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Study shows social media drives sales

Sherrilynne Starkie

The Air Miles program logo in Canada since 2009. Photo credit: Wikipedia). From February 2009 to May of 2011, researchers monitored participation in an AIR MILES social community website where members share tips on the best ways to collect and use miles, and share redemption experiences with the brand. Wikipedia rules the waves.

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Gartner: fake social media reviews

Sherrilynne Starkie

Photo credit: Wikipedia). 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. ” However the risk of faking it can be great.

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Big data: seeing the forest and the trees

Sherrilynne Starkie

English: CBC Radio personality Nora Young at the Northern Voice 2009 conference in Vancouver, B.C., Canada (Photo credit: Wikipedia). Her topic was “Big data as a new information ecosystem.”. Harvard calls big data the sexiest job of the 21 st Century.

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The Most Exciting Thing Happening In Digital Right Now

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I fell madly, deeply in love with Kickstarter when I first heard about it back in 2009 (you can read more about my love for it here: Kickstart Your Own Economy ). Kickstarter is a New York startup that was founded in April 2009. It's not Twitter. It's not Facebook. It's not YouTube. It's Kickstarter. What is Kickstarter? creativity.

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A Brief Introduction to The New Community Rules: Marketing on the.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

How can I get changes made to my company’s Wikipedia page? Looking fwd to checking it out… Reply Yossi Dan July 15, 2009 at 1:07 pm Fully embracing the social collaboration arena in our start-up, your intro gives me high motivation to buy your book… Is there any audiobook version scheduled in the near future?

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Calm Down, The Name "Oath" Ain't That Bad

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The pure definition (thanks to Wikipedia ) is: "either a statement of fact or a promise with wording relating to something considered sacred as a sign of verity. Tim Armstrong (CEO of AOL since 2009 and now Oath) is also someone that I have seen in action (since his early days at Google). Candidly, I'm not sure why? What's an oath?

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SMTP Settings in MediaWiki

The Marketing Blog

29 am SMTP Settings in MediaWiki Jump to Comments Image via Wikipedia A Wiki without an email feature is like a ‘car’ without ‘fuel’ For configuring the email functions in MediaWiki you need to ensure that the SMTP settings are right. Home About In the Media Books on my Plate Barcamp Delhi 5: Spreading the Word out !

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