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What We're Reading: July 17-30, 2010

By: Marijean Jaggers | 07/30/2010

Standing Partnership's picks of must-read links for the week

1.  Twitter Leads Rescue Efforts of Fazzina Bike Crash -- an amazing story of how a social network saved a life. (Similarly, see the story of how Twitter helped me recover my stolen kayak).
2. Think your company needs a social media policy? Here are five reasons one blogger says you don't. (via Sean McCord) What do you think?
3. Mayo Clinic, known worldwide for excellence in health care has also been a frontrunner in the social media space. Mayo Clinic's director of social media Lee Aase has announced a social media center designed to teach other health care organizations how to use social media. Huzzah!
4. Many of us at Standing are Mizzou alums or at least spent a semester or two under the University of Missouri umbrella. We're delighted to see a great example of a school using Facebook to actually engage its audiences: alumni, students and prospective students. Their page includes links, a music player of important song and lots of photos. This is a great model of what a school's page can look like.
5. While not one of us has a single thing in common with pop culture icon Snooki, this article has valuable insights in a fun package. Now if only we could say the same thing about 'Jersey Shore' ...
6. Talk about a PR problem for HR managers ... new poll from Newsweek: How much is beauty worth at work?
   

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