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Praying and piggybacking: Who is Nesamani and why are brands talking about him?

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Nesamani is a character played by Tamil actor and comedian Vadivelu in the 2001 film Friends. An innocent reply from the OP (original poster) praying for Nesamani exploded into a social media meme, with users and brands alike pitching in and praying for Nesamani. Social media piggybacking. Who is Nesamani?

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5 Steps to Launch Your International Social Media

Convince & Convert

Launched in 2001, Lingo24 has clients in over sixty countries, and translated over forty million words in the last year. Even though Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google are American companies, social media doesn’t begin and end at the shores of the USA. Localize your content. Develop a strategy.

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How to Use Facebook Groups to Grow Your Business and Engage Customers

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As someone who ran an unauthorized 2gether fan site on Geocities for three glorious, hormone-fuelled months in 2001, I know first-hand the joy of bringing the community together online. Table of contents. Facebook’s algorithm is designed to prioritize content from Facebook groups with high engagement. Facebook page vs. group.

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Beyond Your Borders: Promoting Your Business Internationally Using Social Media

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Lingo24 has been helping some of the world’s biggest global brands with their localization campaigns since 2001. I appreciate Christian taking the time to share his thoughts on the international aspects of social media and some tips on taking your content beyond your own borders.

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Social Pros 23 – DJ Waldow, Waldow Social

Convince & Convert

Huge thanks to data-driven social media management software company Argyle Social for their presenting sponsorship, as well as Infusionsoft , Janrain , and Jim Kukral at DigitalBookLaunch. It was a company that was trying – in 2001 sell pork, poultry, and other meat products online, as a type of exchange.

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10 Reasons Celebrities Are Better at Instagram Than Brands

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The first @theacademy Awards I ever went to was in 2001 when I made a fake pass and snuck in. Your brand’s visual language should be supported by a social media content strategy. At the end of the day, people log on to social media to get their dopamine kicks and have fun. View this post on Instagram.

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The Top #Nifty50 Women in Technology on Twitter for 2012

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Stacey is flat-out awesome: Social Media Manager for Vocus/PRWeb as well as serving her country as a U.S. She’s a self-described “social media nerd” who loves “NASCAR, steak, rock music and XBOX360.” Maria leads Adobe’s Global Marketing Social Media program and Center of Excellence.

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