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RALLY CRY: THE ART OF LEADERSHIP, Part 2

Continuing with Part Two (for the previous post, please click here). Management… “The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with …
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Rally Cry: The Art of Leadership

I’ve had the great pleasure and responsibility of being a project manager here at Metaverse over the past three years.  Within that role, I’ve been given the task of training, managing, and leading an amazing array of people from around …
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Share this post for a chance to win… more engagement!

Thanks to Facebook’s most recent changes, brands are now allowed to legally run contests directly on their fan page timelines. As a social media manager, this news couldn’t have come any sooner. Facebook contests not only help you increase the visibility …
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Social Media in Customer Support

Most people have a tendency to view social media as something to use to talk to long distance friends, send pictures of your latest meals, complain about movies, rant about the government or to view pictures of the latest Lolcats.  Social media …
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Controlling FOMO and Social Media-Induced Depression

Earlier this year, Oxford added the words “twerk”, “selfie”, and “FOMO” to its online dictionaries.  Even to a millennial, this influx of tween-age lingo creates an uncomfortable glimpse into the future of American linguistics.  However, the inclusion and acceptance of …
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The Original Multiplayer Mode

As we prepare for the rollout of Generation 8 gaming consoles, let’s detour for a moment in the Wayback Machine, and see how the world’s first MMORPG, Dungeons and Dragons, worked…and what game designers and players can learn from it today. Strictly speaking, …
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End of the Week Fun: Post Halloween Style

Happy Belated Halloween, friends and colleagues!! Even though Halloween fell upon a Thursday this year (school night, whomp whomp), it didn’t stop many of us from dressing up…  Please enjoy these Halloween costume pictures that some of our amazing staff …
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Get Involved: Family Online Safety & Awareness

Next week, FOSI (short for Family Online Safety Institute) will be hosting it’s annual conference.  This conference provides one of the most important platforms for real discussion regarding youth activity (and safety) in the digital space, and it brings together voices from every involved …
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Is it weird that I Twitch?

I am a man whose job revolves around digital media and gaming, and as a result, I find myself Twitching often. Sometimes an early morning Twitch with my coffee and a bagel fills the need, while other times I’ll Twitch for an …