Reporters Use Twitter to Promote, Not Report [STUDY]

Please click here if the email below is not displayed correctly.

Monday, November 14, 2011
SOCIAL MEDIA TOP STORIES SMO vs. Engagement: Why They're Different and How You Can Rock Both 62 New Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed Top 6 Mashable Comments This Week ALL STORIES SOCIAL MEDIA Reporters Use Twitter to Promote, Not Report [STUDY] 9:25:35 AM Todd Wasserman News organizations use Twitter mostly to promote their own stories. Sharing of other content and engagement with readers is "rare," according to a new study. The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism and The George Washington... FarmVille Finally Gets Real with Plush Toys 9:15:41 AM Stan Schroeder How much do you like Zynga's hit Facebook game, FarmVille? If the answer is "enough to spend my hard-earned cash on a FarmVille toy," you're in luck, as you will soon be able to pre-order festive, plush versions of domesticated animals from... Facebook App Lets You Discover "First Times" With Friends 8:00:38 AM Lauren Indvik The Virgin Group has launched a Facebook application that lets you discover your "first times" with friends on Facebook. You can see the first time you and a friend were tagged in the same photo, for instance, as well as the first time you... 10 Social Ways to Find and Send Gifts Online Sunday, November 13, 2011 5:14 PM Stephanie Buck If you spend half as much time gift shopping as you spend on Facebook, my guess is your holiday shopping would already be finished. So, why not combine the process? Many of the apps below produce personalized gift suggestions for your Facebook... How One Company Saved Thousands of Dogs Using Social Media Sunday, November 13, 2011 3:31 PM Frank Barry Frank Barry, professional services manager at Blackbaud and blogger at NetWits ThinkTank, helps non-profits use the Internet for digital communication, social media and fundraising so they can focus on making an impact and achieving their... SMO vs. Engagement: Why They're Different and How You Can Rock Both Sunday, November 13, 2011 12:01 PM Meghan Peters Many brands and organizations developing digital strategies have moved beyond asking whether Twitter and Facebook presences are necessary. (Yes, they are.) Now the question is: We're on the social web, so how do we make the most of it? There are...		TOP STORIES TODAY Facebook App Lets You Discover "First Times" With Friends Reporters Use Twitter to Promote, Not Report [STUDY] How One Company Saved Thousands of Dogs Using Social Media 10 Social Ways to Find and Send Gifts Online FarmVille Finally Gets Real with Plush Toys TOP TOPICS Trending 2,548 followers Mobile 3,592 followers Business 25,768 followers Social Media 52,035 followers Marketing 6,216 followers Gadgets 6,162 followers Apple 33,287 followers Google 39,210 followers Apps And Software 326 followers Dev & Design 246 followers
Manage Subscriptions   Login to Follow   Jobs   About Us   Advertise   Privacy Policy You are receiving this email because you subscribed to it from Mashable.com. Click here to unsubscribe to future Mashable Newsletters. We're sorry to see you go, though. © 2011 Mashable. All rights reserved. Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited