Tag Archive: social media

Please, don’t tweet rape

Yesterday, a huge debate on Twitter ensued when Mother Jones reporter Mac McClelland began tweeting the graphic story of a Haitian rape survivor – complete with too much personal detail like the woman’s name, age and medical situation. An editor at Mother Jones, Clara Jeffery, also re-tweeted parts of the story and encouraged her followers…

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8 up and coming social change blogs to follow

I’ve recently been finding a lot of new blogs that center around social justice and non-profit issues, and I wanted to share a few of my favorites with you! Some of these blogs are new; others have been around for years. Regardless of which category they fall into, I’d say that many are a worthwhile…

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The importance of unplugging

If you know me, you probably know that I’m pretty addicted to social media. I’m constantly checking my google reader, Twitter feed, and email and reading my favorite blogs and news websites. But in all honesty, there’s nothing that beats face to face interaction. Social media is wonderful, but despite the connections and networking opportunities…

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10 tips on building conversation through your blog

It goes without saying that blogging has taught me so much and connected me with so many amazing people. And yet, I am learning something new about blogging every day; I’ve been following along with Rosetta Thurman’s “Blogging for Branding” challenge, and she’s provided so many excellent tips for blogging. One of her tips centers…

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Elena Kagan v. the social media generation: a rise to greatness?

I’ve read a lot of articles lately about Elena Kagan, who President Obama has recently nominated to the Supreme Court, and her incredible ambition. Her career path has been one of a single-minded focus on her ultimate career goal: becoming Supreme Court justice. Even at the young age of 17, she posed for her high…

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I’ll never stop using my voice

Dear readers: Thank you all so much for the outpouring of support and incredibly kind, intelligent, and valuable thoughts you provided in response to my previous post. I think, however, I may have given off the wrong impression to all of you. I’m not going to stop blogging – not now, and most likely, not…

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