You also need to think about, how do you create the taxonomy and the folksonomy of how to turn that content into categories? But the two challenges for people that want to embark on a strategy like that is A: Humans or Technology and B: What’s the taxonomy or folksonomy to put it together. To maximize its impact, you want to integrate curation within a canvas of brand generated content and promotions in a forum that also highlights the best brand-related content from your own community of fans. Pure creation is demanding. Pure automation doesn’t engage. MORE >>

It sparks my attention from several angles: marketing, technology, community, media, mobile, advertising, and more. What we’re saying is, “Please let us have tools to create our own folksonomy,&# and when Google listens to that, they will see even more interesting social graphs. If you’re curious about Google+ , the new social network platform from Google, you’re not alone. I’ve logged several hours already on the platform, experimenting, testing, and observing. You’re welcome to dispute them all, but that really wouldn’t be the point. MORE >>

It sparks my attention from several angles: marketing, technology, community, media, mobile, advertising, and more. What we’re saying is, “Please let us have tools to create our own folksonomy,&# and when Google listens to that, they will see even more interesting social graphs. Some of you complained about all the ads in yesterday’s post. Since it became my most trafficked post ever, I thought I’d give you ad-free version to allay your frustrations. It’s exactly the same list as yesterday, but with 80% fewer ads. People can compare. The Google+ 50. MORE >>

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became a big fan of playing games (bingo especially) at a little hub on AOL called RabbitJack’s Casino , which was considered a unique community within the AOL borders with a close-knit group of people from all walks of life. date my development of online communities back to 95, when I started building and mentoring others at geocities.com. The notion of community was big there, you picked a “neighbourhood&# and received a URL that read like a street address. She provides consulting in internet marketing and manages Community Support & Advertising at Mashable. MORE >>