Jeff Esposito

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Who do you trust on social media?

Jeff Esposito

During this period we’ve seen pieces ranging from a Forbes contributor (not a Forbes staff writer) writing a linkbait article on influential folks to incorrect information regarding the Boston Marathon Bombings has further diluted the trust that we can have with information shared in the space. With that said, the question has to be asked.

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Rebranding ‘Skins, Typos and Evil People

Jeff Esposito

For this week’s Five for Friday I pulled together a lot of articles from a wide array of topics, hope you enjoy it. Westboro Mingle, A Parody Dating Site for the Westboro Baptist Church – this is awesome… sit back and enjoy. Another hectic week capped off by a lovely Friday. Looking forward to this weekend, how about you?

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Congratulations my data says you’re prego, social measurement and stock in beer

Jeff Esposito

Well if you do, be sure to check out this article on how Target uses data. Can a community be hosted on a social site, or is social just a platform to expand a community. With that said, this article paints a great picture of the debate and the role of a community manager.

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Klout, Hugging Kids, 2012 Social Business Predictions & more

Jeff Esposito

Have a good one and enjoy this collection of articles from the past week. When Sites Drag the Unwitting Across the Web – Last week there was a buzz on the social Web about Klout and assigning accounts to users’ profiles even if they didn’t sign up for the service.

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5 Social Networks For Your Small Business To Experiment With

Jeff Esposito

The most powerful is the “+1” this feature allows users to like an article, product or brand. This is a great site to use if you have a product or service that photos do not do justice for or require a demonstration. This network, once dubbed a Facebook Killer , has never lived up to its initial hype from tech pundits.

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Money makes the world go round, no free lunch and dude dies getting buried alive

Jeff Esposito

Facebook Warns Brands that Scale in Social Won’t Come for Free – The No Shit Sherlock award this week comes via the revelation that Facebook’s new timeline is going to influence the way brands market on the site to reach their fans with content and ads. Sri Lankan dies trying buried alive record – this article is primed for a SNL skit.

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Five for Friday 12.10.10

Jeff Esposito

Why Digital Death Sucks – This is a thought provoking article from Shonali Burke on the campaign where celebrities stopped Tweeting until they raised $1M. It’s a pretty interesting look at where the folks over at Facebook see themselves in the future. Some sounds like Orwell, but I can see it happening. A show of hands?

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