A Social Media Apprentice

I read a post today by Christopher S. Penn called “Apprenticeship, little things and formulae for success”. It starts out by explaining how apprenticeships worked in old Japan. For instance, an apprentice to a master blacksmith might have been charged with sweeping the shop for four years. In doing so, he would have had the

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Twitter Helps Rescue Triathlete

Twitter saves lives? Last Tuesday, triathlete Leigh Fazzina took a wrong turn during a race. When her bike hit some roots, she crashed. The damage was severe–her helmet flew off, and her bike was crushed. She “was out of wind, in pain, [and the] sun [was] setting.” After screaming for help, and getting no response, she found

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Getting a Job in Social Media

I recently had a meeting with my boss to discuss how to get a job in social media once my internship is up next month. He gave me an incredible amount of great advice. Advice that I will share with you now. For this post, I’m going to assume that you have a background in

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