Vadim Lavrusik

I'm the Community Manager & Social Strategist at Mashable.com. I also teach social media at the Columbia Journalism School and organize @CMMeetup in NYC.
Trees uprooted (at Park Slope, Brooklyn) - http://lavrusik.tumblr.com/post...
Tree + car = #sandy (at Prospect Park (SW Entrance)) - http://lavrusik.tumblr.com/post...
Tree + car = #sandy @ Prospect Park (SW Entrance) http://instagram.com/p...
Top 10 shared terms by people the US on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journal... 1. we are ok 2. power (no power, have power) 3. damage
Top 10 words/phrases by people in the US on Facebook in the last 24 hours: https://www.facebook.com/journal... #hurricane #sandy 1. Sandy 2. stay safe
If you're covering #sandy, here are some useful searches for what people are posting on FB & Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/journal...
If you're looking to embed an Instagram stream of #hurricanesandy pics, try SnapWidget: http://snapwidget.com/ Example: http://lavrusik.com/2012...
Flatiron building (at The Flatiron District) - http://lavrusik.tumblr.com/post...
Nice: @columbiajourn so far raised $53K today as part of Columbia Giving Day: https://givingday.columbia.edu/leaderb... Scholarships for students #ftw
Biggest sites in social publishing: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mattbuc... @huffingtonpost #1. @nytimes #5 Based on engagement w/ stories on Facebook.
Great discussion on democracy-social media & balance between curation vs. algorithms #poynterethics (at The Paley Center For Media) - http://lavrusik.tumblr.com/post...
RT @AntDeRosa: MT @ProducerMatthew: There have been 5 times as many drone strikes under Obama than under Bush - http://www.slate.com/article... #debates
"Would you rather own a magazine or a digital media startup?" - http://adage.com/article... Startup, though this argues otherwise.
Out in the burbs (at Westport, Connecticut) - http://lavrusik.tumblr.com/post...
A high school for future car mechanics? (at Automotive High School) - http://lavrusik.tumblr.com/post...
A gloomy day in the city (at Facebook NYC) - http://lavrusik.tumblr.com/post...
CNN launches Trends site powered by Zite: http://www.forbes.com/sites... Wish the front page was more interactive, stories were shareable.
Making new signs for the office. This one says “likers gonna like”. (at Facebook NYC) - http://lavrusik.tumblr.com/post...
RT @CJR: Last print issue of #Newsweek: Dec. 31. Note from @thedailybeast & @thetinabeast mentions possible "staff reductions & streamlining"
Our engineers double as artists. Beautifying the office… (Taken with Instagram at Facebook NYC) - http://lavrusik.tumblr.com/post...
Twouble with Twitters (video): http://current.com/shows... A funny throw-back from the earlier days of Twitter.
Apple picking with the birthday girl, @kristalavrusik :) (Taken with Instagram at Outhouse Orchards) - http://lavrusik.tumblr.com/post...
Krista shooting some pool (Taken with Instagram at Pork Slope) - http://lavrusik.tumblr.com/post...
Fire in the sky (Taken with Instagram at Prospect Park (SW Entrance)) - http://lavrusik.tumblr.com/post...
ATL bound (Taken with Instagram at LaGuardia Terminal C) - http://lavrusik.tumblr.com/post...
To celebrate 1 million Facebook fans, @mashable shares their fans Facebook stories via infographic: http://mashable.com/2012...
Freedom Tower (Taken with Instagram at Brooklyn Bridge) - http://lavrusik.tumblr.com/post...
RT @Poynter: Proof it doesn't matter who breaks news first: http://www.poynter.org/latest-... 83% of people seek a 2nd trusted source during breaking news
@triplee116 and the rest of the 116 guys are doing some incredible things. Awesome show. #unashamed (Taken with Instagram at Best Buy Theater) - http://lavrusik.tumblr.com/post...
What @Buzzfeed's evolution says about the future of longform journalism: http://www.poynter.org/latest-...
About to go over Instagram in the social media class i teach at #columbiajourn so posting this as an example of a photo. The projector is roaring. (Taken with Instagram at Columbia University: Graduate School of Journalism) - http://lavrusik.tumblr.com/post...