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Elm Springs - A Case for Social Media

Residents of the tiny, isolated community of Elm Springs use social media to connect.

Aired 03/31/2020 | Rating TV-G

The Middle of Everywhere - Connecting Rural South Dakota

Elm Springs - A Case for Social Media

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Residents of the tiny, isolated community of Elm Springs use social media to connect.

Elm Springs is a small and somewhat isolated western South Dakota town surrounded by farms and ranches. People living in and around Elm Springs have found that Facebook provides them with a method of staying connected. There's publicity about community events, but it's also being used for more immediate messenging.

Aired 03/31/2020 | Rating TV-G

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Elm Springs - A Case for Social Media

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Clip | 4m 1s | Residents of the tiny, isolated community of Elm Springs use social media to connect. (4m 1s)

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