by Lynn Lofton Published: November 6,2011
Tags: agribusiness, agriculture, Facebook, social media, Twitter
If tweeting farmers seems like a far-fetched idea, think again. Much of agriculture is now high tech and that includes farmers who are turning more and more to social media for a variety of reasons. “Just like the rest of the population, farmers’ use of Facebook, blogs and other social media has increased and is now [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: July 31,2011
Tags: CYBERSPACE, Dale Carnegie, Facebook, social media, technology, Twitter
David Fagiano, COO of Dale Carnegie & Associates Inc., has worked in management training for more than 30 years. He oversees sales and marketing as well as product development and instructor training for the company. He spoke with MBJ by phone from his New York office. Q: What do you think Dale Carnegie would think about [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: May 1,2011
Tags: Chris Ray, Facebook, Matt Thornton, social media, social media fears, Twitter, YouTube
Companies that have not yet waded into the waters of social media often fear negative customer comments. But Jackson area advertising gurus agree that the biggest social media risk is not engaging and monitoring what customers are already saying about you. Beth Kander, who just transitioned from copy writer to social media director at Mad Genius [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: February 27,2011
Tags: Facebook, Joe Stradinger, LeAnne Gault, Quora, Twitter, Viking, YouTube
Following a meeting at the Facebook headquarters in California, Joe Stradinger sat down at his computer and implemented a new feature called Facebook Stories to the Viking Range fan page. Following a meeting at the Facebook headquarters in California, Joe Stradinger sat down at his computer and made a small change to Viking’s use of feature [...] [...]
by Ross Reily Published: March 7,2010
Tags: editor, Ross Reily, Twitter
The addition of Twitter to our collection of ways to reach readers has been a great success. Despite only having an account for just a few months, we have garnered more than 1,200 followers. It has allowed us to branch out in ways that we might not have been able to do. Twitter, combined with our [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: February 8,2010
Tags: Facebook, Mississippi colleges and universities, social networking, Twitter
Social networking websites are fast becoming the new water cooler of the Information Age and universities are latching onto them as a unique and critical part of marketing their institution, interfacing with students and attracting prospects to their classrooms. When Belhaven College in Jackson announced that it would be changing its name to Belhaven University last [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: November 16,2009
Tags: court, social networking, Twitter
Journalists, jurors and justice in 140 characters or less The popular online micro-blog Twitter, social networking, smartphones and other forms of “New media” all are on a collision course with the American courtroom. The outcome of that convergence remains to be seen. Last Wednesday, an Arkansas jury convicted 29-year-old Curtis Lavelle Vance of the 2008 rape and [...] [...]
by Ross Reily Published: October 5,2009
Tags: social networking, Twitter
I have read lots and lots of stories that describe Twitter as the best things since sliced bread. I read with interest. Can everything these folks say about Twitter be true? In this publication, we ran a column talking about Twitter and how easy it is. It’s easy, the column stated. Create a log in, tweet something interesting [...] [...]
by Ross Reily Published: September 12,2009
Tags: Internet, journalism, Mississippi Business Journal, social media, social networking, Twitter, Web site
You can now get all of the latest state and national business news from the Mississippi Business Journal through Twitter. It’s the same trusted news the MBJ has been known for for 30 years, just through new and improved technologies. Simply search for “mbjournal” and start following us immediately. We appreciate your readership and are always looking [...] [...]
by MBJ Newswires Published: July 27,2009
Tags: Facebook, FNC Inc, Oxford, social networking, Twitter
OXFORD — Mortgage technology company FNC Inc. is now utilizing the social networking tools Facebook and Twitter to make information about its real estate collateral management solutions and analytics more easily accessible to potential clients. On FNC’s Facebook page, visitors will find pictures, information about FNC and announcements about the company. Twitter provides FNC followers with [...] [...]
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