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22 Side Projects From the Buffer Team

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At Buffer, we’ve long had teammates who have side projects in addition to working at Buffer. Though some companies prefer that anyone on their team not have side projects and actively discourage it, that has never been our way at Buffer. The benefits of side projects You can work on something you’re passionate about.

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The Results of Buffer’s Build Week: Introducing our Open Beta Program and new Transparent Roadmap (+16 More Projects)

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All 80 of us paused our day-to-day work, cleared our calendars, and dedicated a whole week to projects outside of our usual tasks. How we set up Build Week this year Two weeks before Build Week, Bufferoos across the company submitted their ideas for Build Week projects. It’s Buffer’s annual Build Week. Why did we do this?

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Here’s Why Brands Are Taking Over Your Instagram Comments

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Have you spotted Instagram comments from huge brands or celebrities popping up in your feed as you scroll through the latest posts? . It used to be that brands wanted to receive Instagram comments from followers to grow their account. using witty comments to optimize their exposure on Instagram and gain more followers! .

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10 Reasons Businesses Will Start Using Google+ Communities in 2014

Convince & Convert

Well, with over 150,000 communities with more than 10 people, and tens of thousands will thousands of members, Google+ is really happening. Types of G+ Communities There are two types of communities: 1. Private: This content cannot be shared outside of that community and can only be viewed by members.

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Weekly Roundup: Project Happiness

Waxing UnLyrical

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: Project Happiness September 5th, 2010 Tweet When I wrote yesterday’s post, asking, “ Are you happy ?&# Ten tips for being happier , from the Happiness Project.

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How To Get Your Blog Project Approved

Waxing UnLyrical

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali How To Get Your Blog Project Approved January 13th, 2011 Tweet Guest post by Shanan Sorochynski Okay, you’ve had nearly half a month to sink into 2011. Sign out Leave your comment here.

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7 Strategies for Growing Community on Your Blog

ProBlogger

The post 7 Strategies for Growing Community on Your Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. Recently on ProBlogger we’ve been looking at the topic of building community on a blog. We started by identifying 9 benefits and 3 costs of community on a blog and then looked at 5 stages of building community on a blog.