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12 things I thought I knew About Social Media in 2011

Direct Marketing Observations

As 2011 winds down, it’s time for me to reflect on the state of my social media world in 2011. Things that I thought I knew about social media in 2011: 1) That I knew what I was talking about. 5) Corporations were ready to be transparent in 2011. 8) That FB would get to 1billion users in 2011.

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The Nifty 50 Top Women of Twitter for 2011

Webbiquity SMM

Cheryl and I thought it would be a great idea to collaborate on this special social media project—and so the process began for creating the 2011 #Nifty50 List of Top Twitter Women. Though she writes mainly on pharma-related subjects, her blog topics also include branding, family, fundraising, innovation, leadership, and Twitter.

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Blog World LA 2011 Recap – Session Notes and Experiences from #BWELA

Kikolani

All I ended up doing was sleeping there, but it definitely the best three nights of sleep I’ve had in a hotel in a while. If you are trying to get brand advertising/sponsors, remember that brands like people with influence on multiple platforms. Why I Am Attending Blog World Expo 2011 Plus a 20% Off Discount Code.

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What community means to me: 17 teenage perspectives

Firebelly

Community makes your who you are image credit duncan alney (c) 2011. This was definitely clear to me yesterday – as I was at Westfield High School’s “Entrepreneurship 101” class (the second session to be exact) – interacting with kids between the ages of 14 and 18 – and their visionary teacher Lauri Russo. They’re all here.

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12 (of the) Best Social PR Guides, Tips and Techniques of 2011

Webbiquity SMM

Another part of the confusion is based on the changing definition of “media.” What brand marketers can learn from PR by iMedia Connection. ” Every print publication now has an online version. Many “traditional” journalists now write blogs; does that make them bloggers?

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News Feed Optimization (NFO) is the new SEO!

Buzz Marketing for Technology

It occurs to me my definition of content often differs from their definition of content. All this is needed to get people to engage with your brand specifically in the form of “likeing” and commenting on it. 11 B2B Marketing Predictions for 2011 Around this time last year I wrote about the 10.

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Lessons From a Very Public Break-Up

Waxing UnLyrical

We recognized the enormous opportunity that social channels can offer and felt that we could really extend the reach of our brand voice by speaking directly with our customers. We launched into Twitter on 25 August 2010 and into Facebook on the 7 February 2011. Do you have any favorite campaigns from 2011?

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