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16 Tips for Using #hashtags HINT: You’re doing it wrong :P #socialmedia

Laurel Papworth

Hashtags as a popularity contest (trending, crowdsourced). Understand Folksonomy vs Taxonomy (free tagging vs categories). I love the TV show The Fringe but I use #TheFringe to make sure I'm not talking to people about hairstyles! I'm an expert. What''s popular? I'm an expert. Categories are restricted.

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Can Social Tools Really Replace Email? - They Already Are! (Part II)

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Yes, indeed, what some folks would call crowdsourcing! More than anything else because people from those social networks will help contribute and help me get those answers, without me even being there! Just like I have been doing myself for them when they were not there! That is the ultimate power of the social network!

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