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Why Alps Bethneck is 5 Years Old

Ari Herzog

2005: Flickr. I was the creative director for a company doing online video and games. Wikipedia is where I learned about from Tanja Sadow, the dean of a local jewelery school. A story I posted on Digg in 2005 crashed the “interesting” get-paid-for content site I was briefly testing. This is his story. Ask Chiaki Williams.

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9 YouTube stats to inform your marketing strategy in 2019

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When YouTube first arrived in 2005, few likely had any idea how valuable it would become. The first video, “ Me at the Zoo ,” launched on April 23, 2005, and the first ads followed two years later. A lot of companies assume that YouTube is strictly a B2C channel. 46% of B2B buyers purchase something after watching video.

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The Case For Myspace

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According to the Wikipedia entry for Myspace , the company had a 2009 estimated revenue of $395 million with over 30 million users as of June 2011. And, while the company was estimated to be worth somewhere between $50 - $200 million when News Corp. What do the other mass media news companies need to succeed? innovation.

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TruthForce! | How Wiki Software is Changing Communication

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The office has done this by enlisting the public in its review of progress reports from more than 2,000 companies--an effort to make sure each is complying with established social and environmental guidelines. But most corporate wikis are closed to the public, limiting access to employees inside the company firewall.

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Ethics in Social Media: A Glossary | Bare Feet Blog

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Shill – Direct from Wikipedia : “A shill is an associate of a person selling goods or services or a political group, who pretends no association to the seller/group and assumes the air of an enthusiastic customer. Wikipedia - “Wikipedia’s 13 million articles (2.9 There’s an example here.

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Facebook: Iceland Constitution and Gov 2.0

Laurel Papworth

I don’t mean that negatively – some individuals and companies rise mightily to a challenge, show what they can do in the hot seat and earn a tonne of social currency. Oddsson was removed on 26 February 2009 ( wikipedia ). In 2009 6 times as many people as in 2005 emigrated from Iceland. Not much fun.

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What is Work Literacy?

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Karrer and Michele Martin have just launched Work Literacy , which is: "a network of individuals, companies and organizations who are interested in learning, defining, mentoring, teaching and consulting on the frameworks, skills, methods and tools of modern knowledge work." Wikipedia. (4). ► 2005. (21).

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