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My knee jerk reaction was, "How can anyone think of changing this classic piece of literature?" After I read this article it moved me to, "I see both sides and understand they are attempting to resuscitate a declining readership of this amazing story in schools, but how can anyone think of changing this classic piece of literature?" - Amy Stark

This is a press release from Dubai. I will not vouch for the source, but I will vouch for the conclusions < anecdotaly > I wish there was a link to the original study. - Amy Stark

Any organization remotely affiliated with the health-care industry must incorporate social media in their outreach and education programs. This article focuses on care-givers for aging parents, but there are other types of care-givers who are finding support on various social media platforms. On a side note-- who is the big decider about November being "National Caregivers Month" anyhow? I don't recall voting on this. Is there a government agency in the U.S. that makes these declarations? Please don't misunderstand, I don't begrudge Caregiver's claim to November, I just want to know who to ask to start a National Redhead's Month. - Amy Stark

I wonder if there is research out there regarding U.S. - Amy Stark

According to this regression analysis of communication technologies (CT) and the number of years each CT required to reach 50 million users, our next major shift will occur next Tuesday around 2:45pm EST (See Graph Below) I may be off a few months, but not years. If you don't believe me check out how long (approximately) for major social media platforms to hit 50 million users. My Space 48 months Twitter 36 months Facebook 24 months - Amy Stark

Synopsis of Aught Nine - Amy Stark

In 2007 I was doing some research on e-philanthropy when I discovered the following 1995 quote <in the amplify'd box below> from former Secretary of Education, Richard Riley. He stated, "critical thinking skills in order to judge" would become more important for students to learn, and he was right. In the age of BIG Data the most important critical thinking skill is inductive reasoning - the collection and synthesis of data prior to forming a logical conclusion. This reasoning process turns out to be the very skills necessary to select trustworthy connections and to make decisions on whether or not to engage in a social media dialogs. - Amy Stark

I love TED Talks where I learn something important from an intelligent individual who passionately loves his work. From TED Bio "Shimon Steinberg is chief scientist at Bio-Bee, a world leader in mass production of the world's best natural, biological control agents: bugs. (Beneficial bugs are replacing the use of chemical sprays in greenhouse vegetables and open field crops, producing pesticide-free food and eliminating hazardous exposure of millions of workers in third world countries.) These insects are shipped worldwide, where they go to work protecting thousands of hectares of greenhouses and open fields, in vegetables, field crops, fruit trees, ornamental plants and more." - Amy Stark

Social Media best practice #7 You must embrace the notion that once something hits the Internet it is digitally preserved forever - somewhere. This applies to email, too. There are plenty of examples where an email written in the 90s will surface and wreak havoc on some person or organization. Over the past couple of years I developed a stringent rule of thumb. All my digital interactions must pass the "Miss Thing" test < Miss Thing is my teenage daughter > The test has only two questions: 1) Would I be embarrassed if my daughter reads this email or sees this post? 2) Would SHE be embarrassed if her friends see it? - Amy Stark

Organizations that deal with regulated products and services struggle with developing a social media strategy that will allow them to interact with their clients without breaking the law. While addressing Charles Schwab's IMPACT 2010 conference in Boston Biz Stone - twitter founder - recommended that financial advisers who are concerned about participating in social media because of these restrictions should at LEAST be listening to key topics that affect their customers. Biz Stone's final quote is something that I share with every Social Media class I teach and every group I train: - Amy Stark

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Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting - Amy Stark

The 2009 Tweeter's Almanac First Edition: The Great #Indiana Initiative of Aught Nine by Amy Stark: #TweetersAlmanac is a twitter primer to help build your personal or professional brand while having fun! It also makes a great bathroom book complete with down-home short stories and a tremendous compilation of pithy sayings and wise quotes. It's ideal for: -BABY-BOOMERS who want to understand Social Media and how it affects the way information and news is disseminated. -COLLECTORS of QUOTES from influential thinkers like: Aristotle, Voltaire, Mark Twain, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Groucho Marx. NOT-FOR-PROFIT organizations that are good stewards of donations received. FOR-PROFIT organizations that struggle with transparency and must learn how to be authentic without divulging trade secrets. SOCIOLOGISTS who want to participate in the world's largest bridging social-capital group EVER! AVID TWEETERS who are tired of defending its importance to Social Media doubters. It's much easier to - Amy Stark

The 2009 Tweeter's Almanac First Edition: The Great #Indiana Initiative of Aught Nine by Amy Stark: #TweetersAlmanac is a twitter primer to help build your personal or professional brand while having fun! It also makes a great bathroom book complete with down-home short stories and a tremendous compilation of pithy sayings and wise quotes. It's ideal for: -BABY-BOOMERS who want to understand Social Media and how it affects the way information and news is disseminated. -COLLECTORS of QUOTES from influential thinkers like: Aristotle, Voltaire, Mark Twain, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Groucho Marx. NOT-FOR-PROFIT organizations that are good stewards of donations received. FOR-PROFIT organizations that struggle with transparency and must learn how to be authentic without divulging trade secrets. SOCIOLOGISTS who want to participate in the world's largest bridging social-capital group EVER! AVID TWEETERS who are tired of defending its importance to Social Media doubters. It's much easier to - Amy Stark

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Here is a list of 15 places you can use social media to rally around social issues that are important to you. - Amy Stark

Here is a list of 15 places you can use social media to rally around social issues that are important to you. - Amy Stark

Local Twitter trends - Amy Stark

Local Twitter trends - Amy Stark