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Social Media at NC State: Wayne Sutton, Andy Beal, and Joseph Jaffe, oh my!

Aug 19th

Posted by Chris Moody in Featured

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“Education is a lifelong experience. Experience is a lifelong education. Education plus experience equals expertise.” -M. Bugeja

Through a little sweat equity, the lineup for MBA 590-005 Social Media & Management boasts an impressive list of social media practitioners and experts. In my time at NC State, the classes that tapped into industry leaders always taught me the most. In that line of thinking, we’ve searched for some of the top local experts and even a few remote presentations to help lend their experiences to the class.

It is going to be a very exciting semester! Please share and repost this entry to keep building awareness for the class. Thanks to NC State and Claudia Kimbrough for an up-to-date, practical course on social media. The class begins tomorrow!

Currently, the list of speakers includes:

Wayne Sutton, Our HashTag, @waynesutton

Andy Beal, Trackur and Marketing Pilgrim, @andybeal
Joseph Jaffe, crayon, @jaffejuice
Polly Pearson, EMC, @pollypearson
Sheila Beal, GoVisitHawaii.com, @govisithawaii
Katie Morse, Ripple6, @misskatiemo
Brent Ward, RTI
Jeffrey Cohen, Digital Papercuts, @dgtlpapercuts
Camden Watts, Honey Scroll, @cammicam
Brian McDonald, Zencos, @bmcd67

Andy Beal, Trackur and Marketing Pilgrim, @andybeal

Joseph Jaffe, crayon, @jaffejuice

Polly Pearson, EMC, @pollypearson

Sheila Beal, GoVisitHawaii.com, @govisithawaii

Katie Morse, Ripple6, @misskatiemo

Brent Ward, RTI

Jeffrey Cohen, Digital Papercuts, @dgtlpapercuts

Camden Watts, Honey Scroll, @cammicam

Brian McDonald, Zencos, @bmcd67

Chris Moody (myself), Marketing + Branding + Design, @cnmoody

From TBJ: What should I do if I lose my job?

Jan 6th

Posted by Chris Moody in Featured

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For those of you dealing with the tough economy, this article provides a good roadmap of how to land on your feet as you begin your search.

“It’s a question that no one wants to contemplate: How do I get unemployment benefits if I lose my job?

Unfortunately, these days, more folks are having to answer that question. The jobless rate across North Carolina was 7.9 percent in November – a month that saw the state shed 58,000 jobs. So many people are out of work that the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina has reported server troubles with its Web site this week.

Here are some tips to follow if you lose your job.

• First, figure out whether you’re eligible for unemployment benefits . According to the ESC, you must have worked in two of the quarters in a “base period” – typically the first four of the past five calendar quarters – to be eligible. You also must have become unemployed through no fault of your own; this means people who are fired for cause or who quit their jobs might not be eligible. And you are not eligible for unemployment benefits until any separation pay (severance pay, vacation pay, etc.) runs out.

• If you are eligible, get what you need to file for benefits . You must have the dates of your last employment and the amount you were paid. If you aren’t a citizen, you might need your alien registration number. If you were in the military, you might need your dates of service.

• Apply for benefits . There are three ways to file for unemployment benefits in North Carolina. You can apply at your local branch office of the ESC; those locations can be found here . You can apply at the ESC’s Web site . Or you can call a toll-free, 24-hour number: (877) 841-9617. If you have questions, click on one of the e-mail links on this page.“