Laurel Papworth

OCTOBER 14, 2009

The first episode of my new podcast, Social Media Business, looks at revenue stream associated with providing your online community or social networks with a real world experience such as a meetup, conference or party. In particular, how some of the large social networks are making money from real world conferences and get-togethers.

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Laurel Papworth

JUNE 5, 2010

When you are researching online for influential bloggers and twitterers, bear in mind these points: Academics – society confers influence on academics because they have either researched themselves or studied those who have researched, a subject. Authors – being published in print confers instant influencer status.

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Laurel Papworth

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

For instance, the idea that TED TALKS charges $6,000 a ticket for a conference, and have a waiting list of wannabe attendees, yet put each conference presentation video, with high production values, up online, is an anathema to them. Freemium and Growth.

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Laurel Papworth

APRIL 9, 2010

Anyone who knows AdAge that the list was based on, knows that standings go up and down like a bride’s nightie depending on whether technorati is working etc. What on earth is an ex-journalist, ex-editor doing, blogging stuff like people wearing my nametag at conferences? But that’s not the point is it?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Don’t do in the virtual world what you would not do in the real world. My analogy for twitter is the people you can meet walking around at a conference intermission. Like so many great conversations you have mingling at a conference with strangers anyone can chime in but we’re not intimate enough to IM.

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Laurel Papworth

AUGUST 1, 2010

So we use real money (which is itself virtual medium of exchange) to achieve frequent flyer points and loyalty card points (also virtual) which we then swap for Facebook Credit to buy virtual items in virtual worlds. conference). Presented at Web 3.0 Related posts. New on Twitter? Tips and Hints (50).

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