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The difference between an audience and a community in new media

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Having a large audience is important in the advertising world. Auto posting RSS feeds on a Twitter account reaches audiences, but doesn’t create community. Audiences are disengaged: Generally speaking, one reason a large audience is necessary in advertising is that the response rate is low. You advertise TO an audience.

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On Alice in Wonderland and Social Media

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The real real, not the real you’re used to polishing, brushing and over airbrushing…leave that “real&# in the advertising world where it belongs. As your community learns to trust YOU, they’ll see that you’re real and no Cheshire Cat, this will make relationships easier to develop. Real is better.

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Tool Tuesday: Qwitter

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Yes, the free version includes advertising, but I don’t mind the advertising – after all, someone has to pay for the services I’m receiving. What I like: Unobtrusive: Its a single email once a day. The paid version provides for ad-free emails.

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What the ComScore Digital Year in Review means for small biz marketers

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The recent release of ComScore’s Digital Year in Review provides detailed information on search and advertising. If you thought that 2010 was a big year for digital marketing, you were right.

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