{"id":195,"date":"2011-12-27T17:47:44","date_gmt":"2011-12-27T17:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cci-web1:9000\/blog\/?p=195"},"modified":"2023-01-12T08:04:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T16:04:03","slug":"social-media-is-our-direct-link-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/social-media-is-our-direct-link-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media is Our Direct Link to You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re too young to remember the profession of switchboard operator, you\u2019ve probably seen these workers in action in older movies. Operators would insert phone plugs into jacks on a board, and when a call was active the board would &#8220;light up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Computerized direct dialing made the role of switchboard operator largely obsolete. But that didn\u2019t mean it was any easier for customers to contact businesses either directly or immediately. At least not until something called &#8220;social media&#8221; took the Internet by storm and forever changed how people keep in touch.<\/p>\n<p>At Consumer Cellular, we love the connective tissue of social media and use it through four online channels:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Facebook<\/strong> &#8211; We maintain an active presence on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/consumercellular\">Facebook<\/a> and are constantly monitoring it, making it a great place to engage in a conversation with us. It\u2019s where we pass along helpful tips, as well as run promotions and contests. It\u2019s also where you can learn about our occasional free giveaways, such as gift cards and new cell phones. I encourage you to join the nearly 20,000 people who have already &#8220;liked&#8221; us on Facebook.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Twitter<\/strong> &#8211; We use <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/\/\/l!\/Consumer_Cell\">Twitter<\/a> to share small bits of timely information about cell phones or our company. For example, a recent tweet included this link to where you can find premium Android apps for only ten cents! If you want to receive such brief tips and tricks, just follow us on Twitter. It\u2019s easy and free.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>YouTube<\/strong> \u2013 Visit Consumer Cellular\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ConsumerCellular\">YouTube<\/a> channel to find a range of short videos, from customer testimonials to our television commercials. Most useful of all, perhaps, are the many how-to videos we\u2019ve created and posted.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Google+<\/strong> &#8211; Our newest social media outlet is <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/116267150537051684420\">Google+<\/a>. It\u2019s a social network platform, operated by Google, which enables us to keep what it refers to as &#8220;circles&#8221; of people. If you\u2019re a Google+ user, be sure to add us to your circles today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From email to Facebook, Twitter to YouTube, it\u2019s never been easier for you to keep in touch with us\u2014and vice versa. Best of all, to quote from Lily Tomlin\u2019s famous switchboard operator Ernestine, you\u2019re always able to <em>reach the party to whom you are speaking<\/em>: Consumer Cellular.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re too young to remember the profession of switchboard operator, you\u2019ve probably seen these workers in action in older movies. 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