February 20, 2012
Posted by Jen Reeves
A friend of mine in the social journalism world mentioned in a blog post how he isn’t an engager… because it isn’t possible. He’s a broadcaster inside social media. And that made me think. Social media has grown because it’s all about sharing and talking and learning. Why can’t media brands be a part of [...]
January 15, 2012
Posted by Jen Reeves
The last six months have been pretty crazy. Our newsroom launched a social media-based newscast and it was met with a lot of interested from around the world. It’s called U_News with Sarah Hill. The experience has been pretty remarkable… especially with Sarah’s deep jump into the social media world. Her ability to interat and [...]
July 11, 2011
Posted by Jen Reeves
I truly believe journalists need to be open to new opportunity to connect with communities and learn how to share. Any time a legitimate organization launches a new way to communicate, I’m going to jump. I’m curious. I’m hungry to connect. I want to learn its potential. That’s what I’ve done inside Google+. It is [...]
July 5, 2011
Posted by Jen Reeves
I’m hooked. I realize I’m a social networking addict (as someone mentioned to me earlier today) but I’m really enjoying my experience on the new Google Plus. My invite came through less than 24 hours after the network’s release and I immediately jumped in to share invites with others and figure the space out. The [...]
April 15, 2011
Posted by Jen Reeves
I recently attended the BlogHer bet conference in Silicon Valley, California. The reasoning for me was to get a better base knowledge of entrepreneurialism while I try to see if there additional ways to use my skills and knowledge in this world. I do a lot at the Missouri School of Journalism and KOMU 8, and it was [...]
February 25, 2011
Posted by Jen Reeves
Check in services first came to my attention when I attended the SXSW Interactive festival in 2009. Foursquare announced a cellphone-based tool that let you “check-in” to your location and let people know where you visited. The more you visited, the more credibility you would gain inside the game. If you check in enough to [...]
