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Pondering Social Media – What If We Taught Social Media In High School?

Dorien Morin-van DamJanuary 6, 2015 Teaching Social Media in Schools – a Necessity? I just read this article and then watched a three minute video by Jay Baer where he poses the question “Should Social Media Be Taught in High School?” Watch Jay here: Jay makes excellent points and, like him, I trust his mom’s opinion: … Continue reading Pondering Social Media – What If We Taught Social Media In High School?

Results Of My “Old School” Social Selling Experiment

By Kurt Shaver, Published October 29, 2014 A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog called “My 1-week Social Selling Experiment” about nurturing the relationships with my LinkedIn connections. I used LinkedIn’s “Keep in Touch” feature that tells you when your connections have trigger events like: A promotion A new job A move A mentioned … Continue reading Results Of My “Old School” Social Selling Experiment

States Lag in Educating Students About Personal Finance

This piece comes to us courtesy of Stateline, where it was originally published. Students paid attention when Mark Ingram, former Alabama Crimson Tide star and current running back for the New Orleans Saints, showed up at Calera High School outside of Birmingham. Ingram and Alabama state Treasurer Young Boozer unveiled a free educational videogame called … Continue reading States Lag in Educating Students About Personal Finance