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Dang you Facebook, why are you changing the algorithm again?!

#facebook #Facebook Algorithm #pr #pr probs #pr problems

What happens when I'm trying to explain how the Facebook algorithm works to someone

It's sad to think that many businesses value their Facebook presence on "likes" alone.

It's all about the ENGAGEMENT rate people!

#confused #I work in PR #i work in social #facebook #facebook timeline #Facebook Algorithm #engagement #engagement rates #likes #pr probs #pr problems #social media #social media jobs

When your client gives you the answers you were hoping for:

Twitter just admitted that around 8 million of their users may not be actual humans...

My insights work affirms this every day.

The advance of an army used to be marked by war drums. Now it's marked by volleys of tweets.

#iraq #isil #social media #strategy #terrorism #tweets #apps #twitter #facebook #app store #al q #al qaeda

The interns have landed...

#interns #marketing firm #social media #social media interns #internship #summer interns

When you have been staring at potential KPIs all day on your computer

#kpi #key performance indicators #social media #i work in pr #public relations #i work in social media #social media probs #social media jobs #marketing agency #clients #client work #facebook #twitter #linkedin #computer #computer coma #coma #work coma

The person in charge of US Airways Twitter is getting their butt ROASTED today.

I would HATE to be working PR and crisis communications for American Airlines right now. First they have the genius teenager post a terrorist threat towards their airline, and now their newly acquired company goes a pulls an idiot move like this on social media.

#us airways #twitter #twitter scandal #us airways twitter #wrong landing #fired #youre fired #no job #lost job #idiot #bad picture #social media job #social media jobs #public relations #crisis communications #pr probs #american airlines

That moment when all of your clients blur together

Facebook launched Connectivity Lab, scientists team that is designing new ways to bring Internet to the world, including drones, lasers, and satellites.

Facebook is trying to throw some competition towards Google Fiber and the Google internet balloons.

#facebook #drones #internet #social media #satellites #connect #connect to people #connect to the internet #internet connection #beam #lasers #innovation #interesting #social media news #new design #design #technology #public relations

When information overload settles in.

I love my new job, but it is A LOT to remember.

#information overload #lots of info #info #information #bang head against wall #wall #head butt #exhausted #new job #pharma #social media #social media jobs #regulated social media #regulations #training #job training #social media analyst

The moment you land an awesome new job...

#excited #new job #intouch solutions #social media #public relations #new start #job #dance #happy #tangled

When do #hashtags become annoying?

For those of us working with social media, it is becoming more and more obvious just how prevalent the use of hashtags has become. The little symbol that used to just be referred to as the pound sign, now packs much more meaning.

Hashtags can be used today across almost all social media channels. Twitter was one of the initial users, making it easy for people to showcase their ideas along with other people who may have similar views just by using the hashtag along with a common, linking word. Even in the past year, Facebook has jumped on the bandwagon by adding hashtag support in their own system. Heck, even Tumblr uses hashtags for people to search blogs for their desired subject.

Proof of the ongoing use of hashtags can be seen in everyday programing on TV. MTV constantly has suggested subjects people can talk about on social media while an episode is airing live. This is all in an effort to try and get people to engage and get their shows to start trending on social media websites.

Yet, at some point the use of hashtags can become annoying to the people who they come into contact with. The communication channels for the symbols become clogged and they lose their meaning. The overwhelming influx of hashtags has gotten so bad to where comedians, like Jimmy Fallon, make fun of the entire premise.

The question now is, how do those of us trying to work within the social channel spread content without annoying our publics?