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A Tale of Two Communities Part II – Salesforce.com

SocialFish

This post is the second in a two-part series where guest blogger Garry Polmateer , former association executive currently working at NimbleUser helping organizations with Salesforce, looks at two online brands through the lens of the concepts in our book, Open Community. Open Community Means Collaborating with a Purpose.

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What's your social currency?

Akamai Marketing

By taracoomans – April 4, 2011 Posted in: Content , Featured , social media Photo credit: BaronBrian 97 Million people use Twitter. Now hear this: No one ever joined Facebook or Twitter so they could follow a brand or a company. What you give your community, otherwise, seriously, why should they care?

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How to Measure Social Media Success for Your Small Business

yMarketingMatters

Community Growth & Sustainability. Engagement, Shares, Comments. Community Growth & Sustainability. Community growth is a VERY valuable and important metric because it shows you’re appealing to your audience and staying relevant, especially if they’re not dropping off. Engagement, Shares, Comments.

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Why Blog Lurking is Not Bad

Ari Herzog

Denise Tanton loves lurkers. The BlogHer community manager, a self-confessed lurker, admires people who may be you who prefer to read and lurk than read and comment. In a comment about lurking, she writes : I know the word “lurk&# and thus being a “lurker&# sounds bad but really, it’s not bad at all.

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This weeks #Social Media Topic: Connecting With Consumers Through Social Media

Direct Marketing Observations

To translate this back into social media jargon, you end up with an audience of lurkers (assuming they stay that long) when you are attempting to get those consumers engaged. If you do not make it easy, fast and safe for consumers to engage you will end up with more than 90 percent lurkers trolling your content. Jake McKee 90-9-1.com.

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Approaching Strangers Through Foursquare

Ari Herzog

But I returned to the Foursquare community last winter and now share my check-ins on a daily basis. Please continue reading Approaching Strangers Through Foursquare and leave a comment if inspired. This privacy intrusion is why I deleted my Foursquare account two years ago. Connect on LinkedIn today.

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Don’t Sell Your Brand’s Soul to the Facebook News Feed Algorithm and Vanity Metrics

Pam Moore

They may like to also talk with the people who work for the brand, use the brand's products or services or are simply part of the community surrounding the brand. They have an audience, fan base, community and customers who enjoy communicating on platforms such as Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram with and about the brand.

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