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4 Reasons Google Bought Wildfire

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You may recall that Facebook never signed a deal with Google to incorporate behind-the-password activity into Google, which is why Facebook activity doesn’t show up in Google much, and also why the Facebook/Microsoft (Bing) alliance was theoretically a counter-balance.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

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It use to be that Apple was the scrappy underdog and white knight to Microsoft's evil empire. link] James Windrow Apple used to be the scrappy underdog and white knight to Microsofts evil empire. Thats convenience! What I found most interesting is the continued shift in the perception of the Apple brand.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

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The details of his somewhat haphazard education at Harvard, and his kismet kissed co-founding of LinkExchange (ultimately sold to Microsoft for $265 million) are downright fascinating. Sullivan RT @jaybaer: Should you buy the new book from @zappos – "Delivering Happiness"?

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Is Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive | Social Media.

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link] > @jaybaer [link] Stephanie Wonderlin Is Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive? When applied to the area of Social CRM, we see the majority (+90%) of activity as reactive (social monitoring)– very focused on the service-side. – [link] (via @jaybaer) randyx123 I like your post Jay.

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Social Media Lawsuits Protect Yourself From Them | Guest Posts.

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joe [link] blogs of the world AnyBizSoft PDF to Excel Converter is designed for converting PDF files to Microsoft Excel … [link] #convert [link] Anna Gervai The lawyers are coming … Protect your company from social media lawsuits [link] [link] Ivette Means RT @Michae1Green: A Social Media policy is critical for businesses.

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The Essentials of B2B Search Marketing

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If you’ve ever gone searching for information on the internet about a product you were interested in buying, you’ve replicated one of the critical parts of the B2B customer purchasing journey. By marketing through search engine results and paid search advertising, a company can capture high-quality leads with intent to buy.

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6 Lessons Learned From the Demise of MySpace | facebook | Social.

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and Canada to Microsoft’s Bing last week. Recall that MySpace was the logical heir to the online profile/social network world pioneered by Geocities, Tripod, and Angelfire. finally shut down Geocities last year, a decade after buying it for $3.5 And that’s why your social media strategy must be tools-agnostic.

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