But then again, I never expected the little website I created to keep friends and family informed about Jerry’s progress to become the largest online community for canine amputees and their people either. We considered a number of different ventures during our three years on the road, but that thing turned out to be right under our noses, and the Tripawds Blogs community was born. And its success would not be possible without a few things that make the community what it has become: WordPress Multisite, discussion forums, and social networking. Everyone is on Facebook. MORE >>

As I shared the value of co-publishing (shameless plug alert!) As with all marketing content you publish to the Internet, you want your pins to have SEO-optimized images, names, descriptions, and URLs. Remember, the best practice is to use the same handle and avatar photo that you use on your other branded social network profiles. We can also co-publish these new visualized marketing assets on multiple social networks (Slideshare, Flickr, and YouTube to name just a few), not just on Pinterest. But, how do you Pinterest-ize your other content? will be so bold (What?! MORE >>

Today we’ll talk about integrating your community into your design. One of the great benefits is that an engaged community promotes your blog, providing word of mouth marketing. This includes social bookmarking and sharing, as well as regular links from your community members’ own sites. How do you show that you care about your community? There are a number of ways to visually reinforce the importance of community on your blog, and they center around giving your community visual prominence and rewarding (“gamifying”) their behaviour. MORE >>

Gauravonomics Blog For Marketers, Entrepreneurs and Activists How To Organize and Energize Your Evangelists Blog Speaking Writing Bio Media Subscribe Slideshare Twitter LinkedIn Facebook IdeaSliver Labs Tumblr « How to Scale Real-time Plus Face-time Tracking Broad Social Trends Beyond Web and Mobile Across Asia » Should Brands Approach Community Engagement Like Governments Approach Public Diplomacy? Pushing the analogy further, I am asking myself if brands should approach community engagement programs like governments approach public diplomacy programs. Lets talk. MORE >>

community, I’ve had the opportunity to meet a ton of different people, all with different motivations, frustrations, and aspirations.  You would do well to shift more of your energy away from selling your product and instead focus more on providing value to the community. community, but because of your motivations, you also present some of the biggest risks.  I’d be honored — and I’d feel “published!&# [link] tericee You’re welcome to add it to the post. I’d be honored — and I’d feel “published!&# MORE >>