GM's aggressive approach to using social media

Chris Barger, GM's director of social media, sat down with CEO Mark Ragan to discuss the automaker's strategy and why it employs a full-time team to manage its social media presence.

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Saturday, April 04, 2009 2:57:09 PM by Jeff Bogart

Excellent. Thoughtful.

Friday, February 05, 2010 10:46:28 AM by Katrina G

Can't find his or their official twitter page. I thought they had a full staff to handle social media?

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