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Brennan Nevada Johnson Brennan Nevada Johnson
Updated on April 22, 2024

Stop Obsessing Over Top-Tier Media. Your Startup Needs Industry Press First.

A bigger audience isn’t necessarily a better audience.

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David Ryan Polgar David Ryan Polgar
Updated on April 22, 2024

What If We Made Social Media Companies Nonprofits?

To untangle the Gordian Knot in which the public and social media are ensnared, we need to radically rethink these companies’ structures.

Peter Pellizzari Peter Pellizzari
Updated on April 22, 2024

Intellectual Influencers Need a Place to Go. Twitter Is Not It.

Love it or hate it, Twitter is here to stay, but there's a better way to talk about ideas on social media.

David Ryan Polgar David Ryan Polgar
Updated on April 22, 2024

Improving Social Media Starts Here

Right now, the social media landscape is controlled by a small number of players, even though their decisions affect large swaths of the population. Fixing the problems we face will take greater participation from everyone involved.

Brennan Nevada Johnson Brennan Nevada Johnson
Updated on April 22, 2024

4 Scary PR Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Nobody wants a message to go viral for the wrong reasons. Right?

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Young Entrepreneur Council Young Entrepreneur Council
Updated on April 22, 2024

12 Common Mistakes Companies Make When Engaging Their Audiences on Social Media

Members of the Young Entrepreneur Council list some common missteps companies make with social media engagement.

Young Entrepreneur Council Young Entrepreneur Council
Updated on April 22, 2024

15 Ways Business Owners Can Make the Most of Social Media

Members of the Young Entrepreneur Council offer their firsthand insights on leveraging social media effectively this year.

Young Entrepreneur Council Young Entrepreneur Council
Updated on April 22, 2024

12 Ways to Use Social Media to Find the Right Job for You

Members of the Young Entrepreneur Council offer ways professionals can leverage social media when job hunting.

David Ryan Polgar David Ryan Polgar
Updated on April 20, 2024

Social Media Needs Better Governance to Survive

As social media companies increasingly take on the role of free speech arbiters, they need to ensure their policies offer transparency and the types of checks and balances government relies on.

David Ryan Polgar David Ryan Polgar
Updated on April 19, 2024

Social Media Isn’t a Platform. So What Is It?

The conception of social media companies as platforms allows them to skirt responsibility. To change that, we need to change how we talk about them.