Join #MashLife Lifestyle Twitter Chat on Raising Tech-Obsessed Kids

Join #MashLife Lifestyle Twitter Chat on Raising Tech-Obsessed Kids: "How young is too young when it comes to a kid's first smartphone? Is it okay to follow your teen on Instagram? There's a learning curve when it comes to raising digital natives and there are limitless possibilities to approaching the process.

To address all the digital do's and don'ts, Mashable's Lifestyle Channel is hosting a live Twitter chat at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) on April 4, where tech and parenting experts tackle your tough questions.

Rebecca Levey, White House Champion of Change for Education and co-founder of tween video review site KidzVuz.com, will answer questions along with Mashable's Lifestyle Editor Andrea Smith and Common Sense Media' parenting editor, Caroline Knorr.

The chat will cover everything from online safety to kids' tech addiction."

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Facebook Goes Mobile: 10 Research Charts & Analysis | Heidi Cohen

Facebook Goes Mobile: 10 Research Charts & Analysis | Heidi CohenSocial media, mainly Facebook, and mobile devices are changing how we connect and this has significant marketing implications based on March, 2013 research of US respondents between 18 and 44 by IDC sponsored by Facebook.

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10 Essential Social Media Tools for B2B Marketers

10 Essential Social Media Tools for B2B Marketers: "Like anything else, social media marketing is easier, more efficient and more effective if the marketer has the right set of tools. While hundreds (if not thousands) of tools and services exist for social media marketing, many are still primarily aimed at either consumers or B2C marketers. Fear not B2B marketers — there are still plenty of great tools out there than can best address the unique needs of the B2B space.

We've raided our own toolkits to come up with some of the best tools and services for B2B marketers that want to get the most out of social media.

1. Salesforce.com
The mac daddy of web-based CRM products hasn't been afraid to embrace social media. In the last six months, Salesforce.com has introduced a number of different solutions via its Service Cloud 2 platform for helping integrate social media with the Salesforce.com ecosystem."

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How To Use Social Media For Your Business

How To Use Social Media For Your Business: "How to use social media.
Have you been wondering how to use social media for your business? You probably found this article because you were looking for more information on social media and how to use it to change the game in your business. I know where you are, because it may appear overwhelming at first. The truth is, you can master using social media easily when you take the time to just learn one basic principle at a time.
So, where do you start? Many frustrated network marketers and affiliate marketers have asked this same question, and I am here today to help you understand what social media really is, how it works, and how you can use it to really help your business take off!
Learn How to Use Social Media One Venue at a Time!
When you want to learn how to use social media to grow your network marketing business or affiliate marketing business too, it’s wise to learn how to use one platform at a time. There are many social media outlets including:
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Digg
Plurk
Vimeo and many others!"

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Social media - Death or salvation of professional journalism? (p1) | The Monthly

Social media - Death or salvation of professional journalism? (p1) | The Monthly: "Social media - Death or salvation of professional journalism? (p1)


Part 1 | Part 2 At this Media140 Sydney forum, Fran Kelly (ABC RN) hosts a panel of eminent journalists and newsmakers on the impact of social media and the internet on...
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Atavist Co-Founder Evan Ratliff On Digital Content Models - Editorial @ FolioMag.com

Atavist Co-Founder Evan Ratliff On Digital Content Models - Editorial @ FolioMag.com: "One of the more dramatic turnarounds when considering online and digital content is long-form journalism. Once considered anathema to online publishing, not to mention mobile, only a couple years ago, it's now considered an opportunity on multiple levels—from ebooks to tablets to interactive web features.

The Atavist, founded by Evan Ratliff, Jefferson Rabb and Nicholas Thompson, was launched in early 2011 to tap the burgeoning long-form digital content market for mobile and web publishing. Here, Ratliff [pictured], who will be a speaker at FOLIO: and min's MediaMashup summit on April 16 at the Grand Hyatt in New York, shares some of his insights on digital content production, the emerging models and how traditional publishers can participate.

FOLIO: What are some of the trends you're seeing in longer-form content production in digital formats—online and mobile/tablet?..........................READ MORE
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