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Why Quora Is The New Twitter | Small Business Mavericks

Small Business Mavericks

One reason I think Quora grew so fast is because it contained a strict “no self-promotional answers&# policy. But Quora has recently changed that policy to allow self-promotional answers. There is a robust conversation going on below the announcement regarding this policy change. About Us What’s a Maverick?

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6 Lessons Learned From the Demise of MySpace | facebook | Social.

Convince & Convert

I wonder if that policy is still in effect? Nearly all the once mighty, now defunct social network or community sites unfurled and died after being purchased. The tools of social media always change. And that’s why your social media strategy must be tools-agnostic. It’s a familiar tale. The goals shift.

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SXSW: Mark Zuckerberg Keynote (the edited liveblogged version)

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

We’re not the only ones [enabling such communication] but a lot of people are using our tools, especially in places like Colombia. We’re not trying to build new communities; we’re allowing people to communicate with people they already know. The community can determine if something is being too aggressive.

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How is Social Media Affecting Your Business Strategy?

Proactive Report

These execs see social media as a key factor in business strategy and direction. And there is indeed value in a community – but it s not enough just to collect them. You should definitely be building and engaging a core community of loyal fans on Facbook, Twitter – and G+ as soon as they allow brands in.

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How I Went Viral on X (Formerly Twitter): An In-Depth Analysis

Buffer Social

For out-of-network sources, X uses your social graph (tweets popular among people with similar interests) and topic embeddings (based on your preferred topics, with X categorizing posts into 145,000 communities).   Read more about X’s rules and policies here.