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Hawaii Tsunami Proves Social Media Power Again: Information is a.

Bare Feet Studios

Via @JohnGarcia ) Hashtag Aggregation: People create hashtags to help aggregate related content from disparate sources so the world (and all of its relevant subsets) can be easily informed. He embedded other live media to keep people informed, and was being used by CNN to inform their global television audience.

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How to Be a Purple Cow Blogger

ProBlogger

It grabs you, it stays in your mind – the blog suddenly becomes ‘that blog with the bald head’ Good branding will stand out – whether that’s an image of you, your logo, strong brand colours or a stylised look and feel for your blog. This post was first published on March 19, 2005 and updated June 23, 2022.

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A Pinteresting Story

Twist Image

Delicious got acquired by Yahoo in 2005 and became the defacto destination to share one's bookmarks online. The only way we're going to get better at curating and aggregating this mass amount of content and bucketing it in a way that feels more cohesive is through platforms like Pinterest (and it's very friendly visualization of content).

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How to Be a Purple Cow Blogger

ProBlogger

It grabs you, it stays in your mind – the blog suddenly becomes ‘that blog with the bald head’ Good branding will stand out – whether that’s an image of you, your logo, strong brand colours or a stylised look and feel for your blog. This post was first published on March 19, 2005 and updated June 23, 2022.

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Death, Social Media, Personal Branding

Bare Feet Studios

Like many people, his stature or what we call personal brand, has improved since he passed away. So really it makes sense that rather than me trying to tell the world about him (when in fact I went several years being out of touch), that instead I let others who knew him, define him as a man, and as a brand. The brand lives on.

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Web 2.0 Expo – cool stuff seen on the floor of the show

Buzz Marketing for Technology

They are the nexus of a digital marketing company mixed with a technology firm that does Microsoft CRM, Business Intelligence and Analytics to provide creative solutions for brand perception and instantiation. Brickfish - Measuring Social Engagement Brickfish offers an innovative way for brands to connect with their target audience online.

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Best Social Media Monitoring Tools

Bill Hartzer

Since so many people are gathering to share ideas, and concepts through social media, it is important for businesses to monitor how their brand is being handled through the various social media channels. What is needed are powerful methods, and tools to track your brand in the social media paradigm.

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