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OCTOBER 4, 2011

I’ve started a list of things that I am grateful for that I have because I am a refugee: 10 Things I Enjoy Because I am not a Refugee. Let’s add this to our list. People in countries like Somalia, Congo, Afghanistan where life is hard enough when you have a an actual roof over your head. 3) $35 Amazon Gift Card.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2011

A deceptively simple yet dynamic tool for bloggers which measures what it calls “Engagement Events&# such as a comment, a bookmarked link, or a tweet about a particular post. It also breaks down where engagement events are occurring for the time period (comments, Digg, Twitter). Enter: PostRank.

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JULY 28, 2011

Now, you might desire a list like his and it certainly has brand potential, but you could generate more influence with a much smaller number of followers. Analyze the links every 30-60-90 days and watch for consistencies for what is shared and commented on. 05% have more than 10,000 followers.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Audiences can be purchased : Think about buying an email list or a direct mail list. Responding to a comment, tweet or post using the person’s ACTUAL name (even if you have to look it up) builds community. An impassioned audience cares less about price and more about how they feel about the product (think: Apple).

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DECEMBER 29, 2011

I’ll call this one “ongoing” Since several of those resolutions are ongoing and I’ll continue to keep these on my radar, I’ve developed a (shorter) list of resolutions for 2012 that I intend to focus on as well. I’ll also be dropping by more blogs and writing more comments where I have something to share.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

THEN it happens: SLAM BAM a snarky comment or worse, an outright attack. Manners: If your going to comment in social media or write a blog, go ahead and set some ground rules of engagement for yourself. I can’t even claim that this list is complete or even final. So, have you ever had a comment or blog post blow up on you?

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Further, this is why curating lists is so important. Savvy curation of lists allows you to see the people you most want to see and talk to regularly. While I could be convinced that Auto DM’s are not appropriate – I doubt I’ll ever recommend that for Auto Follow.

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