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The Year Of More

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It may (but I'm bullish on it continuing), and this year will be a year where consumers will be even more social than they were in 2011. From Amazon , Google / Android , Microsoft , RIM (hopefully) and maybe even Facebook , our lives (and briefcases) will continue to get filled up with new, different and interesting devices.

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The Customer Is (Not) Always Right

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If you're in line at your favorite retailer and you're wondering why they don't open up a second cash register, you're just a tweet away from holding that company responsible for their store policies. That being said, there are instances when the customer is not always right. brand champion. brand evangelist. brand loyalty. business book.

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List of Brand-Side Corporate Social Strategists: Twitter Edition

Webbiquity SMM

List of Corporate Social Strategists for 2011. It’s also possible there may be errors in my list; please let me know in the comments or through my Twitter if you find any, and I will correct them. Anyway, on to the list!

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Can You Trust Your Blog to the Cloud – The Pros and Cons

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Microsoft, Apple, Rackspace, Starbucks, McDonalds, IBM and even Amazon offer it. Everything’s going smashingly well, your site has amazing uptime backed by one of the world’s biggest retailers and your tribe is loving it. It wasn’t really until late in 2011 that they overhauled their approach.

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

ProBlogger

Bloggers have an advantage that static and retail websites don’t. 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. And of course, Darren wrote earlier today advocating a more level-headed approach to backlinks.

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Best Social Media Stats, Facts and Marketing Research of 2010

Webbiquity SMM

Regardless of age group, personal recommendations from company or industry colleagues are rated the most influential information source, while retail websites are least relied upon. It’s Budget Season – B2B Marketing Budget Trends for 2011 by Everything Technology Marketing. There are 1.5 last year (2009). .&#.

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38+ Cool Social Media and Web Tools and Reviews

Webbiquity SMM

FanTools uses “knowledge gained from across the FanTools network of small businesses to deliver plans” that enable local retailers, restaurants and other types of businesses to use exclusive coupon offers mixed with other content across their social networks to drive engagement and purchases.

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