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Social Media Workshop in the Motor City

August 19, 2009 By 2 Comments
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I am giving a 3-hour workshop in a Detroit suburb next week and had to work a car into the discussion somehow! There's good news in Detroit with GM announcing the Volt will get 230 miles per gallon. Ford is getting good coverage on its Fiesta Movement Social Marketing campaign (thanks to my mom for … [Read more...]

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The U.S. Navy is Using Social Media

August 13, 2009 By 2 Comments

Here is a brief late night interview with Public Affairs Officer Jason Salata (who manages the @USS_Nimitz twitter account) talking about how the U.S. Navy has jumped into social media in the past several months. Shane and I filmed this while on board the USS Nimitz, over "Mid Rats" aka midnight … [Read more...]

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Twitter, Facebook, Denial of Service Attacks

August 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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Twitter and Facebook were down some today due to "Denial of Service" (DoS) attacks. Here's some information on what they are, how they occur, and what you can do as a netizen to help prevent them! A DoS occurs when a malicious programmer or programmers unleash commands across thousands computers … [Read more...]

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