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September 17, 2012

U.S.-Muslim relations: How social media can help build civil society

September 17, 2012 by Simon Mainwaring

In the context of the violent attacks on the U.S. embassies, catalyzed in part by a hateful anti-Muslim film, I wanted to share this panel discussion around the role of media, including social media, in promoting tolerance and understanding between the U.S. and Muslim world. I had the pleasure of joining Farah Pandith, the U.S. Dept. […]

September 14, 2012

U.S. Embassy Attacks: How to control hateful uses of social media

September 14, 2012 by Simon Mainwaring

The tragic unfolding of violence and protests at U.S. embassies around the world in response to the hateful anti-Islamic film created by an individual in the U.S. and posted on You Tube in an edited form, begs the question of why we can’t do a better job of managing inflammatory and potentially dangerous content before …

September 10, 2012

How to take a social media platform and turn it on it’s head

September 10, 2012 by Simon Mainwaring

I recently wrote about what the famously creative brand, Uniqlo, did to make Pinterest their own and last week we saw another example emerge but this time for a very worthy cause. UNICEF demonstrated an inspired moment of creativity when they tapped into the undeniable materialism and self-interest of platforms such as Pinterest and The …

September 4, 2012

Like it or not, you must own your social media reputation

September 4, 2012 by Simon Mainwaring

With each passing day political parties and citizens, business leaders and employees, and brands and consumers, have an increasing array of media outlets through which to share and access personal information. As such, it’s more important than ever to own and manage your reputation before another person or institution defines it for you. This is …