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When Does Social Media Really Work?

Direct Marketing Observations

The beauty of social media isn’t in the online connections. No the beauty of social media is in it’s potential. Recently in the Wall Street Journal, there was an article titled , Why Successful Branding Still Happens Offline. It’s not about the numbers, never has been.

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Is Twitter Crossing the Line Between Useful and Creepy

Convince & Convert

Image via Wall Street Journal blog. First, the kismet of discovering interesting people that are around you , enabling you to meet up with them, or at least connect with them virtually. Maybe it’s a sign of the social media times, where we know people by their avatar more so than their street address of phone number.

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The Unfriendliness of Kid-Friendly Social Networks

Socialized

Constrained chat is a gateway drug to unconstrained chat, which can lead to personal meetings. Note: It was pointed out to me after I published this that the Wall Street Journal piece was written not by Walt Mossberg, but by Katherine Boehret, and edited by Mossberg. There are dangerous people online who prey on children.

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Micro Persuasion: Three Little Tips for Capturing Info Bits Quickly

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Btw, it was great meeting you ip at the social media immersion. All-Blog Media Diet Experiment. Avatar Marketing. Citizen Journalism. Journalism. Friendfeed will Change Journalism, PR and Marketing. Thanks for the info - will try Ghistory! Posted by: Ulla | Sunday, June 22, 2008 at 05:40 AM.

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196: Blogger Spotlight – Nikki Parkinson from Styling You, Shares How She Built a Business Around Her Blog

ProBlogger

How do you think your background in journalism helped you in your blogging? On the other side of things, what mind shifts did you have to make from journalism to become a blogger? With the social media that it’s around now, it’s a very different possibility with that. Do you have an avatar in mind? Nikki: Yeah.

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196: Blogger Spotlight – Nikki Parkinson from Styling You, Shares How She Built a Business Around Her Blog

ProBlogger

How do you think your background in journalism helped you in your blogging? On the other side of things, what mind shifts did you have to make from journalism to become a blogger? With the social media that it’s around now, it’s a very different possibility with that. Do you have an avatar in mind? Nikki: Yeah.

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33 (of the) Best Social Media Guides, Tips and Resoures of 2012 So Far

Webbiquity SMM

Given the widespread adoption of social media marketing practices, the “if” and “when” questions seemed to have now been resolved by most midsized and larger companies (and a lot of small companies as well). What’s the best process for developing a social media marketing plan?