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What's your social currency?

Akamai Marketing

By taracoomans – April 4, 2011 Posted in: Content , Featured , social media Photo credit: BaronBrian 97 Million people use Twitter. What I AM suggesting is that you brands and companies give serious consideration to what they have to OFFER the community and what motivates their community to be part of social media at all.

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Book Review Wednesday: Wikibrands: Reinventing your company in.

Akamai Marketing

There are so many layers to this topic that entire (worthy) books have been written on social media philosophy, content creation or audience engagement. Understanding the needs of humans, rather than computers is the essence of Wikibrand success.

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On Alice in Wonderland and Social Media

Akamai Marketing

The Moral of the Story: The Cheshire Cat is like a social media program without human characteristics, except a cheesy smile. Let your community see the whole Alice, even with your idiosyncrasies (how DO you keep your hair perfect on this grand adventure?). Who can trust that crazy cat? That’s how PEOPLE view MARKETERS.

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Successful Blogging for Small and Medium Businesses

Akamai Marketing

Blogs for business are an outstanding tool for business, they can build community, be the backbone of your social media program, and drive traffic to your website, just for starters. Are you trying to create community? taracoomans Posted March 29, 2011 at 11:48 PM Dig in, Dania! Then live it. your own set of metrics.

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Link-building Tips and Tools for Bloggers in a Post-Panda and Penguin World

ProBlogger

In February of 2011, Google released the Panda update that took rankings away from websites with low-quality content and sites with more advertising than content. Complete your social network and forum profiles. Join communities like My Blog Guest. Google’s Panda update. Use Google Authorship. For example….

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2009

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

40 Key Elements to Getting Started in Social Media (Louis Gray): Mike Fruchter writes an awesome blog post on Louis Gray’s blog about how to get involved in social media, from branding to blogging to Twitter to community. Marketing on the Social Web: A Few Key Ingredients (Michael Fruchter): I love the graphic.

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23 (More) of the Best Social Media Guides, Tips and Resources of 2012

Webbiquity SMM

How can you make sure your company’s social media policy doesn’t run afoul of employment law? What under-utilized site has been called a “social media powerhouse,” and which highly popular social bookmarking site is frequently overlooked by marketers? Social Media ROI Measurement Guides.