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Gartner: fake social media reviews

Sherrilynne Starkie

In 2009 in the USA, the FTC determined that paying for positive reviews without disclosing that the reviewer had been compensated equates to deceptive advertising and would be prosecuted as such. HAT TIP: For Immediate Release, The Hobson and Holtz Report. Social Media Reviews: 10 percent to be paid for by companies in 2014.

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The Corporate Social Media Summit 2011

Mindjumpers

Tweet Useful Social Media is a company that produces business intelligence products designed to help big businesses get the most of their use of social media. In June 2011, they will be holding The Corporate Social Media Summit in both New York and San Francisco. The State of Corporate Social Media 2011.

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10 Reasons Market Research is Critical to Social Media

Adam Cohen

But those same companies need to leverage, not ignore, that insight available when fusing social media into the marketing mix they already have. People are the fuel behind social media, which is really just tools and tactics. Do they use social platforms and if so, how often and why?

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Social Media On The Farm: Crisis Management, Market Research, Education And APIs

The Realtime Report

As a mobile-friendly platform, Twitter has been used by farmers to share information, check realtime conditions, and connect with customers from its earliest days – CNN reported on this as early as 2009. Using social media and video to promote it, they generated $10,000 in the first 10 days, as reported by Grist.

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Monday’s 5 Social Media Must-Reads

Firebelly

Below are 5 social media must-reads from last week that we wouldn’t want you to miss. HOW TO: Get the Most Out of Advanced Social Media Search. By Ann Smarty Social media search — the ability to tap into thousands of real-time updates — has long been a hot topic. As was 2009 and 2008.

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Did President Obama Kill the Automated Tweet? | The Social Media.

The Social Media Incubator

Starting with a seemingly innocent Tweet around 4PM EST and escalating through Sunday night and throughout the rest of the week, every news source on the planet has by now covered the influence that social media has had on this major news story. Remember, social media is “Real Time PR.” Probably not.

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Debunking Five Social Media Myths

Socialized

Social media, particularly its use in business communications, is still in its early days, and like anything new and different, there’s plenty of mythology surrounding it. Unfortunately, the Journal didn’t say e-mail was dead, but reported on Oct. Perhaps social media is not a part of the company’s communication strategy.