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Facebook Timeline for Brands: Curation and Palpitation

Dave Fleet

So, while curation is absolutely important, and companies should think about the story they need to tell, they also need to recognize that brands don’t control everything that people see on their Timelines. What does that mean for you as a communicator?

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Why Facebook’s Community Pages Could Give Brands Headaches

Dave Fleet

Her opening question went something like: “What the heck are Community Pages on Facebook, and why is there one for my company?&#. Community Pages 101. Facebook’s Community Pages are an initiative from Facebook to create “the best collection of shared knowledge&# on a wide variety topics.

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A Digital Lens on the U.S. Election

Dave Fleet

In essence, Richard argues that while Hillary Clinton took a top-down, hierarchical approach to communication (via the mainstream media), Trump’s use of social media enabled him to go direct to his base and to communicate without the filter of the media. Corporate Social Media ≠ Personal Social Media.

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The Biggest Challenge Digital Communicators Face

Dave Fleet

This model is a recipe for wasted resources in today’s communications environment. In a system where we’re able to foster, curate and engage communities of interest around common goals, the approach of making a big splash then disappearing is highly inefficient. Take campaign-based Facebook pages, for example.

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A Digital Lens on the U.S. Election

Dave Fleet

In essence, Richard argues that while Hillary Clinton took a top-down, hierarchical approach to communication (via the mainstream media), Trump’s use of social media enabled him to go direct to his base and to communicate without the filter of the media. Corporate Social Media ?

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Weekly Reads: Facebook, Marketing Trends and Social Media’s Effect on Stereotypes

Dave Fleet

Alongside my ongoing book reading challenge , I start off every day by reading the latest goings-on in the public relations, social media and tech blogosphere. As part of my new approach to creating content , I’m going to begin curating the best for you. TEDTalks: Johanna Blakley: Social media and the end of gender.

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20 Social Media Trends for Business in 2011

Dave Fleet

Tweet 20 Social Media Business Trends in 2011. This week, I had an opportunity to pull together some of the key social media trends I’m seeing for a presentation at an event in Waterloo. Some ideas come from my head; others were curated by my colleagues Steve Rubel and David Armano. Communication accelerates.

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