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Crowdsourcing the Impact of Social Media on Non Profit Organizations

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Last week we had the pleasure to have Beth Kanter host our weekly tweetchat over at Hashtag social media. The subject was obviously about Non Profit Organizations and how social media can play favorably with them. Tags: non-profits social media beth kanter hashtagsocialmedia NPO's tweetchats.

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What Social Media Lesson Did Gap Learn?

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They decided to go from this… To this… Ouch… Without really knowing the full back story but having a good feel for when major retailers and companies crowdsource new ideas, I think it’s safe to say that Gap really didn’t reach out to its user base to find out what they might think. They went off. What do we do?

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14 Quick Tactics to Encourage Corporate Social Media Adoption

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To say that it was a successful tweetchat is an understatement, but what really pushed the chat over the top was the last question in which she asked for quick tactics to encourage corporate social media adoption. 1) Create a Social Media case study of who is talking about your company both in good & bad ways.

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10 Things I Thought About in 2016 that Will Still Matter in 2017

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Crowdsourcing. What are we using social media for? Where does social fit in a brands mobile strategy? I wrote: “All anyone wants to talk and write about is… “All anyone wants to talk and write about is digital strategy, except no-one really wants to share solutions.” ” #SXSW. LiveStream.

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This weeks #SocialMedia Tweetchat Topic: Destruction of the Media Industry: Will We Be Better Off In the Long Run?

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The contraction of mass-market media has brought plenty of pain. Tens of thousands of media professionals have lost their jobs in the past two years, crowdsourcing has sent some professional fees into a tailspin and veteran marketers are under threat if they don’t “get” social media.

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