Janet Fouts

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Loca for Local at SXSW

Janet Fouts

Social media has had such a huge impact on small businesses, both to reach out to a global audience and to their own backyard as well. That’s why I suggested this panel for next year’s SXSW , and I asked some amazing local business and social media folks to join me. There are some fantastic panels proposed.

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Hashtags, the Good the Bad, the Oh So Ugly

Janet Fouts

A beautiful 2011 R8. Facebook Googleplus Social Media Tips and Tricks Twitter strategy Google Plus hashtags Twitter' Take Audi’s R8 campaign, #WantAnR8 which resulted in lots of drooling car buffs sharing their dream car as well as a lot of dealerships getting into the game and being retweeted.

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Why aren’t there more women in open source (and what are you gonna do about it?)

Janet Fouts

Google Summer of Code (apply for mentorship March 28, 2011!). The GNOME outreach program for women has a list of mentors (always looking for more) and internships available. Ubuntu Women mentoring project. Science Foo Camp.

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What was the most important thing you learned about social media this year?

Janet Fouts

I wanted to take a moment to thank just a few of the people I’ve learned from this year and I asked them to share an answer to the following question: What was the most important thing you learned about social media this year? The most important thing I learned about social media this year is that it’s not important.

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This Is Social, Watch Your Mouth

Janet Fouts

I don’t care what social network you’re on actually, or who you are, if you wouldn’t say it to a crowd in Times Square with your Mom in the audience, just don’t say it, unless you want a call from Mom. A little social media etiquette is in order. As always in a social situation. Of anything.

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Who will win the video app wars?

Janet Fouts

We all know video is wildly popular across the board and people love the experience of sharing their life experiences with others in real time.When Meerkat launched in March it got a huge bump from social media marketers who created live video in real time from the South by Southwest conference. Remember Qik (say “quick”)?

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Who will win the video app wars?

Janet Fouts

We all know video is wildly popular across the board and people love the experience of sharing their life experiences with others in real time.When Meerkat launched in March it got a huge bump from social media marketers who created live video in real time from the South by Southwest conference. Remember Qik (say “quick”)?

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