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The pros and cons of social media

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Now, social media has gone from a “nice to have” to a “must-have” for businesses, as it has become a core place for audiences to connect, get updates on current events and capture moments. Ability to crowdsource. Another method of crowdsourcing ideas is by looking at conversations about your brand and industry. Lack of privacy.

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Crowdsourcing Our Health – Using Social Media to Educate and Unite.

Social Media Strategery

Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 This is an invasion of privacy! event we hosted with SMC-DC, a discusison about Google Health in particular came up. event we hosted with SMC-DC, a discusison about Google Health in particular came up.

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5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits

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This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot membership software : a set of tools for membership administration , event registration , website management , online fundraising - with friendly and knowledgeable tech support. Industry news and upcoming events. This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot software: membership management , event.

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Your Guide to the Crowdsourced Workforce - ReadWriteWeb

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Your Guide to the Crowdsourced Workforce. Crowdsourcing, a term coined by Jeff Howe in a June 2006 issue of Wired magazine, is a model of labor that has been fully embraced on the Internet over the past couple of years. One of the most well-developed areas of crowdsourcing services on the Internet is graphic design. 22 Comments.

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Could the internet make us all nicer people?

The Way of the Web

Web Strategy Wikinomics Rankings ← Marketing Week Live – pre-event for bloggers Why does the UK budget reward print and punish web? Will it lead to a more pleasant environment, or will it end up like a bad reality show as the pressure of the crowdsourced surveillance becomes too much?

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Why 'journalists' might need the likes of Wikileaks

The Way of the Web

Web Strategy Wikinomics Rankings ← Watch Chatroulette jump the shark… Interested in mobile or internet privacy and security? We also did not question why a best selling and critically acclaimed fictional games series would choose to base one of their most popular games on this horrifying real crime event.

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Government 2.0 Camp - What I Loved and What I'd Like to See Next Year

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Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 While an event of this magnitude and scope was sorely needed within the government, the planning of the event was decidedly anything but typical government. Home About Me Speaking Legal-ese My Team Gov 2.0

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