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Become the Pied Piper of Community Building

Waxing UnLyrical

Communities have been around for centuries, however online communities have only been around for a few decades. According to Computerworld the first “online community” came about in 1973 when Talkomatic for the PLATO time-sharing system released a text-based group chat. Let’s get right to it, how to build your brand’s community.

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2012 in Recap: The Year of Visual Social Media

Mindjumpers

But 2012 was also characterised by being the year when visual content came into focus, as Sara predicted. In 2012, the photo sharing platform Instagram became immensely popular, which proved that users are increasingly visually focused. Facebook Timeline. Facebook & Instagram: success and turbulences.

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Ottawa’s Twitter top 20 for 2012

Sherrilynne Starkie

Ottawa's top tweeters for 2012. as a Marketing tool. If your profile is featured on this and you want to maintain or boost your position, get your followers involved by asking them to vote for you. View more lists from Sherrilynne Starkie. Related posts: Octobers most popular posts. Ottawa’s Twitter top 20 March 2010.

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Four Points to Remember When Adopting a New Social Network

Waxing UnLyrical

Unless you’ve been under a rock since the beginning of 2012, by now you’ve heard of little thing called Pinterest. While I haven’t given in to the craze yet, it’s impossible to ignore its meteoric rise in the world of social media, not just within our industry but in mainstream adoption. Is your audience part of the network?

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9 social media trends to keep your eye on in 2012

Akamai Marketing

In some ways, social media is growing up, but in other ways we’re just getting started. But this is a dynamic field and we’re sure to see changes in 2012 too? What should businesses plan for in 2012 and what should they be looking for? But 2012 will see some changes in this area and as a marketer, its none too soon.

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24 of the Best Google+ Guides, Tips, Rants and Raves of 2012

Webbiquity SMM

Will Google+ be a “Facebook killer” or just Google’s next failed social network? “Ghost town” or not, many experts agree that Google+ is here to stay, and it’s valuable for b2b marketing, SEO , personal branding, and reputation management. Google+ Guides and Tips.

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4 Nearly Guaranteed 2012 Social Media Predictions

Convince & Convert

The team at Awareness (who offer social media management software I like a lot), recently published a terrific, free ebook of 2012 social media predictions. Doug Haslam (good guy despite being a Red Sox fan – read his great post on social ROI ). Jim Storer (runs the amazing resource The Community Roundtable ).