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Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late. : Community Group Therapy

Buzz Marketing for Technology

8) “Participating in the conversation&# is hollow advice for a large corporation: Too many give the advice of “join the conversation&# without enough guidance behind the surface. On June 29th, 2008, Jumping into the conversation? I spent a long time in a very large brand. Go join that! let us know what you think.

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Dear IT Guy, Can You Actually Use the Tool You're Creating.

Social Media Strategery

Now, take a look at the official support areas for WordPress , Telligent , MindTouch , Jive or any of the dozens of social software vendor sites. Instead of getting frustrated and ending the conversation, I should have instead elaborated on the benefits that a developer enjoys when he becomes a user instead of just a developer.

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