Social Media Resource Center
Down Home Digital (Campaigns & Elections)
- Keep Your Digital Bandwagon Out Of The Ditch — April 2010 (Pearson/O’Connell)
- Don’t Tweet Alone — May 2010 (Pearson/O’Connell)
- Eyes Front, Facebook Forward — June 2010 (Pearson/O’Connell)
- Tweeting For Campaign Success — June 7, 2010 (Pearson/O’Connell)
- Minding Your Social Media — July 2010 (Pearson/O’Connell)
Twitter Tips & Techniques for Campaigns:
- Why Virginia Republicans NEED To Be On Twitter
- TweetDeck: Streamlining Your Twitter
- Getting The Inside Scoop On The 2009 Virginia Elections via Twitter
- Hashtags: Unlocking Twitter’s Communities
- Twitter In 20
- Twitter Etiquette (Part One)
- Twitter Etiquette (Part Two)
- Twitter Etiquette (Part Three)
- Virginia Twitter Statistics 2009
- When to Tweet & How to Get Re-Tweeted
- HootSuite: Twitter Analytics & Mor
- Effectively Using Twitter For Politics (TechRepublican)
- Effectively Using Twitter For Politics Part 2 (TechRepublican)
- HOW To: Make the Most of Your Twitter Profile (Mashable)
- Craft’s 50 Bloggers To Follow On Twitter (CRAFT)
- The Ultimate List: 100+ Twitter Statistics (HubSpot)
- CRAFT’s 50 Political Journalists To Follow On Twitter (CRAFT)
- 3 New Ways To Use Twitter To Tweet Live Events (Social Media Examiner)
Facebook Tips & Techniques for Campaigns:
- Guide to Facebook Ads (ProjectVirginia)
- Facebook’s Permanent Place In Politics (TechRepublican)
- The Ultimate List: 100+ Facebook Statistics (HubSpot)
Highlights from other social media blogs:
- 101 Social Media Marketing Terms To Know (Hubspot Blog)
- The Internet Is Not A Strategy – It Is A Tool (TechRepublican)
- Digital Political Campaign 101 (ClickZ)
- New Media, Old Media (Journalism.org)
- The Fastest Way To Increase Your Google Rank (Social Media Examiner)
- Op-Ed Articles: How To Write and Place Them (Duke University)
- 5 Ways Social Media Impacts Journalist (iMedia Connection)
- HOW TO: Turn Slacktivists into Activists with Social Media (Mashable)
- Edit video online with the YouTube Video Editor (Google)
- Steal Eloqua’s Social Media Playbook (SlideShare)
- Digital Journalist Survival Guide: A Glossary of Tech Terms You Should Know (Poynter)
Highlights of the ProjectVirginia Blog:
- Social Media Guide
- Finding Your Website – Using Meta Tags
- Email: Still the Key to Online Fundraising
- Flying Blind is Never A Good Thing
- VA GOP Delegate Candidates, Do You Blog? Get It Dugg!
- LinkedIn: An Untapped Fundraising Tool
- MySpace: Connecting With Rural Voters
- Importance of Telling a Friend: Going Viral 101
- Wikipedia – Check Up On Yourself
- Pushing Your Candidates Across the Finish Line
- Pushing Your Candidates Across the Finish Line – Extra Credit
- Virginia’s Congressional Campaign Twitter Breakdown
- Complete Virginia Congressional Campaign Facebook Breakdown
- Using An Automated Posting Service Can Have Negative Consequences
- Keep Your Online Supporters Happy
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