Janet Fouts

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What’s wrong with online community today?

Janet Fouts

If you know me, you know that community has always been the backbone of my work, and the foundation of my business. You may also know that taking a thoughtful and mindful approach to how we communicate with others really matters. We wanted online communities to be a reflection of our personalities and a place for personal expression.

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Marketers are freaking out about Facebook

Janet Fouts

By now you’ve probably heard the recent announcement from Mark Zuckerberg about engagement on Facebook. ” “By focusing on bringing people closer together — whether it’s with family and friends, or around important moments in the world — we can help make sure that Facebook is time well spent.”

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There Is No Free Social Media For Business

Janet Fouts

Waay back in the 1990s I co-founded a startup on-line community for the restaurant industry. Blogs were in their infancy and we used bulletin boards and comment streams on posts to communicate with our user-base and we loved every second of it. Nobody saw how community could support a business model. Can you make money?

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What does a latte have to do with a blue key?

Janet Fouts

The Blue Key Community is a growing contingent of Americans to support over 6,000 UNHCR staffers working with refugees around the world to find them shelter, food and the care they need to survive and have hope for a brighter future. Then share with your friends on Facebook , donate a tweet a day, (tweet your own darn self too!)

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Are You an Irregular Blogger?

Janet Fouts

This just encourages community discussion and give a wider point of view on the subject at hand. Do what I did, and ask your network on Twitter, Facebook, forums, whatever networks you belong too. It can be disappointing to go through your feed readers and see that many of the feeds have not been updated recently.

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Who will win the video app wars?

Janet Fouts

Shortly afterward Facebook launched their own app, Riff for mobile devices which allows you to create a video on your device and your Facebook friends can add their own clips to the video creating a collaborative story. If Meerkat can get acquired by Facebook or Google, it’s game on. I’m easy to find on both. The latest.

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Who will win the video app wars?

Janet Fouts

Shortly afterward Facebook launched their own app, Riff for mobile devices which allows you to create a video on your device and your Facebook friends can add their own clips to the video creating a collaborative story. If Meerkat can get acquired by Facebook or Google, it’s game on. I’m easy to find on both. The latest.

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