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The Biggest Trend in 2011? Our Continued Laziness.

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Did you know that as of March 2010, 24 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube every minute? Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance video has been viewed over 328 million times since it’s release. Entertainers aside, there is a reason we like to watch videos. Video as a search result. Video as a trusted search result.

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The Implied Participation of Social Media

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Why in 2011 have some waited this long to do anything with social media? Funny thing though, it really doesn’t matter what your background is in 2011. YourVersion [link] - YourVersion is a tool for delivering the latest news, blogs, tweets, and videos on content that matters to you, all in one place. What is the reality?

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Social Media: What’s Right, What’s Wrong, and What’s Next?

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It started with an eye catching commercial developed by Wieden + Kennedy and ended with videos that have been viewed more than 40 million times and total brand views on the web that have been estimated to have surpassed 110 million. What’s right in social media? Or better yet what went right? For me it was a mashup. So what about you?

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10 Social Posts to Save and Share

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5) Wanna see a cool video about the power of Google analytics ? Here are the 50 best websites of 2011 according to Time Magazine. See their most successful ad copy and landing pages. Check it out. 7) Here is the gold. Want to know what social media can tell us about American Society?

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30 Social Media Sites, Tools, Posts and Articles that I Bookmarked from 2010

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26) This is another I want to try and use more in 2011 Tinypay.me. 29) I love time lapse videos, and this one is no exception. As we hurdle into 2011, first, I want to thank those who made the content that I consumed and you consumed in 2010, but now it’s time to start thinking in a more altruistic, giving way.

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