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The Unfriendliness of Kid-Friendly Social Networks

Socialized

Everyone’s talking about the launch of Togetherville , a social network designed to bring parents and their kids together with the goal of learning responsible social networking. In other words, they are not using a social network. The idea is not to teach them to use social networks.

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When Does Social Media Really Work?

Direct Marketing Observations

Recently in the Wall Street Journal, there was an article titled , Why Successful Branding Still Happens Offline. The article was good but it was really similar to a thousand other articles that I have read over the years about how brands need to do this or that in social in order to be successful. That’s the money shot.

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Micro Persuasion: Three Little Tips for Capturing Info Bits Quickly

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Avatar Marketing. Citizen Journalism. Journalism. Social Commerce. Social Networking. Friendfeed will Change Journalism, PR and Marketing. Across the Sound. Advergaming. Advertising. All-Blog Media Diet Experiment. Bloggerside Chats. Centers of Gravity. Citizen Marketing. Customer Evangelism.

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Election 2010: GetUp Tony Abbott Mashup

Laurel Papworth

In 2007 I blogged on Kevin07 portal: We will see more of ‘static portal hybrid hosted social networks’ for a while – companies and government distancing themselves from the challenges of social networks by outsourcing to social network platforms. Please spell out I.R.O.N.Y

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First Steps Toward Becoming a 21st Century Educator | always learning

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Here are a few tips and tricks to get started developing your own personal learning network: Join a Social Network. ve all heard of MySpace and Facebook , and while those are great ways to connect with friends and colleagues, an even better place to start is a social network with a focus, like Ning. Why Go Global?

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2014 Reboot: Get Ready for the New Year With a Blog Overhaul

ProBlogger

One day, a post about bus stop ads, the next day, how to set-up PDFs to open at screen height, and another day, musings on a new social network. Just me, a journal, and a soft dome light. We all feel the urge to tweak our logos and change our avatars. Readers didn’t know what to expect. There was no focus.

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Micro Persuasion: Turn Gmail Into Your Personal Nerve Center

Buzz Marketing for Technology

« NBA Launches Social Network | Main. For example, the Wall Street Journal problem (as Trevor noted). Avatar Marketing. Citizen Journalism. Journalism. Social Commerce. Social Networking. Friendfeed will Change Journalism, PR and Marketing. Micro Persuasion. Advergaming.