Image by Hilarywho via Flickr. As a social media agency , FreshNetworks aims to bring you the best posts in social media, online communities, marketing and customer engagement online. How social media is changing the way we travel. Social media is changing the way we travel. The way we plan, the way we book, the way we act when we are travelling and the way we report on it (in real-time and after the event). We are using Twitter and Flickr to find out what people really think of places we are going to or things we are going to do. Tweet This! MORE >>

Commonly referred to as the “Community Manager,&# these brand ambassadors are a company’s direct link to its customers, owning the critical responsibility to grow, shape and respond to online conversations happening around that brand. Do You Need A Community Manager? Determining whether your brand needs a community manager comes down to efficiencies, trust and skill. Community managers provide an excellent way to not only monitor online communities, but to also support and engage in new conversations around the brand. communities longtailseo socialmedi MORE >>

I’ve been meaning to write more about the innovative travel blogger program I am doing with the L?na?i started the conversation here with some advice for travel destinations. They are being treated as guests, Hawaii-style, and honored as “New Media Artists-in-Residence&# to reflect each person’s talent as a travel story-teller in his/her unique style and perspective, for their diverse online communities. Six of the seven are currently in the top 100 Travel Bloggers. Shannon Hurst Lane – Traveling Mamas. What did you do actually? MORE >>

Image: betsyjean79 via Flickr , Creative Commons Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism, Design, Digital, TV, Radio, Podcasts, Blogging, Social Networks, Newsfeeds, Affiliate Marketing, Web TV, SEO… Creative industries have evolved just as the environments, mediums, consumers and needs of our clients have evolved over time. Image: Shivz Photography via Flickr, Creative Commons Or, in a slightly lengthier version, “Through understanding we have better, more creative ideas, which help foster relationships between brands and people.&# How many heads? MORE >>

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