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A Community of Practice Is More Than a Website

Social Media Strategery

A community of practice (CoP) is, according to cognitive anthropologists Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger , a group of people who share an interest, a craft, and/or a profession. Sounds like we might already be members of dozens of communities of practice – at work, at church, at school, etc. Sounds pretty simple, right?

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219: I’d like to Feature YOU on the ProBlogger Podcast

ProBlogger

An Invitation for YOU to Be Featured on the ProBlogger Podcast. It’s an invitation for YOU to be featured in an upcoming episode of the ProBlogger podcast. And in the lead up we want to feature stories and tips from ProBlogger listeners and readers who’ve already started their own blogs. Blogging What’s Your Story?

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Kpop Lessons: Handling Defamation Through Public Relations

Waxing UnLyrical

Earlier this year, Korean netizens questioned the academic credentials of musician Tablo , pen name Daniel Armand Lee, who graduated from Stanford University in 2002. Consider that the TaJinYo online community had over 131,000 members in September; imagine how much larger the community would have been had Tablo stayed silent on the matter.

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12 kinds of Knowledge Workers

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Effective communications also includes how we interrelate with the needs of people who have communication disabilities such as the blind and vision-impaired. Updated: 12/08/2002; 12:50:46 AM. Saturday, November 23, 2002. KMPings has enabled the formation of a loosely coupled community of KM bloggers. 2:55:05 PM.

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Knowledge work as craft work

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Jim McGee, April 1, 2002. Designing a synthesis that recognizes the essential features of the knowledge economy is the challenge at hand. As an aside, Etienne Wengers excellent work on communities of practice (e.g., The second aspect of visibility is better leverage of communities of expertise and practice.

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Technology for Small Business

Buzz Marketing for Technology

From building business to getting a straight answer, social networking sites offer up a wide-ranging community. s features allows members to post questions in a number of forums focused on particular topics and geographical areas. Even after the move, Mr. Rudnick continues to use that feature for ongoing operations. Classifieds.

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Three Key Things Successful Bloggers Do to Build Their Blogs Into Businesses

ProBlogger

It can help you sell to your audience, build traffic, and build a sense of community. Proof of authority – maybe showing the logos of sites you’ve been featured on. When I started my first blog in 2002, it looked like 99% of the blogs on the internet. 1: Use Multiple Email Opt-In Boxes. Email is so important.

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