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JULY 22, 2010

This allows Yelp to strengthen loyalty among Elite Squad members, offers an impetus for wanna-be-members to post additional reviews; and, makes the site content stronger – keeping the broader community active and engaged. Do you know of other companies that are leveraging their customers to grow their businesses exponentially?

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JUNE 8, 2010

Opportunities Via Geography Recently, I was in downtown Flagstaff (where I live) and used Foursquare to check-in at a local restaurant. That type of rifle shot, competitive marketing would be unthinkable in the “real world&# , but it happens every minute of every day on Foursquare. That’s the Opportunity Economy at work.

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MARCH 22, 2010

This program is being produced by Mike Stelzner, who runs the successful Social Media Examiner site (where I write monthly).

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MARCH 16, 2010

According to these numbers, the audience using Twitter actually declined from August to December, 2009 (during the same period, Facebook went from 250 million to 350 million members). Facebook Sharpening the Knife You may remember that Twitter refused Facebook’s $500 million buyout offer last September. Check ( Facebook Lite ).

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I find it to be especially valuable and hassle-free for updating Twitter, Facebook, and LInkedin simultaneously. It doesn’t have the advanced functionality of Tweetdeck (such as cross-posting to Facebook), but it’s so easy-to-use that it’s my favorite Twitter app.

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JUNE 3, 2010

The rise of the social media website plugin is allowing its functionality to metastasize across the web to become a part of the infrastructure – Facebook’s little announcement is the first of what will undoubtedly be many such initiatives to make social websites the default. It’s making social content sharing more fun.

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APRIL 22, 2010

Second, the social media tools and destinations will inevitably change, but considering 83% of online Americans are active in social media, and there are 425 million people with Facebook accounts, I think we’re past the lava lamp stage. Social CRM The new telephone. Whatchew Talking Bout?

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AUGUST 4, 2010

So I turned to their social media platforms of choice (Hampton on Facebook, HamptonFYI on Twitter) and registered my dissatisfaction with lack of response. After quite a bit of time on Facebook they asked for contact info – but they have a Fan page, there's no way to message them so I posted my e-mail address immediately.

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Viper Chill

JANUARY 27, 2016

In the article Diggy was referring to over last night’s Khao Pad Gai, an ex-employee reveals how they fine-tuned their process in deciding which startups to clone, “We tried cloning Airbnb, but it didn’t work because it’s so brand and community focused. Hinge, where You can only match with friends of your (Facebook) friends.

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JUNE 14, 2012

We’re starting to see a lot more interest being paid to Facebook ads, LinkedIn ads, things of that nature. In fact, I just gave a webinar today for Social Fresh’s Advanced Facebook Advertising virtual summit thing. But it doesn’t matter whether it’s on Facebook or LinkedIn or YouTube. Absolutely.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Whether it’s brand reputation management, PR and influencer outreach, customer service and social CRM, interacting with fans on a brand community, or just creating content that builds thought leadership – it all takes time. Succeeding on the social Web requires daily participation. Couldn’t you use them more effectively?

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

There are just some stories that people are willing to pass on to their fellow digital networkers through email, Facebook Like action, retweet, pigeon carrier, or Greek messenger. The new Digg allows you to edit a headline before submitting it to the community. Topics Important to the Digg Community. Rewriting Headlines.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

The feeling of community, and “we’re all in this together&# is slipping away. Location, Location, Location The biggest story of the event was the widespread usage of presence services foursquare and Gowalla. Bigger Isn’t Necessarily Better If registration climbs again, SXSW organizers will have a real dilemma.

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JUNE 16, 2010

And masses of Facebook fans or Twitter followers aren’t enough either. Ditch Experimentation and Plan Instead The real social media success stories aren’t arising out of tactical experimentation with Twitter and Facebook. Whether B2B or B2C, customers are buying based on what they need. However, awareness is important.

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