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Yesterday evening, I logged into the recently-created @TexasInnovation twitter account I run and received a startling, but fun, discovery–this message:
“New! Lists. A great way to organize the people you follow and discover new and interesting accounts. (BETA)
Lists are timelines you build yourself, consisting of friends, family, co-workers, sports teams, you name it. You’re part of a [...]

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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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Dorothy Brady sent me this pic. Notice the Twitter message in bold, red…I guess they don’t want anyone to know if they have a fire.

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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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Though Tracy Mueller (left) has managed our Twitter account for less than 6 months, @UTexasMcCombs is showing up all over as an example of a well run .edu feed.
Recognized .edu marketing expert Bob Johnson wrote in this week’s best practices post, Twitter…9 professional and graduate school examples:
University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business
Started [...]

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