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How to Integrate Social Media into Your Website with a Homeland Embassy Strategy

Convince & Convert

Michael Dell spoke about the issue of proximity in an article in Forbes back in 2006: The first step was to add blogs and message boards in the hope that irate customers will talk to the company rather than gripe to the whole Internet. We can’t even buy out the ads that appear alongside our posts.

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Ethics in Social Media: A Glossary | Bare Feet Blog

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On the other hand, Whole Foods CEO really crossed the line by posting on stock message boards under an alias name , attempting to influence the stock price of an acquisition. Money cannot buy you influence on the social web; remember it comes from Transparency, Truth, and Trust. Flogs – aka Fake Blogs.

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Get Your Social Media Story Straight | Blogging and Content.

Convince & Convert

The team’s record for the last five years: 2009-10 (14-60) so far 2008-09 (24-58) 2007-08 (22-60) 2006-07 (32-50) 2005-06 (33-49) In fact, the Timberwolves have won a playoff series only one time in their 21 years of existence. I got hooked on the Star Tribune Twolves message board in 2002 and haven’t looked back.

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6 Laws Every Blogger Needs to Obey so they Don’t Get Sued

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This all started back in 2006, when the Federal Trade Commission, recognizing that bloggers were displacing traditional ways of advertising that could open up dishonest business practices and conflicts of interest, issued a letter that recommended all bloggers need to be open and honest with their endorsements and reviews. How could that be?

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An Open Letter to Facebook

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

So, Facebook, when are you going to have a Business Center that regularly communicates with owners of small businesses or larger businesses who don’t place ad buys on your network? million members, and I’ve asked her to contribute her thoughts as she’s gathered from Facebook’s message boards and discussions.

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