October 19, 2012
Posted by Jen Reeves
Almost two years ago, a friend who used to teach at Mizzou introduced me to a mom who was connecting with other professional moms. We both happened to know a lot of the same women in the mom blog world. Not long after that, Hollee Schwartz Temple asked me for a favor: to review her new [...]
September 15, 2012
Posted by Jen Reeves
This post was originally written for Dubtizzle on 8.28.12: Facebook Pages are a great way to extend your public relationship for yourself or your brand. Facebook Subscribe lets you share your personal posts in a public way. As your news feed fills with branding and professional talk (kind of like when Twitter feeds automatically appeared [...]
April 11, 2012
Posted by Jen Reeves
Last September my newsroom took a jump into an uncharted path of merging social media with broadcast. We had had moments of success leading up to the U_News show that gave us the bravery to do things differently. We had a schedule opening after Oprah ended her show. That’s when we launched U_News@4 #SarahHill. We [...]
May 27, 2011
Posted by Jen Reeves
The devastation in Joplin, MO had consumed my focus and the attention of my newsroom. I found my connections through social media allows me to offer support, guidance and community like no other. I took a little time to explain how I harnessed the power of Facebook to coordinate relief efforts. You can read it [...]
