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Social Networking Demystified



Ashley Blickenstaff, social media coordinator for GROW Nebraska, based in Holbrook, Nebraska, discussed business marketing using social networking during a seminar Tuesday morning in the Mid-Plains Center for Enterprise at McCook Community College in McCook. Blickenstaff and GROW Nebraska founder and CEO Janell Anderson-Ehrke explained how "Facebook," "Twitter," "LinkedIn," "Flickr," "YouTube" and blogs can be utilized to increase a business's brand awareness and expand a business's online presence. GROW Nebraska teamed up with University of Nebraska Extension., McCook Economic Development and the Center for Enterprise/MCC to present the networking seminar. GROW Nebraska is a non-profit organization whose mission is focused on creating sustainable economic development by supporting Nebraska-based entrepreneurs and small businesses through promotion, market access and education.

Story by: Connie Jo Discoe of the McCook Daily Gazette