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Holy engagement, Batman! How HuffPost blew up the State of the Union on Facebook

Mandy — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:53:09 +0000

How did The Huffington Post get 32,694 Likes, 2,525 comments and 4,268 shares on Facebook for Obama's State of the Union address? How about a sort of Facebook take on live-tweeting? It was an experiment, to be sure, but it seemed to work out well. [...]

How to Maintain a Safe, Positive and Public Facebook Life

Mandy — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:48:31 +0000

Tips for maintaining a safe, positive and public Facebook life. [...]

How To Set Up Facebook Subscribe For Journalists

Mandy — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:49:14 +0000

Facebook Subscribe allows Facebook users to share their public updates with other users, even if they are not friends. I've created this step-by-step guide for users who want to take advantage of this feature without putting their own privacy at risk. [...]

What if we’d had today’s social media on 9/11?

Mandy — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 03:16:53 +0000

If today's social media had been around, those who perished on September 11, 2001 could have been the storytellers of their own history. [...]

Facebook comments can’t guarantee a lack of anonymity

Mandy — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:52:30 +0000

There’s a conventional wisdom out there in the online journalism world that: 1.) News site comments will automatically be better if people have to use real names, and 2.) Using Facebook for your comments will accomplish this.

I’ve said many times before that I don’t think anonymity is the problem. My campaign on that seems to be [...]

Making community engagement an everyday process

Mandy — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 13:54:16 +0000

This presentation is aimed at reporters to help them better connect with audiences, brand themselves and work more efficiently in the social sphere. I hope others may find it helpful/interesting. [...]

Channeling the news brand on Twitter and Facebook

Mandy — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:32:55 +0000

Tips for using Twitter and Facebook as a news brand for everyday interaction and breaking news. [...]

Accuracy and accountability checklist for social media

Mandy — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 15:51:09 +0000

Journalists need to focus on accuracy and accountability in social media. I created a Twitter and Facebook accuracy checklist to help. [...]

Ruling or no, always ask permission before re-using images on the social web

Mandy — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:20:50 +0000

If you’re to believe Agence France-Press – and many journalists who I’ve personally met – “regular people” don’t have the same copyright protections on the web as journalists. This isn’t true and hasn’t been true – and I’m glad a court said so.

AFP tried to argue in court that by uploading his photos to Twitter/Twitpic, a [...]

Link roundup: How we’re getting paid this week

Mandy — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:20:48 +0000

Monetizing location at the local level

My former employer, the Cincinnati Enquirer, has launched a long-simmering idea for a locally-based Foursquare-esque app. The location-based app, called Porkappolis, is available for use worldwide, but has a local focus. It’s similar to a lot of other location-based services, but the potential for local deals and gameplay could make it a [...]