New Social Media Terms of Service
When many of us are putting in anywhere from 55 to 1,600 hours a week, all to often, social media becomes our “go to” place for maintaining a semblance of human contact – albeit an abnormal one.
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IT’S TIME TO ABOLISH THE EXCLAMATION POINT!!!
It is the most wildly over-used mark of punctuation in the English language and is dragging all of us down with its haphazard excitement and indiscriminate emphasis!
Your Peg Channel is Dead (Sort of)
During the past 20 years, or so, as video technology has leapfrogged itself to the point where you can shoot a feature film on your phone, many local agencies began hiring communication specialists and video producers to come up with new and creative ways to get their message out. But, in many cases, the priorities… Read more »
5 Tips For Using Facebook Live for Community Engagement
The answer is simple: Facebook Live is the public access channel of the 21st century and is the new way to reach and engage your target audience. There are many possible uses of Live.
How to Explain Public Relations to Your Coworkers
Like all the other things we have to maintain in life – our cars, our diets, our checkbooks – maintaining an image takes time and talent. It doesn’t just happen and it doesn’t involve only one strategy.
Get Inspired to Use Facebook Live Video at Your Agency
What can your government agency broadcast on Facebook Live? What kinds of broadcasts are public sector organizations already doing on Facebook Live that can inspire your efforts to catch the attention of viewers?
The Case For and Against ‘Friending’ Coworkers Online
Evidence shows there are positive outcomes from friending coworkers, but the risks outweigh the benefits for some, and that is why it’s okay to deny online friendships with your coworkers.
How Can Government Agencies Express Grief Over Celebrity Deaths?
Should your government agency or public service organization even speak up about a celebrity death? If you decide to share, how can you do so tastefully?
Why Facebook Pixels Are Not Allowed on Our Website
A decision we made recently at King County, Wash., regarding Facebook pixels and the social network’s ability to track user data on our website is worth sharing here. In short: Facebook ads for government can be a good thing, but the relatively new “pixel” feature is not something we have authorized.
Should You Buy Facebook Ads for Public Outreach?
Facebook ads allow us to reach audiences we have traditionally struggled to communicate with and to do so in a way that is technologically convenient for them.