Check out Tomeeka’s Future of Social Media Presentation @HubSpot
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Google+, branded communities, mobile–the emerging trends in social come as fast as you can read about them on Mashable. But which ones really matter? Check out our slideshare to help you make sense of emerging …

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Check out Tomeeka’s Future of Social Media Presentation @HubSpot
October 24, 2011 – 2:22 pm | No Comment

Check out Tomeeka’s Future of Social Media Presentation @HubSpot

Google+, branded communities, mobile–the emerging trends in social come as fast as you can read about them on Mashable. But which ones really matter? Check out our slideshare to help you make sense of emerging strategies in social media.

Check out Tomeeka’s Quote! Social Media Bridging the Gap
June 30, 2011 – 4:11 pm | Comments Off
Check out Tomeeka’s Quote! Social Media Bridging the Gap

According to a study done by Exploring Social Media, although almost everyone in America has heard of social media, as of 2010, only 52 percent of Americans had a profile on a social networking site …

Check us out on the Legal ToolKit Podcast!
January 26, 2011 – 2:52 pm | Comments Off
Check us out on the Legal ToolKit Podcast!

Check out our founder, Tomeeka Farrington, featured on the Legal ToolKit’s podcast, discussing how to use social media in “Help for the Lawyer’s Job Search.”

Cyberbullying: The Downside of Social Media, Part 2
December 8, 2010 – 2:57 pm | Comments Off
Cyberbullying: The Downside of Social Media, Part 2

While we here at Social Media U like to promote the benefits of social networking sites, it is equally important for us to point out the downside of social networks, including cyberbullying and particularly the …

6 Ways to Find a Job Using Twitter (Seriously)
November 22, 2010 – 5:35 pm | Comments Off
6 Ways to Find a Job Using Twitter (Seriously)

Right now, you may be using twitter to tweet grandma’s apple pie recipe, find out who’s going home on Dancing with the Stars, learn Justin Bieber’s tour dates, or receive real time news and information.  …

Cyberbullying: The Downside of Social Media
November 8, 2010 – 4:30 pm | Comments Off
Cyberbullying: The Downside of Social Media

The recent suicide of Rutgers student Ray Suarez has sparked a ton of debate about cyberbullying and privacy from nervous parents to celebrities, who are publicly taking a stand against this behavior. So just what …

7 Tips to Help You “Harness the Power of LinkedIn!”
October 29, 2010 – 1:49 pm | Comments Off
7 Tips to Help You “Harness the Power of LinkedIn!”

1. Set your LinkedIn Goals. First, decide what you want to use your LinkedIn account for. Do you want it to learn about a specific industry or establish your professional identity? Then, create a profile …

The Real Deal With Facebook Privacy
October 20, 2010 – 3:30 pm | Comments Off
The Real Deal With Facebook Privacy

Farmville, Frontierville and Texas HoldEm Poker. We’ve all received the Facebook invitations to join these games. Some of us accept them, while others of us choose to go about our Facebook business. But the truth …

Social Media is just like a Cocktail Party…Really
September 15, 2010 – 12:27 am | Comments Off
Social Media is just like a Cocktail Party…Really

I recently had the opportunity to speak at the CRAVE Boston- Back to School event, held at Spotlight Communications headquarters. CRAVE celebrates stylish women entrepreneurs from photographers to anti-bride wedding planners to pilates instructors. While …

Tomeeka’s Favorite Social Media Cheat Sheet
September 2, 2010 – 1:18 am | Comments Off

What is Twitter? Who uses it? Is YouTube a waste of my time? This is one of the best and most easily explained social media guides ever. Well, they do call it a cheat sheet, …

Top 10 Cures to help get Rid of those Social Media Jitters
September 2, 2010 – 12:14 am | Comments Off
Top 10 Cures to help get Rid of those Social Media Jitters

If you’re like most attendees who come to our workshops, you want to know what you can expect, and you may even feel a bit nervous about the “unknown.” If suffer from social media jitters …