Laurel Papworth

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

We look at Freemium revenue in social networks and online communities including asking that: if freemium is the business model of giving it all (or most) of the services away for free , how can you then charge for it? And what is free stuff anyway – marketing? per member per year over at MySpace is NOT high. advertising?

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Social Media Social Networking Flickr Vimeo 98

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

TLC made many missteps when it came to their social media marketing efforts. As domain names and web hosting got cheaper and cheaper, it was easy for individuals to build communities that they loved and that would help like-minded folks meet each other. Seems odd to ask where to put FourSquare badges anyhow.

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Social Media Foursquare Marketing Flickr 217

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 14, 2009

My most popular post on this site — probably by far — was last year’s Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2007 compilation. New for 2008: If your article is highlighted in this comprehensive post, we have badges for you! Jill Whalen has been active on forums and online communities for 10 years now.

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SEO Social Media Marketing Reputation 162

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 2, 2010

But over the past few months, the Facebook community has become a huge success and is continuing to flourish, and my classmates are slowly beginning to join the network. According to Baloun, Mark Zuckerberg is passionate about his product and wants to play a key role in cultivating that community without losing the control.

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Facebook Web 2.0 MySpace API 111

Convince & Convert

JUNE 30, 2010

One of the greatest benefits in the emergence of social media communication and marketing is that now every consumer has a voice that can be heard. It's not like the “old days&# where TV/radios advertisements and marketing campaigns had to appeal to broadly defined targets markets.

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Social Media Strategy Automotive SEO 128

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Track things like audience/community sentiment (positive/negative) if you want to map effort to results. Facebook and/or MySpace are useful social networks where you can build outposts (see next list). Build a similar outpost on MySpace, if your audience might be there. Make it easy for your community to reach you.

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Social Media Brands Technorati RSS 280

Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 16, 2010

With the amount of helpful content about social media marketing growing faster than Facebook’s user base or Lindsay Lohan’s court appearances, it’s tough to keep up. Social Media Marketing Tips, Tactics and Guides. HOW TO: Create Custom Backgrounds for Twitter, YouTube, & MySpace by Mashable.

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Social Media Tools Strategy Tips 200

Convince & Convert

APRIL 7, 2010

There are three primary benefits: awareness via virality and social proof; loyalty and rewards; and market research. create their own badges etc?) So they have unsolved technical glitches that restrain growth and market penetration. Point 2 I think is slightly more tricky. The Blackberry version freezes the device.

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Foursquare Analysis Consultant Mobile 150

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

The feeling of community, and “we’re all in this together&# is slipping away. At SXSW, each attendee had their unique QR code printed on their name badge. It’s not about anything that’s on your calendar or in any way tied to the norm of interruption marketing. Largely, it didn’t happen. The kismet.

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