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Constructing a Facebook Exclusive Content Fan/Like-Gate: Essential Resources

by Jonathan Coffman May 10, 2011

As a product and marketing guy I don’t often attempt (nor desire) to touch very much code. I’m thankful however to have been tasked with figuring out how to construct a fan/like-gate for PBS over the last several weeks. Freedom Riders by American Experience is the first show to offer up their content exclusively for [...]

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Meet Me at SxSW Interactive

by Jonathan Coffman February 20, 2009

Meet and Chat with me and other PBS Employees at the SxSW Interactive Festival March 13-17, 2009. In just a few short weeks I’ll be headed down to the SxSW Interactive Festival (I’ll be in Austin March 13-17) with PBS Engage. We have lots of very fun events planned and lots of opportunities for you [...]

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About Jonathan Coffman

by Jonathan Coffman January 4, 2009

From Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Myspace and beyond – social media is here to stay. You need a guide through the landscape who has developed proven strategies and tools to enhance communication and conversation. With a background in journalism and product development Jonathan can help you build transparency, trustworthiness, and most of all, conversation with your [...]

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My Email Process

by Jonathan Coffman December 1, 2008

I find it fascinating to learn about how others use technology in their lives so today, I present: how retrieve and process email. First off, I’m not a GTD person, that sounds all fine and dandy but really doesn’t work so well for me. I DO try to stay organized but let’s be honest, I [...]

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Top 3 Twitter Tips

by Jonathan Coffman November 18, 2008

Top 3 Twitter Tips Whenever I tell someone that I work in social media (and explain to them that social media is things like blogs, wikis, Twitter, Facebook, etc) they almost always come back and ask me what Twitter is and why someone would use it. I’ll save that post for another day (although I’ve [...]

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Why Doesn't Facebook Embrace Social Media?

by Jonathan Coffman October 14, 2008

Facebook is the 900 pound gorilla in the room when it comes to consumer’s ideas about “social media” and “social networking”, So why doesn’t Facebook embrace that fact and have a conversation with their own community? Sure, they’re want to be a public company, they’ve got thousands of employees, millions of dollars worth of bills, [...]

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99% Of Incoming Students Connect on Facebook Prior to Class

by Jonathan Coffman October 13, 2008

Yesterday I ran across a fascinating article saying that 99% of Amherst College freshman had already connected on Facebook via an “Amherst College Class of 2012” Group. Out of the 438 registered freshman, 432 had joined that specific FB Group the week before classes even started. Lately I’ve been hearing more and more about how [...]

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links for 2008-06-03

by Jonathan Coffman June 3, 2008

DriverSide | Car Help for Buying, Owning, Car Repair & Maintenance Facebook: Applications Aren’t Meant to Be Installed PBS Engage . Just Ask: Send Your Questions for Susie Gharib | PBS Tweet

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links for 2008-05-30

by Jonathan Coffman May 30, 2008

Scoop08 | A New Kind of Newspaper node Youth written election news and information site D: Notebook – WSJ.com : Facebook Grows Up, Goes for an Ice Cream Can Facebook make money? NPR Desktop Alerts – News Alerts Delivered Directly to Your PC What has been your experience in using this? I’ll have to try [...]

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Why Life Has Been Crazy: My Huge Job Announcement

by Jonathan Coffman May 23, 2008

Over the last few weeks I’ve been dropping hints on Twitter, but it’s about time I just came out with it. I’ve accepted a position at the Public Broadcasting Service. In case you’ve been wondering why the big move and road trip from Missouri to Washington DC was happening, that’s why. I’m joining the ranks [...]

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