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What happens when simply everything about a social media strategy goes wrong? Well, at least you get a blog post about the lessons learned!

If kids are going to explore the Internet, why not direct them to these family-friendly sites?

I was approaching my blog like Mr. Spock but I needed to be Captain Kirk. That made all the difference in the world!

 By Mark Schaefer A common question I get asked in classes is if teens are abandoning Facebook. This is usually a function of the

Join the growtoonists each Friday for a humorous take on marketing, social media, and current business events.

Does “short” rule the content marketing world? Don’t be so sure! Long-form content is still vital!

It started in 1984. The first media event that really made us feel. A video that went viral before the Internet existed and continues to inspire us.

A few years from now, we may look back at August, 2013 as the “Jeff Moment” that transformed media as we know it.
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