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Whether or not we realise it, if we regularly use social media, we are members of the world wide digital tribe. Social media, the most social of all modern technologies, provided us with shared virtual spaces where we could ''meet''. Facebook is currently the largest of the digital totems in the social media universe. Internet memes - units of digital cultural knowledge - are very easily propagated and amplified across social media platforms. MORE
Social Media Synchronous Tools “After a few disappointing weeks of limited interest or participation by students and rumbling frustration on Ms. s part, I suggested we take part of a class session to get feedback from the students. We got an earful of useful input.”. MORE
The point behind this posting is that while informal learning has great stories to illustrate how learning can take place in social media settings, the lack of structure has risks. I have repeatedly commented about the lack of study on the most effective approach to the use of synchronous online education. I'm still looking for a research study on effective synchronous online instruction. MORE
Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Who’s Building the Social Learning Roads? by Paul on April 20, 2011 in Classroom Learning , Informal Learning , social learning Over the last few months I’ve discussed with my brother, a professor at Bethel University here in Minneapolis, how to incorporate social media into his classes. MORE
Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Who’s Building the Social Learning Roads? by Paul on April 20, 2011 in Classroom Learning , Informal Learning , social learning Over the last few months I’ve discussed with my brother, a professor at Bethel University here in Minneapolis, how to incorporate social media into his classes. MORE
Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Social Media: The Virtual “Over-The-Partition” Learning Network by Jolene on April 28, 2011 in Informal Learning , Instructional Design , Training Development , Video , social learning According to the 1996 report from the U.S. Guess who else is getting in the social media game? Social Media. MORE
When interacting with social media, we really ought to take this into consideration, both sending messages and interpreting them. Skype group conversations are more synchronous. Changing Workplace Communication Social Learning Social Media Social Networking I recently witnessed several surprising examples of miscommunication on Twitter and Skype. Tension rose between people I thought were friends and harsh words were typed. MORE
Asynchronous Mobile Learning Social Media Synchronous ToolsCitrix launches GoToWebinar Premier Event, which allows organizers to broadcast to larger consumer or business-focused audiences, reducing the communication and travel costs usually incurred when assembling larger audiences. MORE
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo revealed that 40% of all tweets come from mobile devices, demonstrating mobile’s increasing importance to the social media. Why Low Performing Schools Need Digital Media. Foursquare is a smartphone app that is quickly becoming one of the most popular and useful geo-networking tools for general social networking and for promoting business. Social Gaming Market to Surpass $1 Billion. MORE
The topic was: social media as learning instrument. I started with a line up: from no engagement with social media to intensive engagement. Only a few were using social media intensively and only one had followed the hashtag #tvt12 before the conference. Then we did a second line up between zero use of social media to intensive use of social media in the context of their trainings. With social media you can brew a powerful mix. MORE
Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Leveraging the Law of the Few to Manage Change in the Workplace by Paul on February 21, 2011 in social learning If you’ve paid any attention to the adult learning landscape over the last few years, you know that the new social learning push is being fueled by the emergence of social media. Social Learning Blog - March 7, 2011 [.] MORE
So you are ready to design your own massive open online course (MOOC) and you want to incorporate social media. Since then, social learning tools have exploded onto the market. At a minimum, most MOOCs today use discussion boards, blogs, and microblogs, and many have some kind of dedicated social network. One difference that affects the use of social media is the potential audience and the type of content. Facebook, aka social networking. MORE
Will the media that you are using work on the smaller smartphone screen, or does it need a larger PC screen? Strategize for social media use – Understand your instructional goals first and then think about how social media can fit those goals, not the other way around. Look at how informal learning takes place today in your organization, and think about how social media can extend that. There are a lot of great suggestions for Social Media use. MORE
I noticed that I use more and more social media tools and different tools to communicate. ELearninglearning is the one I use most intense, but there are more like ‘ Working smarter Daily ‘ Social media. For me Linkedin is the central social application, my tweets and blog post are also published on my Linkedin page, it is my professinal homepage on the web. Maybe I use too many of them. MORE
Blended Content Management Design Strategies Social Media SynchronousGoogle+ Hangouts is a video group-chat feature that Google added to its offerings this summer. In addition to video chat for up to 10 people, Hangouts provides most of the features of expensive online meeting Websites. Here are six quick applications that you may find useful as elements of your design inventory. MORE
Social Media skills and Employer Branding. A 2013 research has found out that this process is being led by the HRM function, which uses the social media to reach out to people. The two-way communication that social media facilitates, is making it possible for organisations to quantify the results of their branding activities in a much better manner. Human Resource Management is one of the crucial areas of overall business management. MORE
e-Learning is also synchronous courses, blended learning, informal or social learning, etc. Distance Learning Social Media Misc. A post on e-Learning Guild's group on LinkedIn asked, "In What Ways Do Organizations Get eLearning Wrong?" This question really got me thinking. There are many organizations that get it right, but many get it wrong too. Here are my thoughts on pitfalls organizations must avoid. MORE
Professional Development Social Media SynchronousYou may have watched eLearnchat, or Leo Laporte’s TWiT.tv and wondered how you could use Webcasting to increase learning outcomes. Wonder no longer! This month’s App Fusion gives you the rundown on the applications, equipment, and content strategy you need for success! Future Trends Instructional Design Learning 2.0 MORE
We’ll be back in the near future with more on our short series of social media tips. For now, let’s talk about synchronous eLearning. Synchronous eLearning (Distance Learning) was a hot topic at 2011′s DevLearn conference. Today, I want to talk about how to actually design synchronous e-learning courses. There are many elements of course design that need to be taken into consideration for synchronous e-learning. MORE
There were experts in each area, so names like Vanessa Dennan on social media, Curt Bonk in MOOCs, Florence Martin on synchronous Learning, and David Wiley on Open Education Research. I pushed further on both social media and synchronous learning for some take-homes (Curt didn’t take the bait ;). She also recommended only using social media for learner-centered reasons (I’d amend: for learn ing -centered reasons). MORE
So you are ready to design your own massive open online course (MOOC) and you want to incorporate social media. Since then, social learning tools have exploded onto the market. At a minimum, most MOOCs today use discussion boards, blogs, and microblogs, and many have some kind of dedicated social network. One difference that affects the use of social media is the potential audience and the type of content. Facebook, aka social networking. MORE
Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Analyzing the ROI of Social Media in Training by Jim on May 3, 2011 in social learning A continuing theme among my blog posts has been the difficulty of demonstrating the ROI of social learning initiatives. So, long story short, social media once again proves its immense utility in a world where Web 2.0 MORE
A lot of the Social Media Mavens , however, are really ranting, not about the technology, but about the human dynamics related to social networking. If we separate the human aspect of social networking from the technology, we can learn a lot more about the power of networks – not just from today’s pundits, but from many years of sociological research on the topic. MORE
practitioners in the field, covering new approaches to online learning, such as the use of social. media, new tools, and other innovations such as Pecha Kucha. Asynchronous Blended Instructional Design Social Media SynchronousVolume 2 of Patti Shank's The Online Idea Book is now available. Continuing with the approach she. used in Volume 1 four years ago, Patti has updated the book with over 80 new ideas from. MORE
In-house mentorship is a great way to improve onboarding, synchronize methodology and processes, empower communication and employee retention. eLearning Featured Featured Posts employee engagement social mediaPeople are not alike so there is no perfect strategy or technique to personalize each employee experience and improve his/her engagement. Each person is responsible for their level of engagement at work. MORE
How can an instructional designer (ID) leverage social interaction online to engage learners, increase exchange and dialogue, and get better results, without losing the purposeful focus provided by an instructor or traditional course content and structure? Asynchronous Blended Design Strategies Instructional Design Social Media Synchronous MORE
This means that texting too, has become normal practice, as has our use of touch screens, social media and search engines. It''s amazing to me how much we already take for granted, but probably the thing we take for granted the most, is our ability to have multiple, instantaneous and synchronous global conversations. communication e-mail Google Hangouts mobile phones Skype social media Touch screen videoconference Do you remember the days before the Web? I do. MORE
These schedules are – synchronous and asynchronous learning. While synchronous learning subscribes to the conventional mode of real-time teaching, asynchronous learning is highly non-traditional and learner-centric in context and approach. What is Synchronous Learning? MORE
It is a social network for only members of your organization. It does not have a TweetChat or TweetGrid type app that allows using hashtags to have a synchronous chat among numerous members. Yammer Social Media NetworkingI have started test driving Yammer. For the last six months, I have been using Twitter and getting great rewards from using it. So naturally a similar application that is tailored more for use in a corporate environment would spark my interest. MORE
Glen also recommends The eLearning Guild’s Handbook on Synchronous e‑Learning. evaluation m-learning social media virtual classrooms web 2.0I attended the annual LearnX Asia Pacific conference this week at Sydney’s Darling Harbour. While the weather was dreary, I found the sessions topical and thought provoking. MORE
Synchronous learning describes real-time learning that takes place at the same time but not in the same place. Television is an early tool for synchronous learning. . In the 21st century—and right now during the COVID-19 pandemic—synchronous learning has seen a seismic shift. MORE
So you are ready to design your own massive open online course (MOOC) and you want to incorporate social media. Since then, social learning tools have exploded onto the market. At a minimum, most MOOCs today use discussion boards, blogs, and microblogs, and many have some kind of dedicated social network. One difference that affects the use of social media is the potential audience and the type of content. Facebook, aka social networking. MORE
In my last post, a review of The New Social Learning , I proposed that, with the rapid rush to using e-learning in the workplace, we are at greater risk of a surplus of isolated self-study than we are an explosion in the use of social media. In particular, I'm beginning to wonder whether self-study can feel social. You're very much on your own and, as social animals, you don't like it. If it does, even self-study can feel like a social experience. MORE
Video gets a higher interaction rate on Social Media. One of the challenges that I faced in creating this project was to incorporate the video so that the timing of the video and of other animated objects on the stage were synchronized. I used the “Multi-Slide Synchronized Video” option in Captivate 2017 to achieve this. Objective: Add a video to a slide that is synchronized with other animated objects on the slide. MORE
Anne summarizes her experience in creating an environment and platform for social networking and social networking by college-bound 9th-graders. Social Media Synchronous Tools As always, the lessons learned weren’t just for the students, and they apply equally to learners of all ages and circumstances. MORE
Go synchronous by using Justin.TV More : How to Save ‘Social Learning’ Before We Destroy It. E-learning corporate learning learning and development social media trainingHow do you know an idea has gone thoroughly mainstream? It appears in melodramatic primetime television. This is even true of training. Take the ‘Twitter for Training’ episode of sudsy medical drama Grey’s Anatomy from last year for example. MORE
It fascinated social psychologist Stanley Milgram. So Milgram''s notion of six degrees is not so much a theory of learning, more a social contact theory, but it has significant implications for learning in the social media age. Milgram theorised that it could be established that no-one is separated from anyone else in the world by more than six social contacts. Who we know and who they know, he believed, define our social structure. MORE
Jane Hart posted a tongue-in-cheek video by Ron Desi of 10 reasons why you should not have social media in the organization, and is collecting rebuttals. I figured I should weigh in, so as not to be left out ;), but I’ll go on and list 10 reasons why you should want social media in your organization that aren’t aligned with the reasons not to! Social media is a fad. Social Media is a time waster. Tags: social MORE
Clark Quinn
AUGUST 8, 2010
Jane Hart posted a tongue-in-cheek video by Ron Desi of 10 reasons why you should not have social media in the organization, and is collecting rebuttals. I figured I should weigh in, so as not to be left out ;), but I’ll go on and list 10 reasons why you should want social media in your organization that aren’t aligned with the reasons not to! Social media is a fad. Social Media is a time waster. Tags: social
Challenge to Learn
NOVEMBER 8, 2012
I noticed that I use more and more social media tools and different tools to communicate. ELearninglearning is the one I use most intense, but there are more like ‘ Working smarter Daily ‘ Social media. For me Linkedin is the central social application, my tweets and blog post are also published on my Linkedin page, it is my professinal homepage on the web. Maybe I use too many of them.
Your Training Edge
AUGUST 19, 2013
So you are ready to design your own massive open online course (MOOC) and you want to incorporate social media. Since then, social learning tools have exploded onto the market. At a minimum, most MOOCs today use discussion boards, blogs, and microblogs, and many have some kind of dedicated social network. One difference that affects the use of social media is the potential audience and the type of content. Facebook, aka social networking.
Your Training Edge
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
So you are ready to design your own massive open online course (MOOC) and you want to incorporate social media. Since then, social learning tools have exploded onto the market. At a minimum, most MOOCs today use discussion boards, blogs, and microblogs, and many have some kind of dedicated social network. One difference that affects the use of social media is the potential audience and the type of content. Facebook, aka social networking.
Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning
JANUARY 20, 2012
The topic was: social media as learning instrument. I started with a line up: from no engagement with social media to intensive engagement. Only a few were using social media intensively and only one had followed the hashtag #tvt12 before the conference. Then we did a second line up between zero use of social media to intensive use of social media in the context of their trainings. With social media you can brew a powerful mix.
eLearningMind
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
Synchronous learning describes real-time learning that takes place at the same time but not in the same place. Television is an early tool for synchronous learning. . In the 21st century—and right now during the COVID-19 pandemic—synchronous learning has seen a seismic shift.
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Dashe & Thomson
APRIL 28, 2011
Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Social Media: The Virtual “Over-The-Partition” Learning Network by Jolene on April 28, 2011 in Informal Learning , Instructional Design , Training Development , Video , social learning According to the 1996 report from the U.S. Guess who else is getting in the social media game? Social Media.
Dashe & Thomson
MAY 2, 2011
Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Analyzing the ROI of Social Media in Training by Jim on May 3, 2011 in social learning A continuing theme among my blog posts has been the difficulty of demonstrating the ROI of social learning initiatives. So, long story short, social media once again proves its immense utility in a world where Web 2.0
Hurix Digital
DECEMBER 30, 2020
These schedules are – synchronous and asynchronous learning. While synchronous learning subscribes to the conventional mode of real-time teaching, asynchronous learning is highly non-traditional and learner-centric in context and approach. What is Synchronous Learning?
Bottom-Line Performance
JANUARY 23, 2012
We’ll be back in the near future with more on our short series of social media tips. For now, let’s talk about synchronous eLearning. Synchronous eLearning (Distance Learning) was a hot topic at 2011′s DevLearn conference. Today, I want to talk about how to actually design synchronous e-learning courses. There are many elements of course design that need to be taken into consideration for synchronous e-learning.
Adobe Captivate
MAY 9, 2018
Video gets a higher interaction rate on Social Media. One of the challenges that I faced in creating this project was to incorporate the video so that the timing of the video and of other animated objects on the stage were synchronized. I used the “Multi-Slide Synchronized Video” option in Captivate 2017 to achieve this. Objective: Add a video to a slide that is synchronized with other animated objects on the slide.
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eLearning Evangelist
JANUARY 31, 2011
The point behind this posting is that while informal learning has great stories to illustrate how learning can take place in social media settings, the lack of structure has risks. I have repeatedly commented about the lack of study on the most effective approach to the use of synchronous online education. I'm still looking for a research study on effective synchronous online instruction.
Your Training Edge
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
In-house mentorship is a great way to improve onboarding, synchronize methodology and processes, empower communication and employee retention. eLearning Featured Featured Posts employee engagement social mediaPeople are not alike so there is no perfect strategy or technique to personalize each employee experience and improve his/her engagement. Each person is responsible for their level of engagement at work.
Origin Learning
SEPTEMBER 3, 2014
Social Media skills and Employer Branding. A 2013 research has found out that this process is being led by the HRM function, which uses the social media to reach out to people. The two-way communication that social media facilitates, is making it possible for organisations to quantify the results of their branding activities in a much better manner. Human Resource Management is one of the crucial areas of overall business management.
Learning Solutions Magazine
OCTOBER 18, 2011
Blended Content Management Design Strategies Social Media SynchronousGoogle+ Hangouts is a video group-chat feature that Google added to its offerings this summer. In addition to video chat for up to 10 people, Hangouts provides most of the features of expensive online meeting Websites. Here are six quick applications that you may find useful as elements of your design inventory.
Learning Solutions Magazine
OCTOBER 2, 2011
How can an instructional designer (ID) leverage social interaction online to engage learners, increase exchange and dialogue, and get better results, without losing the purposeful focus provided by an instructor or traditional course content and structure? Asynchronous Blended Design Strategies Instructional Design Social Media Synchronous
Integrated Learnings
MARCH 23, 2011
Will the media that you are using work on the smaller smartphone screen, or does it need a larger PC screen? Strategize for social media use – Understand your instructional goals first and then think about how social media can fit those goals, not the other way around. Look at how informal learning takes place today in your organization, and think about how social media can extend that. There are a lot of great suggestions for Social Media use.
Dashe & Thomson
MAY 11, 2011
A lot of the Social Media Mavens , however, are really ranting, not about the technology, but about the human dynamics related to social networking. If we separate the human aspect of social networking from the technology, we can learn a lot more about the power of networks – not just from today’s pundits, but from many years of sociological research on the topic.
Learning Solutions Magazine
MAY 28, 2012
Asynchronous Mobile Learning Social Media Synchronous ToolsCitrix launches GoToWebinar Premier Event, which allows organizers to broadcast to larger consumer or business-focused audiences, reducing the communication and travel costs usually incurred when assembling larger audiences.
Learning Solutions Magazine
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
practitioners in the field, covering new approaches to online learning, such as the use of social. media, new tools, and other innovations such as Pecha Kucha. Asynchronous Blended Instructional Design Social Media SynchronousVolume 2 of Patti Shank's The Online Idea Book is now available. Continuing with the approach she. used in Volume 1 four years ago, Patti has updated the book with over 80 new ideas from.
Clark Quinn
OCTOBER 24, 2018
There were experts in each area, so names like Vanessa Dennan on social media, Curt Bonk in MOOCs, Florence Martin on synchronous Learning, and David Wiley on Open Education Research. I pushed further on both social media and synchronous learning for some take-homes (Curt didn’t take the bait ;). She also recommended only using social media for learner-centered reasons (I’d amend: for learn ing -centered reasons).
Dashe & Thomson
APRIL 19, 2011
Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Who’s Building the Social Learning Roads? by Paul on April 20, 2011 in Classroom Learning , Informal Learning , social learning Over the last few months I’ve discussed with my brother, a professor at Bethel University here in Minneapolis, how to incorporate social media into his classes.
Learning Solutions Magazine
MAY 4, 2011
Professional Development Social Media SynchronousYou may have watched eLearnchat, or Leo Laporte’s TWiT.tv and wondered how you could use Webcasting to increase learning outcomes. Wonder no longer! This month’s App Fusion gives you the rundown on the applications, equipment, and content strategy you need for success! Future Trends Instructional Design Learning 2.0
Dashe & Thomson
FEBRUARY 20, 2011
Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Leveraging the Law of the Few to Manage Change in the Workplace by Paul on February 21, 2011 in social learning If you’ve paid any attention to the adult learning landscape over the last few years, you know that the new social learning push is being fueled by the emergence of social media. Social Learning Blog - March 7, 2011 [.]
Dashe & Thomson
APRIL 19, 2011
Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Who’s Building the Social Learning Roads? by Paul on April 20, 2011 in Classroom Learning , Informal Learning , social learning Over the last few months I’ve discussed with my brother, a professor at Bethel University here in Minneapolis, how to incorporate social media into his classes.
Learning Solutions Magazine
JUNE 29, 2010
Anne summarizes her experience in creating an environment and platform for social networking and social networking by college-bound 9th-graders. Social Media Synchronous Tools As always, the lessons learned weren’t just for the students, and they apply equally to learners of all ages and circumstances.
Learning Solutions Magazine
MAY 24, 2010
Social Media Synchronous Tools “After a few disappointing weeks of limited interest or participation by students and rumbling frustration on Ms. s part, I suggested we take part of a class session to get feedback from the students. We got an earful of useful input.”.
Tom Spiglanin
NOVEMBER 11, 2014
When interacting with social media, we really ought to take this into consideration, both sending messages and interpreting them. Skype group conversations are more synchronous. Changing Workplace Communication Social Learning Social Media Social Networking I recently witnessed several surprising examples of miscommunication on Twitter and Skype. Tension rose between people I thought were friends and harsh words were typed.
Mindflash
MAY 31, 2012
Go synchronous by using Justin.TV More : How to Save ‘Social Learning’ Before We Destroy It. E-learning corporate learning learning and development social media trainingHow do you know an idea has gone thoroughly mainstream? It appears in melodramatic primetime television. This is even true of training. Take the ‘Twitter for Training’ episode of sudsy medical drama Grey’s Anatomy from last year for example.
Upside Learning
JANUARY 18, 2011
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo revealed that 40% of all tweets come from mobile devices, demonstrating mobile’s increasing importance to the social media. Why Low Performing Schools Need Digital Media. Foursquare is a smartphone app that is quickly becoming one of the most popular and useful geo-networking tools for general social networking and for promoting business. Social Gaming Market to Surpass $1 Billion.
E-Learning Provocateur
APRIL 3, 2009
Glen also recommends The eLearning Guild’s Handbook on Synchronous e‑Learning. evaluation m-learning social media virtual classrooms web 2.0I attended the annual LearnX Asia Pacific conference this week at Sydney’s Darling Harbour. While the weather was dreary, I found the sessions topical and thought provoking.
Learning with 'e's
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
It fascinated social psychologist Stanley Milgram. So Milgram''s notion of six degrees is not so much a theory of learning, more a social contact theory, but it has significant implications for learning in the social media age. Milgram theorised that it could be established that no-one is separated from anyone else in the world by more than six social contacts. Who we know and who they know, he believed, define our social structure.
Clive on Learning
MARCH 1, 2011
In my last post, a review of The New Social Learning , I proposed that, with the rapid rush to using e-learning in the workplace, we are at greater risk of a surplus of isolated self-study than we are an explosion in the use of social media. In particular, I'm beginning to wonder whether self-study can feel social. You're very much on your own and, as social animals, you don't like it. If it does, even self-study can feel like a social experience.
eLearning Cyclops
JUNE 20, 2009
e-Learning is also synchronous courses, blended learning, informal or social learning, etc. Distance Learning Social Media Misc. A post on e-Learning Guild's group on LinkedIn asked, "In What Ways Do Organizations Get eLearning Wrong?" This question really got me thinking. There are many organizations that get it right, but many get it wrong too. Here are my thoughts on pitfalls organizations must avoid.
eLearning Cyclops
DECEMBER 20, 2009
It is a social network for only members of your organization. It does not have a TweetChat or TweetGrid type app that allows using hashtags to have a synchronous chat among numerous members. Yammer Social Media NetworkingI have started test driving Yammer. For the last six months, I have been using Twitter and getting great rewards from using it. So naturally a similar application that is tailored more for use in a corporate environment would spark my interest.
Learning with 'e's
OCTOBER 28, 2013
This means that texting too, has become normal practice, as has our use of touch screens, social media and search engines. It''s amazing to me how much we already take for granted, but probably the thing we take for granted the most, is our ability to have multiple, instantaneous and synchronous global conversations. communication e-mail Google Hangouts mobile phones Skype social media Touch screen videoconference Do you remember the days before the Web? I do.
Learning with 'e's
MAY 29, 2013
Whether or not we realise it, if we regularly use social media, we are members of the world wide digital tribe. Social media, the most social of all modern technologies, provided us with shared virtual spaces where we could ''meet''. Facebook is currently the largest of the digital totems in the social media universe. Internet memes - units of digital cultural knowledge - are very easily propagated and amplified across social media platforms.
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