Marijean Jaggers, a social media specialist and public relations professional, is president and CEO of Jaggers Communications LLC, a strategic communications firm based in Charlottesville, Va.

When Horror Hits the Headlines: Tornadoes in Oklahoma

By Marijean On May 21, 2013 · Add Comment

I grew up in the Midwest, land of Lincoln, corn, and tornadoes. We had tornado drills in school as often as we had fire drills, and I certainly experienced more tornadoes in my lifetime — and in fact, never a fire. I’ve noticed, this week, as reports file in and are updated and revised on [...]

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WTF? Friday: LinkedIn Bans Prostitutes, Allows Goofy Endorsements

By Marijean On May 17, 2013 · 1 Comment

It’s outrageous, right? That all this time, LinkedIn has had users whose professions include prostitution, and that endorsements like “rape,” “shoplifting,” and “manslaughter” have been allowed? HOW DID WE NOT KNOW THIS? And really, who wants a prostitute with a well-developed professional net . . . oh, never mind. LinkedIn is busy revising its user [...]

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Getting Freaky with the Facebook

By Marijean On April 22, 2013 · 3 Comments

Due to that scene in The Social Network, my teenage daughter and I often call Facebook “The Facebook,” just to be ornery. Facebook is making me ornerier than usual these days. I think about disconnecting Spotify from Facebook, due to the reactions I sometimes get from others based on my musical choices. (Yes, a person [...]

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Replies are ON! At Last, a Facebook Update that Makes Sense

By Marijean On March 27, 2013 · 1 Comment

If you’re a Facebook Page administrator, log in today and opt in to the newest Facebook feature — replies. This is a great conversational tool that allows comments to thread properly, with indented replies indicating the responses to comments where they should appear, not just at the end of a long stream. This is an [...]

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Questions from the Field: How to Manage Your LinkedIn Profile

By Marijean On March 26, 2013 · 1 Comment

This just in: Dear Ms. Jaggers, I read an article you wrote last year on LinkedIn summaries, with interest. A question: what advice do you have for those who have perhaps the resume of a job-hopper, many interests, and though they may appear to be on a particular track, are still thinking about what they [...]

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