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Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late. : Community Group Therapy

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I’ve done a number of workshops the past few months with clients designed to do two primary things: Land a common understanding across the teams involved around what social media, communities and influencer programs really are and more importantly why it matters to a business. I wish that could be enough said.

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Apple Gets More Serious About Using Twitter, but Why it Doesn't Matter

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I think Microsoft would be more receptive to user feedback. I’ve seen this on Microsoft’s PR depts. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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The Unfortunate Investment of Social Media (and its Consequences)

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Here’s a screenshot of a story that became popular with a whopping 235 Diggs. It was taken the night of January 28, 2008 (approximately 11PM EST): While Digg typically allowed stories to hit the front page within 80-120 votes (the latter being more rare than normal), it’s now requiring almost double the number.

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How To Create A Know-It-All Company - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

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Otherwise, youll spend unlimited time and money creating something that gets used about as much as the online help function in Microsoft Word. Before creating an online community of practice (COP), Michael Behounek, KM director for $1.25 That gave us fertile ground to kick off the community. Comments Digg This.

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Social Media U: Take a Class in Social Media - ReadWriteWeb

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Be it MySpace or Facebook or whatever network works for your target demographic, companies and individuals interested in maintaining their personal brand need to establish and maintain a presence on social networks - especially if youre looking to connect with the younger crowd. ReadWriteWeb. ReadWriteTalk. AltSearchEngines. 25 Comments.

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Your Guide to the Crowdsourced Workforce - ReadWriteWeb

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A number of large web development discussion communities host contest areas, including NamePros , v7 Network , and Webmaster Talk. The software development community -- especially the open source community -- has long used "bounties" to help lure developers to certain tasks. ReadWriteWeb. ReadWriteTalk. AltSearchEngines.

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Analysis of Five Top Blogs and What You Can Learn from Them

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Patience is required in building a community, seeing real results with monetization and building traffic. Some people are able to build a community but fail at monetizing their blogs. Some also build traffic but fail to build a community. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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