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Five Signs the Future Belongs to User-Generated Content

Waxing UnLyrical

via Flickr, CC 2.0. User-generated content is far better at creating that community. Live event social media generally involves a social media person or standard event-goer using a mobile device to put content online. It’s been a heck of a ride! Image: mayeesherr. (in in West Bengal!) Gamification.

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50 Ways Marketers use Social Media to Improve Their Marketing

Harp Interactive

Build conversation maps for your customers using Technorati.com , Google Blogsearch, Summize, and FriendFeed. Experiment with Flickr and/or YouTube groups to build media for specific events. Marvel Comics raised my impression of this with their Hulk statue Flickr group). Consider the value of hiring a community manager.

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Firebelly Marketing's Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Firebelly

March 17th Are You Ready For The Social Revolution?

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Twitter versus Plurk: Not Even in the Same League

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

On the other hand, Plurk is really new, and thus, Twitter wins on followers (and the fact that mobile access — via SMS — totally owns), so the Plurk discussions (for now) are at a minimum. I am starting to use Plurk more with the mobile interface, though it isn’t 100%. You may have more than one.

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What Traits Define a Social Media Marketer?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Generally, different social sites foster different communities, where different messages are appropriate or celebrated while others are considered “spam&# – and what’s “spam&# on one site may not be on another. Many agreed that social media is about community-building, passion, and enthusiasm.

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2008: Social Media, SEO, and More " techipedia | tamar weinberg

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Flickr: How to Market on Flickr : While Flickr itself isn’t seen as a community that you would market to, you can find out how to become a respected community member AND market your services as well. The Mother of All SMX Local/Mobile Recaps : David Mihm attended a conference and shared the top takeaways.

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