonardSipes.Com (social media and PR for government, associations and nonprofits). See summary of Pew Internet research on privacy and related media coverage regarding new legislation below. Article: If you listen to Leo Laport’s TWIT network (http://twit.tv/) you will find the…

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Yearning for a Quality Web Experience

  Http://LeonardSipes.Com Holly Finn from The Wall Street Journal writes about  Humanizing the Web where she addresses deeper meanings from the online experience. The Internet is blazingly fast with people who run madly from page to page; skimming and not reading….

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Blogs and Social Media Sites That Die

Http://LeonardSipes.Com Happy New Year! I talk to people who are ready to give up their sites after one year of effort.  I understand their concerns. My government sites pull almost 100,000 page views a month and sites I’ve assisted can…

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Half of Americans are watching internet video. It needs to be part of your on-line strategy.

Http://LeonardSipes.Com There are endless reports about the ever increasing presence of video in our digital world. Another from Nielsen is below. The truly amazing thing is the presence of YouTube and the ability of having a free hosting source for your video…

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Restoring faith in government communication

Http://LeonardSipes.Com This site addresses public relations and social media for government, associations and nonprofits thus we explore a variety of digital technologies and PR issues to increase our presence and ability to serve. But nothing I’ve done in 20 years…

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Your Fear of Social Media-Don’t Stick Your Neck Out

Http://LeonardSipes.Com Fifth and final article on the fear some people in government, associations and nonprofits express when whey contemplate social media. In the first article I stated, “Media respects those who do social media. They like your willingness to engage….

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Your Fear of Social Media—Your Older Target Audience is Within Reach

Http://LeonardSipes.Com Part four on the fear some people in government, associations and nonprofits express when whey contemplate social media. Entering social media now is like having an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of Google or Apple. If…

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Your Fear of Social Media—I Don’t Have the Staff or Money

Http://LeonardSipes.Com   Third in a series on the fear some people in government, associations and nonprofits express when whey contemplate social media. I listened to one of my social media podcasts where they were discussing the fact that tech-related conferences…

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Your Fear of Social Media—I Don’t Know the Technology

  Http://LeonardSipes.Com Second in a series on the fear some people in government, associations and nonprofits express when whey contemplate social media. You’re not a technocrat. Neither am I. Welcome to the club.  Quite frankly, none of us are. We…

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Your Fear of Social Media—It’s Too Hard to Understand

Http://LeonardSipes.Com First in a series on the fear some people in government, associations and nonprofits express when whey contemplate social media. People exchange information and photos in all sorts of informal groups.  You learn from friends and associates their preferences,…

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