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Ethics in Social Media: A Glossary | Bare Feet Blog

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She didn’t last long, as the community questioned her extreme statements and Jeremiah Owyang (a Forrester Analyst) contacted Exxon directly for comment. (I 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.

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How Social Media can Fix the Troll and Bullying problem

Laurel Papworth

Systemic ongoing repeated trolling is bullying but sometimes a troll can make one-off comments just to see if they get a rise. The fallout: Internet message-board commenters went even crazier than usual , posting Fowler’s home address, which in turn prompted him to threaten to sue the website where it had appeared.

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When is Brand Evangelism a Crime? Exploring the Royal Caribbean.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The effective practice of social media marketing requires monitoring all channels, from online cruise message boards to social networking sites like Facebook or LinkedIn. And those who see that the big loser is the message board’s credibility, and by extention, other board’s credibility, also.

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Is it easy to tell if you are a scammer or straight-shooter?

Bare Feet Studios

When all I can find about you on Google search are things like message board postings or a one-off weight loss blog offer, then you are not a serious business person IMO. link] This comment was originally posted on Twitter VAinParadise October 8, 2009 at 1:16 am Is it easy to tell if you are a scammer or straight-shooter?

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Interview with Alex Brown, Author: Great and Goodness Barbaro And His Legacy - Part 1

Diva Marketing Blog

So let’s turn the clock back to 2005 – 2008 when you were Sr. Diva Marketing/Toby : You had huge success with that blog (and subsequent message board and wiki), from hundreds of thousands of comments, to rich content and wonderful search rankings. Obviously, the blog drove traffic to the Tim Woolley Racing web site.

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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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Man Commits Suicide on Justin.tv

Koka Sexton

The young man apparently posted threats of killing himself to Web message boards in the past, according to numerous online reports. Leave a comment! ¬ Taylor #2594 December 13th, 2008 at 11:57 pm The idea that some of these people were egging him on to commit suicide, even if they were skeptical, just smacks of cruelty.