Category Archives: PBS Engage

New Disqus Posting Interface

June 10, 2010 – 2:27 PM
If your station is currently using or considering the Disqus commenting tool for pbs.org sites, we've got some great news for you!  Disqus has just rolled out a new and improved posting interface that offers a cleaner, simpler, and more... Read More »
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PBS's Very Own Video Contest

March 12, 2010 – 4:37 PM
User-generated video contests have been cropping up on the interactive landscape for a few years now. Remember that stop action Amazon.com Kindle® commercial you saw on TV the other day? Or the Casual Friday ad for Careerbuilder.com that aired during... Read More »
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UNC-TV's Health Care Reform: North Carolina's Watch on Washington

September 10, 2009 – 12:09 PM
UNC-TV's Health Care Reform: North Carolina's Watch on Washington  is our latest station project in the spotlight.   This project is a success story of how a station incorporated timely, local and national content, while interactively engaging the viewer through calls... Read More »
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Chat Live with Ken Burns and the National Parks Production Team

July 7, 2009 – 11:57 AM
By now, we all know a thing or two about the upcoming "The National Parks: America's Best Idea."  Coming to PBS in September, the film took over six years to film and produce.  You may not realize, though, that the... Read More »
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PBS Engage - Who Can You Reach on Facebook?

May 28, 2009 – 1:11 PM
Lauren Saks from PBS Engage offers some insights about the reach of Facebook:Are you nervous about setting up a page for your station?  Think it won't be worth the time and effort?  Think again.The PBS Facebook fan page boasts over... Read More »
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Using Twitter to Connect with Local Audiences

March 23, 2009 – 10:42 AM
Lauren Saks from PBS Engage offers up some advice to stations looking to get started on Twitter: If I've learned one thing from working in social media, it has been how to write clever or informational things in a very... Read More »
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Stations Engage Communities through Interactive Media

March 9, 2009 – 10:46 AM
In the latest posting from PBS Engage, Lauren Saks muses on the social media efforts of some local stations:  PBS is gearing up for South by Southwest, so I have been extra keen on all things Texas lately.  KLRU combines... Read More »
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Meet PBS Engage

February 20, 2009 – 9:43 AM
I just updated my Facebook status.  I let everyone in my network know that I was having chicken salad for lunch.  An hour later, an old friend from high school replied with her lunch plans.  Connection rekindled.  Turns out... Read More »
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