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Community platforms do not equal community

SocialFish

You can create a really nice site, seed it from your database, but that does not by itself mean that your community will change their behavior and move into the site. Here are some of the reasons why ). But imagine some children regularly playing soccer in a quiet street in your neighborhood.

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Responsibility for Social Goes Beyond Content Teams

Convince & Convert

Slowly, though, I see the pendulum is swinging back to social media’s origins as a community platform and a place to build real relationships—a place where engagement also means how many people are talking to your brand in social media, and how often they’re actually being helped, or at least they receive a response.

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Beyond integrations, Sprout’s focus on partnership adds value for our customers

Sprout Social

Rely on up-to-date experiences with social networks and community platforms. Up-to-date Twitter features, including a Twitter Pro Media Video integration that enables customers to post longer videos through the platform.

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#measurePR Recap: Measuring the Millennial Workplace

Waxing UnLyrical

When brainstorming guests for the May #measurePR Twitter chat, I instantly thought of Maddie Grant and Richard Sheridan. Maddie is a culture change consultant and digital strategist who is recognized for her authority on productive workplaces and communities, and co-author of the new book, When Millennials Take Over.

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Responsibility for Social Goes Beyond Content Teams

Convince & Convert

Slowly, though, I see the pendulum is swinging back to social media’s origins as a community platform and a place to build real relationships—a place where engagement also means how many people are talking to your brand in social media, and how often they’re actually being helped, or at least they receive a response.

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Controlling The Conversation: Strategies To Get People Talking.

Jason Yormark

It’s not enough to just have a Facebook page or Twitter account. You have to be using those channels as true two way communication options for your customers. Create Community Next you need to consider having a “controlled” community environment in your world. In other words, a community platform that lives on your site.

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Epic News Alerts On Twitter

Koka Sexton

Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Epic News Alerts On Twitter In my continuing saga to understand everything about Twitter , I wanted to see how mainstream news is contributing. Twitter is a communication tool, so there is no surprise that mainstream media wants to capitalize on the service.

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