#Tweet4Toys Taps Twitter in Social Media for Social Good Campaign

Tulsa, OK (PRWEB) December 2, 2010

Every year The Salvation Army helps thousands of families during the holidays. Thanks to the generosity of so many Tulsans, most of the angels are adopted from the Angel Trees each year, but there are always some that do not get their holiday wishes fulfilled.

In 2009, The Tulsa Salvation Army had over 3,000 forgotten angels, said Lindsay Sparks, E-Marketing Director for the Salvation Army in Tulsa. When its time to give out gifts the forgotten angels are the ones still left on the trees. This year, Social Media Tulsas #Tweet4Toys will collect toys that will be used to insure every forgotten angel receives something special this Christmas.

The website, designed by Tulsas GuRuStu Group, was launched on Twitter via a press conference style chat. Tweet4toys.orgs features are as cutting edge as the campaign itself. People who include #Tweet4toys in their Tweets will see their profile photo appear on the site. A live counter will show how many times #tweet4toys has been tweeted, and if the tweet includes a photo, it will be included on the home page as well.

We believe even the smallest gesture of kindness toward a child will in turn benefit the world. This is why the GuRuStu Group felt compelled to donate its creative services to the Tweet4Toys campaign. We wanted to provide a website to serve as a central location for everyone to see all activity taking place with the toy drive. The Tweet4Toys website uses custom code to integrate the Twitter API and popular image hosting services within a WordPress powered site. — Stuart McDaniel, Founder and Managing Partner, The GuRuStu Group

Local businesses, families, and individuals can use the hashtag #Tweet4Toys to show their support in this toy drive. By sending out a tweet about participating, recruiting, or dropping off toys for #Tweet4Toys, Twitter users are helping spread the message about this fun opportunity.

Tulsa has a strong social media and blogging presence. It is unique, tight,and city focused. According to Twellow, an online Twitter directory, there are over 9,000 Tulsa related Twitter profiles. Social Media Tulsa and The Salvation Army believe it is time to take that passion and apply it to do great work for those in the community. Find out how to spread the word and where to drop off your toys.

If you are not in Tulsa and you still want to support #Tweet4toys, you can still participate via mobile giving. To make a $ 10 one-time gift, text the words Joy Toy to 85944. (Include the space)

The popular Twitter tips and tools account, @TweetSmarter posted this tweet to their 220,337 followers: Tweet4Toys helps the Salvation Army help kids: http://j.mp/fMUvtu “

“Tap11 partnered with Social Media Tulsa and The Salvation Army Tulsa to track all tweets containing the #Tweet4Toys hashtag. With Tap11′s Buzz Monitoring feature, we are able to see how many times the hashtag is mentioned, who the key influencers are, and which tweets containing the hashtag are most impactful. This will provide the Tweet4Toys program with invaluable insight around their campaign.” — Adam Zbar, CEO Tap11

“Using Twitter for Social good is a great way to contribute to the community.” — Ruben Orozco, Founder Tweetfind

During the December Social Media Tulsa meetup, attendees will fill the baskets for the forgotten angels, said Cheryl Lawson, founder and organizer of Social Media Tulsa. Dont get caught up in the stress of Christmas, stop for second and give back you will be glad you did. #Tweet4Toys is social media for social good.

One lucky attendee of the December meetup will win a Zi8 digital camera provided by Kodak, added Lawson. Join us as we make sure there are no forgotten angels in Tulsa this Christmas.

About Social Media Tulsa

It all began with Social Media Day Tulsa at Fat Guys Burger Bar in the historic Greenwood district. Social Media Tulsa is a community that allows its members to get together and talk about the impact of Social Media on business, news, entertainment, sports, non profit, and any other topics that need to be discussed. You don’t have to be an expert to join. Social Media and social networking is new and growing and no one can claim to know it all. Collectively, we can share knowledge. To Learn More visit SocialMediaTulsa.org

Follow Social Media Tulsa on Twitter @SocMediaTulsa.

About Tulsa Salvation Army

The Salvation Army operates year-round programs throughout the Tulsa community with the goal of meeting human needs whenever and wherever possible, using proven methods. The Salvation Army ministers to the mental, spiritual, moral, and physical needs of individuals at the point of need, and at the time of need. Each program is developed to deliver special assistance to a population that otherwise has no resources. To learn more visit salarmytulsa.blogspot.com.

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umojawa Encourages Social Media for Social Good

Maplewood, NJ (PRWEB) July 27, 2012

True to its core mission, umojawa, a new online community encouraging social media for social good, is offering not-for-profit support teams and small business owners a series of workshops entitled, Dont Just Sit There, Get Social! Specifically designed for those who are new to social networking or are finding it difficult to reach their target audience, the workshops will provide valuable insight about social media optimization, best practices for engagement, and digital marketing to steer website traffic.

Workshops will be held from 10:30 am 12:15 pm on Wednesdays, September 5-26th at umojawas office at 515 Valley Street, Suite 2, Maplewood, NJ. Segments of the series will be available on umojawas YouTube Channel. The cost for the workshop is $ 99 and registration is required as seating is limited. Additional guided assistance will be available during open workshops Thursday September 13th from 1-4 pm.

Led by Stephanie Jelley, founder and CEO of umojawa and social media enthusiast with more than 10 years of communication experience with Contour Marketing & Media, workshop topics include:

September 5- Introduction to Social Media will cover basic information about how social media tools such as blogs, wikis, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest are being used. You will also gain tips about using social media in your business/organizations communications. In addition, you will review how social media tools have changed, and continue to change, the landscape of communications.
September 12 Facebook and LinkedIn for Beginners will focus on setting up a Facebook account and pages for your small business as well as the importance of creating a LinkedIn profile and network to enhance your reach.
September 19 Twitter Know-How will cover setting up an account, creating a custom background, tweetiquette, tweeting and getting targeted followers to compliment your business services.
September 26 (An alternate date will be made available to honor the Jewish holiday) Building your Business through Better BloggingAn Introduction to WordPress There are many uses for blogs. Blogging is one of the most sought after techniques for driving traffic, increasing revenue, network marketing, advertising, personal uses, branding and much more.

For further information or to request reasonable accommodations for disabilities, call 973.762.4488 or email hello(at)umojawa(dot)com.

About Stephanie Jelley

As the chief executive officer of umojawa, Stephanie Jelley leads a company dedicated to promoting and celebrating the successes of non-profit and volunteer work. Using new age media and innovative social media approaches, umojawa provides a platform for non-profit organizations to effectively promote their initiatives and to collaborate on fundraising methodologies.

Stephanies path leading to umojawa, both professionally and personally, served as the perfect preparation for what would become the umojawa hybrid community for social change. As chief operating officer for Contour Marketing & Media, a New York based marketing firm, Stephanie worked with clients in both traditional and emerging marketing applications and technology to help them reach their target markets and objectives. As social media became an increasingly effective way to engage target audiences, Stephanies own brand of finesse and enthusiasm yielded significant results for Contours client companies.

A stream of personal passion projects have always complemented Stephanies work in the corporate world. She demonstrates strong commitment to building confidence and leadership skills in youth. As a volunteer facilitator at the HK Foundations Center, Stephanie is dedicated to empowering students by encouraging creative self-expression through the illustration of the practical importance of literacy and math, while writing and producing digital media projects. She has also developed and delivered programs to help promote mindfulness and social-emotional learning in projects for teens, and has just launched Girls in White to support girls education and leadership initiatives.

About umojawa

Based in Maplewood, New Jersey, umojawa is a leading information provider for the not-for-profit sector to help more effectively manage their organizations and to help maximize the efficiency of their external communications and fundraising efforts via new age mixed media and social media platforms. Utilizing todays best practices in social media as well as traditional B2B marketing communications, umojawa helps ensure the not-for-profit sector reaches its target audience while creating general awareness to their mission.

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PageOne Curator by Paul Clifford Puts Publishers and Google Back on Good Terms

Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) June 12, 2012

Page One Curator review just went live on MayDayReport.com and takes a close look into the most popular content curation tool on the market today.

Content curation is being employed by a growing number of web publishers who want to improve search engine results using high-quality, authoritative content while abandoning the murky SEO practices that left thousands of websites on Googles hit list after the Penguin update.

Google and content curators have one thing in common: they both want to make more money by offering the Googling masses something new: the information they were actually looking for in the first place.

People can see the official website by going to

http://maydayreport.com/page-one-curator-review/

Its hard to find a content guru out there who isnt singing the praises of curating content, said a spokesperson for MayDayReport.com. We wanted to take a close look at the most popular tool on the market to determine how it is helping publishers increase traffic and revenue.

For many, the latest trend in improving SEO is doing exactly what Google wants, but in an efficient, streamlined and profitable way. The makers of Page One Curator say curating content can be enormously profitable, as long as publishers have the right time-saving tools to get the job done.

The latest Page One Curator review covers the various features, including added SEO tools to help bring more traffic and select the most effective keywords.

It also covers the all important curation features, such as an easy in-dash search feature that makes it easy to pick the highest-quality, most relevant content from hundreds of thousands of options.

Any tool that can help drastically cut down the time spent searching for text, photos, video and social posts is worth looking into, MayDayReport.com spokesperson said. Especially one that can do all of that and publish right to your WordPress site.

To learn more about what is involved in curating content, or how to subscribe to Page One Curator by Paul Clifford, visit the official site here.

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