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Is Pay-to-Post Blogging The New Advertorial?

Waxing UnLyrical

It was something to the effect of “Would/should companies do this with big bloggers in their spaces?&# Alas, the issue is even stickier for bloggers than it is for companies. The small community of readers I have built up and learned from would shun me, rightly perhaps. In 2010, blogs and bloggers are truly influencers.

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Snapping at Synapses: Why Digital Death Sucks

Waxing UnLyrical

Second: if Keys et al wield the kind of online influence they apparently think they do, why on earth didn’t the campaign become an overnight phenomenon? Which brings me back to what this is all about, and what public relations, in its truest sense, tries to do: influence. Even if Fast Company tries to tell you so.

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Weekly Roundup: The Long Of It

Waxing UnLyrical

Your company is merging. 5 influence traps you must avoid , by Valeria Maltoni. Here are seven long blog posts – more than 700 words, since I believe that is the going rate for the “acceptable&# length of blog posts – that I thought were terrific. by John Taylor. Why: OK, perhaps not uber-long (887 words).

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Best of #SMAZ – Blogging Tips, Social Media ROI, & SEO

Kikolani

Measuring Social Media Influence. The most popular topic at #SMAZ was the measurement of social media influence and the elusive ROI – Return on Investment. Watch the PSA to understand how storytelling can create a stronger influence on social media. Most natural links generally are linked to your website or company name.

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Election 2010: GetUp Tony Abbott Mashup

Laurel Papworth

In 2007 I blogged on Kevin07 portal: We will see more of ‘static portal hybrid hosted social networks’ for a while – companies and government distancing themselves from the challenges of social networks by outsourcing to social network platforms. Please spell out I.R.O.N.Y before going all politically correct on me.

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On Lists, Their Importance, And How To Get On One

Waxing UnLyrical

Everything we do, every decision we make, is influenced, in part, by some sort of list. Get Shareaholic test Filed under Public Relations , Social Media | Tags: how to get on a list , influence , Social Media | Comments (15) Site settings comment help? Sometimes these are more obvious; sometimes they’re not. Read All About It!

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

Convince & Convert

In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. This is because B2B has a smaller potential customer base, a higher average price point, and a customer decision funnel that is more influenced by word of mouth and reputation. Private brand communities vs. Facebook.