This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: JCK Magazine, In the Empire, 1105 Media

This week, JCK magazine is seeking a business reporter, while In the Empire is looking for a new community manager. 1105 Media is hiring a web producer, and Umami Co. is in need of a social media manager. Get all the details on these gigs and more below, and find additional just-posted openings on mediabistro.com.

Business Reporter JCK Magazine (Washington, DC)Community Manager In the Empire (New York, NY)Web Producer 1105 Media (Vienna, VA)Social Media Manager Umami Co. (New York, NY)Manag [...]

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What Mattered In 2011 For Social Media? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Whichever way you look at it, 2011 was a very big year for news.From the death of Osama Bin Laden, the Japanese earthquake and tsunami and the London riots, through to the Royal Wedding, Occupy Wall Street and the return of Charlie Sheen, this year had a lot to talk about.

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87% Of UK Businesses Will Invest More In Social Media In 2012 [REPORT]

A new report from the Royal Bank Of Scotland (RBS) has revealed that medium to large-sized businesses are betting on social media to play a significant role in their marketing plans next year, with almost nine out of ten corporations saying that they will maintain or spend more on their social media budget for 2012.

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This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: SpeedDate, Software Advice, VIZ Media

This week, SpeedDate is hiring an IOS developer, while Software Advice is on the hunt for an editor and content strategist. VIZ Media is seeking a digital analytics manager, and Nickelfish Interactive Design & Marketing is looking for a producer/interactive QA specialist. Get all the details on these gigs and more below, and find additional just-posted openings on mediabistro.com.

IOS Developer SpeedDate.com (Millbrae, CA)Editor & Content Strategist Software Advice (Austin, TX)Digit [...]

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Ham Radio, Hugs And Finding Meaning On Twitter: Jeff Pulver At Social Media Breakfast Waterloo

In a brightly lit room at the excruciatingly early (for us bloggers, at least) hour of 7:45 in the morning, Jeff Pulver was giving a room full of social media acolytes hugs.He was also talking about the early days of Twitter, our current place amid a communications revolution, and how to become someone who can change the world. And all this over waffles and fruits.


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“Old Media” Exec On Twitter: “I understand how to wash dishes. I don’t do it regularly.”

It's refreshing to hear some honesty from the upper echelon of media types, even if that honest is of the sort that belittles Twitter.At Reuter's Global Media Summit, several prominent members of "old media" spoke about their reluctance to hop aboard the Twitter train, claiming that they didn't need to use it to understand it – and understand that it's not for them.


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Federal Social Media Index Lets You Be The Government’s Big Brother

The US government has checks and balances baked in, but who's watching government agencies on the Wild West of social media?Expert Labs has created a Federal Social Media Index, a dashboard that measures how 125 federal departments are using Twitter, so you can turn the tables and keep tabs on what they're doing.


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Media Powerhouse Simon Cowell Officially Joins Twitter

In his first tweet, Media Mogul Simon Cowell has announced that he has joined Twitter, in the typical grand fashion we're used to. Recently, X Factor announced that you could...

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The State Of Social Media In The UK [INFOGRAPHIC]

How do companies in the UK perceive social media? And Twitter specifically? That's the question that Big Mouth Media asked when they put together this infographic visualizing the current state of social media in the UK.


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Mainstream Media Uses Twitter To Broadcast, Share Their Own Material

If you follow any mainstream media Twitter accounts on Twitter, when was the last time you received an @mention or @reply from one of them? If you answered never, you're in the majority.A new study from the Pew Research Center's Project in Excellence in Journalism shows that mainstream media rarely uses Twitter to engage or share links from sources other than their own websites, instead preferring to tweet broadcast-like messages of the news of the day.


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Robin Sloan leaves Twitter’s Media Partnerships team

This morning, we circled back on our previous story about Pam Kramer, Twitter’s VP of Consumer Marketing, leaving after only three months on the job. Today, Robin Sloan, who has...

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This Week On Twitter: Tweeting Legal, Social Media At Work & Twitter As A Marketing Platform

Need a little weekend reading? We’ve compiled our top ten Twitter stories of the week, which includes how more than half of Twitter users do not consider the legal implications of their tweets, how restricting social media at work affects productivity, how marketers are using social media to generate leads, Twitter’s success amongst Fortune 500 companies and how to have a private chat on Twitter.

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Google Senior Media Liaison Karen Wickre leaves Google for Twitter

Karen Wickre, the Senior Media Liaison at Google for the last nine years has left Google and joined Twitter. Our sources say Wickre held a very senior PR position at...

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This Week On Twitter: State Of Social Media, Psychopathic Tweets And How To Get Followers

Need a little weekend reading? We’ve compiled our top ten Twitter stories of the week, which includes a look at the current state of social media, Twitter’s big win at the T3 awards, what your tweets might reveal about you, advice on how to get more Twitter followers and how you can listen to your Twitter timeline.

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Is Re-Tweeting killing the Twitter social media platform?

Re Tweeting the tweets of others is killing Twitter as a valuable listening devise.I put it to you that re-tweeting is just too simple for people to do, avoids needing to have a unique thought and so is killing the platform as a useful listening devise.If all I hear from social media gurus is re-tweets [...]

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So You Want To Work In Social Media? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Ever wanted to work in social media? You’re not alone – 79% of corporations now utilize some aspect of social media in their arsenal, and as a new era in B2C relationships begins, so too has the interest in working within that business.And what way to lead the charge than to become a social media strategist?This infographic from Voltier Creative takes a look at social media for the career minded.

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Sign Up For Social Media Marketing Boot Camp And Kickstart Your Twitter Business Plan

Our flagship social media course, Social Media Marketing Boot Camp, is about to begin. You have less than a week to sign up to learn how to craft a tweet schedule, target your Twitter bio with keywords to attract the right audience, and find interesting and relevant accounts to follow – all from just one of the more than a dozen lessons during this 8-week course!


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Social Media ‘Professional’ Fires Twitter Ghostwriter, Forgets To Change Password, Hilarity ...

Let’s say you’ve heard good things about Twitter, but you’re far, far too busy and important to actually spend any time or effort on doing those awfully taxing things like writing tweets and engaging with your followers. You know, all that social media business.What on earth can you do?Well, you could hire a team of ghostwriters to do all your Twittering for you. I mean, who would know? And if they don’t work out, simply fire them. But hey: don’t forget to change your password, otherwise you nev [...]

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Emmy Awards Pre-Show Winners Buzz – Twitter vs The Media [INFOGRAPHIC]

The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards will take place tomorrow (September 18), at 8pm (ET), and as you would expect the buzz and hype has been building for weeks. Who will win? Which shows and stars are going home with awards?This infographic from Zinio and Webtrends measures the buzz surrounding the nominees in the biggest categories, both from Twitter and the media.

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Is Social Media Marketing Effective? [INFOGRAPHIC]

The short answer?Yes.But if you need more detail, this infographic created by Column Five Media for MDG Advertising provides a very thorough look at the ROI of social media.

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