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We All Have Personal Brands And Most Of Us Have Already Left A Digital Footprint, Whether We Like It Or Not. Proper Social Media Use Highlights Your Strengths That May Not Shine Through In An Interview Or Application And Gives The World A Broader View Of Who You Are. Use It Wisely.

We'll Continue To See More And More Brands Integrate Social Causes, Charitable Components And Environmental Issues As Underlying Themes To Their Campaigns And Messaging. Humans Connect With Humans After All, And Brands Are Using This As A Point Of Connection To Engage With Their Audience, Especially Charity-minded Generation Y.

Just As We Teach Our Children How To Ride A Bike, We Need To Teach Them How To Navigate Social Media And Make The Right Moves That Will Help Them. The Physical World Is Similar To The Virtual World In Many Cases. It's About Being Aware. We Can Prevent Many Debacles If We're Educated.

By Providing Memorable Social Media Customer Service, Companies Not Only Create Deeper Connections With Consumers, But They Glean Valuable Insights On How To Improve Their Products Or Services.

While Strides Are Being Made In The Social-media Space, The Newspaper And News Business Should Continue To Embrace Social Media.