How The Police Use MySpace To Investigate Crimes

This is just an intro to what will be a continuing discussion here on SocialMediaSchools.com, but the following video shows how what you post online could get your BUSTED! 

Going back to the misconceptions many people have about the Internet and social media, the following video shows how the people that use social networking websites (such as Facebook and MySpace) are not always just kids. 

In addition to parents, teachers, staff and school administrators using the Internet to puruse and interact with people online, the police are also using social media websites to scope out, investigate, and sometimes arrest people who are performing illegal activities. 

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Free Webinar On March 23 About Effective Social Media Techniques for Schools

If you are interested in learning more about social media in the education system, be sure to register for the free webinar taking place on Monday, March 23rd at finalsite.com.

The webinar, which is an obvious marketing pitch for finalsite’s web software products and services, is likely to feature a number of great tips and suggestions for integrating social media into your local school. 

The webinar is scheduled to run from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time and will feature Rob DiMartino, Director of Business Development at finalsite, and Richard Martin, Executive Director of Tennessee Association of Independent Schools. They’ll be talking with Lorrie Jackson, Director of Marketing & Communications at Lausanne Collegiate School and asking her about her school’s approach to social media.

To register for the event, simply head over to: http://tinyurl.com/c54pt7

Social Media Trends Continue To Climb

Three years ago the term “social media” was almost completely unknown. Now, however, social media is alive and well. In fact, the term is growing at an alarming rate – as you can see by the graph from Google Trends above.

This sharp spike in interest has some people wondering if social media is here to stay… or if it’s simply a fad. 

It’s my opinion that social media is not only here to stay, but is going to continue to grow and evolve for years to come. What do you think?

Florida And Alaska School Districts Use Twitter To Communicate With Parents

This is how you do it people! 

Two school districts on opposite ends of the country have introduced Twitter to their arsenal of communication tools. 

Broward County Public School in Fort Lauderdale, Flordia and Anchorage School District in Anchorage, Alaska have both signed up for Twitter’s social media messaging site to post updates, called “tweets”, that are then sent out to parents, teachers, students and staff within the district. 

“This provides the district an additional method to deliver information expediently and directly to students, parents, and the community,” said the Florida district. “Twitter supplements the district’s current communications vehicles, which include parent link phone messages, e-mails, the district’s Web site, BECON-TV, and the parent newsletter.”

This is important to note: The school isn’t looking at Twitter as the single solution to their communication problems. Instead, it is simply one tool in their line up of communication efforts.

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Welcome to SocialMediaSchools.com!

Hello and welcome! My name is Darren Alff and I am the creator of SocialMediaSchools.com. I’m also the man behind behind BicycleTouringPro.com, FilmAndTVCareer.com, and SilverMountainMarketing.com. 

The reason I mention my other websites is because I think it’s important for you to know that I am an experienced Internet publisher who has worked for years to create and built up a number of successful websites and online businesses.

This is important to note because this site is going to be discussing subjects related to the Internet, social media, and Internet marketing. And yes, we’ll even be talking about business – because, believe it or not, schools are businesses!

While my other websites cover a diverse range of topics, this site is dedicated to the school systems and assisting school administrators, parents, teachers, staff, and (yes, even) students with the integration of Internet and social media technologies into the education system.

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