Janet Fouts

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When content calendars are not the answer

Janet Fouts

These are easily scheduled in a content calendar and that allows you to see the story you are weaving over a period of time and also step back and see where there are opportunities to create more information or to curate relevant content from other sources. All good right? Yes and no. Write this down and put it on your monitor. Bottom line?

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The Not-So Secret Guide to Twitter Lists

Janet Fouts

A Twitter list is a curated group of users on Twitter. People can follow your lists and you can follow theirs’ so it’s a good way to curate information to share with friends and colleagues. Journalists and news organizations. What are Twitter lists anyway? Why make lists? Heck, you might learn something!

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8 Must-Have Apps for Your Mobile/Social Business

Janet Fouts

website for curating posts in my areas of interest, but being able to scan titles and share just-out news with my social networks and my clients while I’m in line at the bank or waiting for a flight makes it just that much sweeter. I already loved the Scoop.it

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Content Marketing and Social Business

Janet Fouts

If you are creating an editorial calendar with a plan to follow it in lock-step fashion you are going to miss a lot of opportunities for genuine engagement and exciting breaking news. We recommend only half of the content be planned in the calendar.

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Making Google+ Worth Your Time

Janet Fouts

Stefan Svartling Is a wonderful curator of all things geeky and tech. He calls it “New School Marketing” Debra Askanase Is on top of what’s going on in the non profit sector and online community building. Stephanie Wanamaker Always has an interesting tidbit of news about films and music.

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Have we got our head in the clouds about the value of online community?

Janet Fouts

Wanna know the most recent news, trends or information rich blog posts? Curate enough interesting material around a topic and you’re an authority. Look to Twitter. If you want to drive a lot of traffic to a particular web site or raise your brand visibility you can do it with Twitter. Brand building. Especially a personal brand.

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Why are you following me?

Janet Fouts

Who’s curating all the news in your particular space and posting it to their Twitter stream? This one’s my favorite, and something I tell my clients over and over. Follow people who are smarter than you are. Who can you learn from in your field? Who can you learn from in other fields? What about your competitors?

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