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Why Facebook’s Community Pages Could Give Brands Headaches

Dave Fleet

Her opening question went something like: “What the heck are Community Pages on Facebook, and why is there one for my company?&#. Community Pages 101. Facebook’s Community Pages are an initiative from Facebook to create “the best collection of shared knowledge&# on a wide variety topics.

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Become a Fearless Online Community Leader

The Realtime Report

Become a Fearless Online Community Leader. Online communities are powerhouses of collaboration that demand fearless leaders to succeed. Yet, with the demand for new communities and the never-ending desire to increase engagement, such best practices for moderation become overlooked. By Bruce Fikowski. Leadership.

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PR and Wikipedia – let’s push for a better relationship

Danny WhatMough

As part of my work with the PRCA’s Digital Steering Committee, I’m part of a consultation process that is trying to create a set of guidelines for the PR industry to help it better understand and interact with Wikipedia. PR people shouldn’t touch Wikipedia. This is a common viewpoint amongst Wikipedians.

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Ottawa’s Capital City News

Sherrilynne Starkie

A couple of weeks back Ottawa saw the launch of a new local community newspaper, Capital City News. News (Photo credit: Wikipedia). ” I finally got a chance to check out an issue this week, the Orleans edition this week. . ” I finally got a chance to check out an issue this week, the Orleans edition this week.

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Digital grassroots: the Internet fights back

Sherrilynne Starkie

Michael Geist (Photo credit: Wikipedia). Yesterday, Michael Geis t presented a keynote address to the IABC 2012 Canada Business Communicators’ Summit which was held in Ottawa. It now addresses many issues that are important to consumers. People will increasingly seek to influence policy, companies and communities.

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Mayor Jim Watson named 2014 communicator of the year by IABC Ottawa

Sherrilynne Starkie

Mayor Jim Watson has been selected as the recipient of this year’s prestigious Communicator of the Year Award, awarded by the International Association of Business Communicators’ (IABC) Ottawa Chapter. Photo credit: Wikipedia). In February, Mayor Watson trended on Twitter with his forthright tweet in support of LGBT rights.

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Big data: seeing the forest and the trees

Sherrilynne Starkie

Canada (Photo credit: Wikipedia). Big data matters to you as humans and a community and as a marketer,” Young told the audience of senior marketing strategists. But there are privacy and data ownership issues.”. Young concluded, “It’s a culture of shared contact between organizations and their communities.

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