Laurel Papworth

APRIL 13, 2010

Whenever I present or give classes on monetizing social networks and online communities people usually have two questions. Collectibles buy an account and get special badges like the Pro badge above. Or Foursquare style reward badges – most retweeted, most linked. Different types of Social Networks (3).

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Adam Cohen

JULY 12, 2010

The CMO is the one managing brand perception, and if you believe social media initiatives impact branding, marketing or communications, the CMO will want to hear about it. Do your customers have a need for community, convenience, or collaboration? The CMO will also want to know the data. More about this blog here.

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Harp Interactive

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

This type of content is also ideal for going viral! Develop badges and widgets from social media contests: Widgets and badges with embedded links to your website are great for growing backlinks and increasing brand visibility. Customers love to display creative badges and search engines love the links!

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Koka Sexton

JANUARY 8, 2009

Once you start getting more involved with the Twitter you will see that it is really a community of people that just want to give constant updates to people that are following them. Twitter Etiquette As any community will tell you, there are unspoken rules of etiquette that you should follow. Leave a comment! coverage here.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Track things like audience/community sentiment (positive/negative) if you want to map effort to results. Pay attention to which widgets you use in your sidebar. Use social networks respectfully to share the best of your content, in a community-appropriate setting. Remember that community and marketplace are two different things.

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 16, 2010

Kevin Barenblat presentes a taxonomy of social media failure types, including “canned responders,&# spammers, lurkers and serial re-tweeters. You need help from the power users in that community. If you want to be a success in social media, then you definitely don’t want to be part of any of these groups.

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