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DECEMBER 14, 2009

Based on the comments the piece received, I’ve updated it and Talent Zoo published it this morning. About a month ago, I wrote about my five social media predictions for 2010.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Most AR applications in 2009 were quaint curiosities designed to demonstrate the AR concept. The EU Unfair Business Practices Directive technically banned astroturfing (the practice of company or paid third-party representatives posing as consumers and leaving positive comments on a blog or forum) some time ago. The conventional Web 1.0

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JANUARY 22, 2010

That video has nearly 7000 views, many positive comments, and at one time was the most viewed YouTube video of Webkinz spinning on a ceiling fan. Pew Internet and American Life Project, Twitter and Status Updating, Fall 2009 by Susannah Fox, Kathryn Zickuhr, Aaron Smith, Oct 21, 2009. Don’t Be Taken In By Conventional Wisdom.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Add your top Twitter rules in a comment before Nov. Many could be rewritten to simulate a positive spin, like “Be unpretentious” instead of “Don’t be pretentious,” but they seem more instructive the way they are. Did I miss any? Any you strongly disagree with? This was originally published as My Brief List of 53 Twitter Rules.

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OCTOBER 24, 2009

Still, big business is creating fan pages and a study released in January 2009 , commissioned by Princeton, N.J.-based Staff your Facebook page with one or more company representatives who can keep it up-to-date, and can respond to comments and questions left on the page. This creates a sense of urgency and drives people to the page.

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