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Mashable published three great social media policies to steal from.
Kodak on transparency:
Even when you are talking as an individual, people may perceive you to be talking on behalf of Kodak. If you blog or discuss photography, printing or other topics related to a Kodak business, be upfront and explain that you work for Kodak; however, [...]

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Below is a recap of key points from Neff’s recent presentation at UT on social media for nonprofits by Amber Walkowiak.
David J. Neff gave a speech on new media in the nonprofit sphere this morning. He spent a little bit of time explaining new media and then went on to give advice on how to use [...]

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McCombs alumni Eric Qualman has a book and a blog called Socialnomics. Here’s a video of compelling facts about how social media is rapidly changing the nature of our world. Read more about Qualman’s book at Texas Magazine online.

Below are the stats from the video. For the original post, with references, visit http://socialnomics.net/2009/08/11/statistics-show-social-media-is-bigger-than-you-think/.

By 2010 Gen Y will outnumber [...]

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Twitter

new Twitter users: try accessibletwitter.com for an easier interface
RT something of interest/value from the general news feed
RT from a follower, browse their posts, find a good one
search by topic/keyword to find new people, good Tweets
reply to your DMs
follow a new person (use search, or follow someone being followed by a favorite Tweep)
post an upcoming [...]

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